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History of the Month

S.no Event date Event Name Event Details
1 01-Feb-1981 Benson & Hedges Masters Alex Higgins beat Terry Griffiths by 9-6 in the final of Benson & Hedges Masters 1981  and got  prize money of GBP 6000.  
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2 01-Feb-1987 Benson & Hedges Masters  Dennis Taylor beat Alex Higgins by 9-8 in the in final Benson & Hedges Masters 1987 and win 51000 GBP winning amount.
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3 01-Feb-1997 Welsh Open Stephen Hendry beat Mark King  by 9-2 in the final of Welsh Open and won the prize money of GBP 37500  
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4 02-Feb-2011 German Master 2011 Mark Williams won his 18th ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final of German Master in 2011 and won prize money of EURO 50000.
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5 02-Feb-1986 Benson & Hedges Masters Cliff Thorburn made history in the competition, when he became the first player to retain the title by defeating Jimmy White 9-5 in the final of Benso
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6 03-Feb-1985 February 2014 Snooker Ding Junhui won his 10th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final of German Master 2014. Ding became the first player to win four
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7 03-Feb-1996 Welsh Open Mark Williams beat John Parrott by 9-3 in the final of Welsh Open 1996 and won prize money 36000 GBP  
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8 03-Feb-2013 German Master Ali Carter won his third ranking title by defeating Marco Fu 9–6 in the final of German Master 2013 and won prize money of 60000 EURO.  
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9 04-Feb-2007 Malta Open Shaun Murphy won in the final of Malta Open in 2007 by  9–4 against Ryan Day to lift the trophy.
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10 05-Feb-1994 Welsh Open Steve Davis beat Alan McManus by 9-6 in the Final of Welsh Open 1994 in Newport and won prize money of  27000 GBP  
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11 05-Feb-2006 Malta Open 2006 Ken Doherty won in the final  of Malta Open 2006 by 9–8 against John Higgins  to win the championship  
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12 05-Feb-2012 German Master 2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final of German Master 2012 and won prize money of 5000
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13 06-Feb-1993 Welsh Open Ken Doharty beat Alan McManus by 9-7 in the Final of Welsh Open in 1993and won prize money  of 27500 GBP  
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14 06-Feb-2005 Malta Open Stephen Hendry won in the final of Malta Open  by  9–7 against Graeme Dott  and lift the trophy  
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15 06-Feb-2011 German Master Mark Williams won his 18th ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final of German Master in 2011 and won prize money of EURO 50000.
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16 07-Feb-1993 London Masters Stephen Hendry retained the London Masters title in 1993 by beating James Wattana 9–5 in the final and got prize money of 100000 GBP.
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17 08-Feb-1998 Benson & Hedges Masters The final frame of final between Mark Williams and Stephen Hendry turned into a re-spotted black for the first time since Ray Reardon and John Spencer
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18 08-Feb-2004 Masters Tournament Paul Hunter beat Ronnie O' Sullevan by 10-9 to win the masters tournament  and won prize money of 100000 GBP in 2004.
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19 08-Feb-2015 German Master Mark Selby won his fifth ranking title by defeating Shaun Murphy 9–7 in the final of German Master 2015 and won prize money of 80000 EURO.
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20 08-Feb-2018 German Master Martin Gould won the first ranking title of his professional career, defeating Luca Brecel 9–5 in the final. German referee Maike Kesseler offic
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21 08-Feb-2018 CORAL SHOOT OUT The 2018 Coral Shoot Out will run from February 8 to 11 at the Watford Colosseum. It is snooker’s fast and furious one-frame knock-out event. Ea
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22 09-Feb-1980 World Championship Terry Griffiths won the Masters by beating Alex Higgins, just 9 months after winning the World Championship in 1980. Terry Griffiths got GBP 4500.00
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23 09-Feb-1992 Benson & Hedges Masters Stephen Hendry retained his title by beating John Parrott 9–4 in the final in 1992 and won prize money  of 100000 GBP
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24 09-Feb-2018 London Masters Steve Davis won his third Masters title, nine years after his last win in 1988, by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan  of London Masters in the fina
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25 10-Feb-1991 Masters Championship Stephen Hendry beat Mike Hallett 9–8 after trailing 0–7 and 2–8 to win the Masters Championship in 1991. This defeat effectively end
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26 10-Feb-2002 Benson & Hedges Masters Paul Hunter  won against Mark William by 10-9 to grap the title of Masters in 2002. Winner share was 190000 GBP.
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27 10-Feb-2008 Malta Open Shaun Murphy won the title by defeating Ken Doherty 9–3 in the final of Malta Open 2008.  
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28 10-Feb-2016 China Open Kyren Wilson and Anthony Hamilton set a record for compiling six consecutive century breaks in competitive play in their qualifying match for the Chin
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29 11-Feb-2008 Welsh Open 2008 Mark Selby won his first ranking title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 in final of Welsh Open in 2008, after coming back from an 5–
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30 11-Feb-2013 Welsh Open 2013 Stephen Maguire won his fifth ranking title by defeating Bingham 9–8 in the final of Welsh Open 2013 and won prize money of 50000 GBP.
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31 11-Feb-1870 English Billiards. The first Professional Championship was held between John Roberts Senior and William Cook in 1870. Cook won by 117 points in a match of 1200 up.
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32 11-Feb-1979 US Open 9 Ball Pool championship Steve Mizerak of United States won the third US Open 9 Ball Pool championship in 1979. Mizerak received Prize money Cheque of USD 3800
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33 11-Feb-1990 Benson & Hedges Masters The final meanwhile had Stephen Hendry winning his second Masters title and becoming the second player after Cliff Thorburn to retain the title by def
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34 11-Feb-1996 Benson & Hedges Masters Stephen  Hendry won against Ronnie  by 10-5 in the final of Masters Tournaments in 1996 and got prize money  £125,000 and £
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35 11-Feb-2001 Benson & Hedges Masters Paul Hunter won the first of his three Masters titles by defeating Fergal O'Brien in a dramatic final match. O'Brien had led 6–2 at the
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36 12-Feb-2014 Irish Open 2014 Peter Gilchrist beat David Causier by 700-322 in the Final of Irish Open 2014 to won the championship in 2014.
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37 12-Feb-2007 Welsh Open 2007 Neil Robertson won his second ranking title by beating Andrew Higginson 9–8 in Welsh Open Final in 2007.
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38 12-Feb-2012 Open Billiards Championship 2012 Billy Bousfeild beat Phil Mumford by 427-411 in European Open Billiards Championship to won the championship in 2012.
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39 12-Feb-1972 World Championship Alex Higgins beat John Spencer by 37-32 to win his first title of World Championship in 1972.
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40 12-Feb-1979 Benson and Hedges Masters Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Masters tournament held at the Wembley by defeating Alex Higgins 8–4 in the final. Winner got GBP 3000
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41 12-Feb-1995 Benson & Hedges Masters Ronnie O'Sullevan beat John Higgins by 9-3 to lift the trophy of Masters Tournaments in 1995 and got Prize money of 120000 GBP.  
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42 12-Feb-1995 2015 Champion of Champions Stuart Bingham won in the final of Championship League 2015  by 3–2 against Mark Davis, and earned a place at the 2015 Champion of Champion
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43 13-Feb-2012 Welsh Open 2012 Ding Junhui won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–6 in the final of Welsh Open 2012 and won prize money of 30000 GBP.
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44 13-Feb-2005 Riley Club Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second Riley Club Masters title by beating John Higgins by 10-3 in the final in 2005. He won prize money of 125000 GBP.
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45 13-Feb-2006 Riley Club Masters John Higgins won the Riley Club Masters tournament by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in the final.He won prize money of 125000 GBP.
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46 14-Feb-2011 Welsh Open 2011 John Higgins defended his title in 2011, which he won in 2010, after defeating Maguire 9–6 in the final of Welsh Open 2011 and won prize money o
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47 15-Feb-2012 World 8 Ball Championship CHANG JUN LIN POWERS HIS WAY TO THE 2012 WORLD 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AN 11-6 WIN OVER FU CHE WEI IN AN ALL-TAIWAN FINAL AND WON 20000 USD .
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48 15-Feb-2015 World 10 Ball Championship Taiwan's Ko Pin Yi wins his first ever world title by capturing the 2015 World 10 Ball Championship with a dramatic 11-9 win over the Philippines
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49 15-Feb-1890 Championship Tournament The second Championship Tournament was won by W. J. Peall on February 25th, 1890, at the Royal Aquarium, the following players taking part in heats of
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50 15-Feb-2011 World Eight Ball Pool Championship Dennis Orcullo of Phillipines beat Niels Feijen of Netherlands 10-3 to clinch the World Eight Ball Pool Championship in 2011 in Fujairah , U.A.E.
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51 16-Feb-2013 Irish Open Billiards Championship Peter Gilchrist beat Robert Hall by 588-479 in the Final of Irish Open Billiards Championship in 2013 and won the championship.
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52 16-Feb-1992 Welsh Open Stephen Hendry beat Darren Morgan by 9-3 in the final of Welsh Open 1992 in Newport , Welsh   (Inaugaral Edition) Winner's Share was 25000 GB
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53 16-Feb-2009 Welsh Open 2009 Ali Carter won his first ranking tournament by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final of Welsh Open in 2009, having come back from 2–5 down
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54 16-Feb-2015 Welsh Open John Higgins defeated Woollaston 9–3 in the final to win the Welsh Open for a record fourth time and claim his first ranking title in two and a
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55 18-Feb-1988 Amateur Snooker National Championships Geet Sethi of India became the first amateur player to make a 147 in competition during the Indian Amateur Snooker National Championships against Lati
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56 18-Feb-1955 Exhibition Match at Leicester Square Hall The first officially ratified maximum break in snooker history was made by Joe Davis in an exhibition match with Willie Smith at Leicester Square Hall
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57 19-Feb-2011 British Open Billiards Championship David Causier Beat Matthew Sutton By 945-237 in British Open Billiards Championship final in 2011 and won the tournament.
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58 19-Feb-2014 Bet Victor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan overtook Stephen Hendry's record of 11 maximums in competitive play, by making his 12th 147 in the last frame of his 9 - 3 v
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59 19-Feb-2014 BetVictor Welsh Open Ronnie O'Sullivan overtook Stephen Hendry's record of 11 maximums in competitive play, by making his 12th 147 in the last frame of his 9 - 3 v
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60 19-Feb-2018 LADBROKES WORLD GRAND PRIX The 2018 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix will run from February 19 to 25 at the Guild Hall in Preston. It was staged for the first time in 2015, in the
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61 22-Feb-2003 Women Tournaments Maria Catalano beat the Unbeaten Streak of Kelly Fisher from 09th June 2001 to 3 March 2003 in which Kelly won 15 women tournaments 69 straight matche
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62 24-Feb-2002 China Open Mark Wiiliams beat Anthony Hemilton by 9-8 in the final of China Open in Shanghai China to lift the trophy.
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63 25-Feb-2013 Haikou World Open China Mark Allen beat Matthew  Stevens  by 10-4 in Haikou world open in China in Final and he won  of 85000 GBP as prize money.
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64 25-Feb-1890 Championship Tournament The second Championship Tournament was won by W. J. Peall on February 25th, 1890, at the Royal Aquarium, the following players taking part in heats of
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65 26-Feb-2018 Welsh Open Snooker’s Welsh Open will once again take place at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff this season, with the sport’s leading cue kings heading
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66 27-Feb-2006 Welsh Open Stephen Lee won his fourth ranking title (Welsh Open)  by defeating World Champion Shaun Murphy 9-4 and won prize money of 35000 GBP.
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67 28-Feb-2013 Ladies Billiards Championship Chitra Maggimairaj beat Emma Bonney by 187-148 to win 2007 world Ladies Billiards Championship and take the Winner's cheque of 3000 GBP at Cambrid
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