STUART BINGHAM left commentators in disbelief with a break-off shot at the UK Championship.
The world number 25 cued off in the tenth frame with an ordinary shot.
Stuart Bingham somehow potted the black from his break off shot
The cue ball cannoned back into the reds and knocked the black in
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He knocked the cue ball into the reds and it rebounded into the pack and hit the black.
There was not much power on the white but it hit the black at the perfect angle to make it roll into the bottom left corner, much to Bingham’s dismay.
The commentary team was also left bewildered with Alan McManus saying: “You think you’ve seen it all. I’ve never seen that before, ever.
“Potting the black off the break. That is incredible.”
Bingham’s foul cost him seven points but he recovered to win the frame before taking the final frame to win the match.
He is now through to the Round of 16 where he will face Anda Zhang.
There have been some early shocks in the UK Championship with Ronnie O’Sullivan suffering an opening round defeat to Barry Hawkins.
Mark Selby crashed out against Jack Lisowski and world champion Luca Brecel lost narrowly to Jak Jones 6-5.
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List of all-time Snooker World Champions
BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.
Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.
Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.
1969 – John Spencer
1970 – Ray Reardon
1971 – John Spencer
1972 – Alex Higgins
1973 – Ray Reardon (2)
1974 – Ray Reardon (3)
1975 – Ray Reardon (4)
1976 – Ray Reardon (5)
1977 – John Spencer (2)
1978 – Ray Reardon (6)
1979 – Terry Griffiths
1980 – Cliff Thorburn
1981 – Steve Davis
1982 – Alex Higgins (2)
1983 – Steve Davis (2)
1984 – Steve Davis (3)
1985 – Dennis Taylor
1986 – Joe Johnson
1987 – Steve Davis (4)
1988 – Steve Davis (5)
1989 – Steve Davis (6)
1990 – Stephen Hendry
1991 – John Parrott
1992 – Stephen Hendry (2)
1993 – Stephen Hendry (3)
1994 – Stephen Hendry (4)
1995 – Stephen Hendry (5)
1996 – Stephen Hendry (6)
1997 – Ken Doherty
1998 – John Higgins
1999 – Stephen Hendry (7)
2000 – Mark Williams
2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
2002 – Peter Ebdon
2003 – Mark Williams (2)
2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2)
2005 – Shaun Murphy
2006 – Graeme Dott
2007 – John Higgins (2)
2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3)
2009 – John Higgins (3)
2010 – Neil Robertson
2011 – John Higgins (4)
2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4)
2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5)
2014 – Mark Selby
2015 – Stuart Bingham
2016 – Mark Selby (2)
2017 – Mark Selby (3)
2018 – Mark Williams (3)
2019 – Judd Trump
2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6)
2021 – Mark Selby (4)
2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7)
2023 – Luca Brecel
2024 – Kyren Wilson
Most World Titles (modern era)
7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan
6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis
4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby
3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams
2 – Alex Higgins
Bingham’s clash with Williams also left a presenter stunned as the latter began tucking into a Chinese takeaway on the snooker table.
Williams enjoyed his tasty meal during the first interval of the match and tucked into a dumpling.
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