Terry Griffiths was a Welsh professional snooker player, coach and commentator, born in 1947 and died in December 2024 aged 77. After winning the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1975 and the English Amateur Championship in 1977 and 1978, he turned professional in 1978 at the age of 30. He won the 1979 World Snooker Championship as a qualifier, beating Dennis Taylor 24-16 in the final, and reached a second final in 1988, losing to Steve Davis. He won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, completing the Triple Crown. He retired from competition in 1997 and became the governing body director of coaching, working with Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams and Ding Junhui.
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was a Welsh professional snooker player, coach, and commentator
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Griffiths won the 1979 World Snooker Championship as a qualifier
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