Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths has died on the age of 77; Griffiths received the Crucible in 1979 and subsequently accomplished the game’s “Triple Crown”; the Welshman retired Enter the ranks of tv commentators and coaches
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Terry Griffiths wins World Snooker Championship at Crucible in 1979
Former snooker world champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77 after a protracted battle with dementia, his household has confirmed.
Griffiths’ son Wayne wrote on Fb: “We’re deeply saddened to share the information of our loss with our buddies and snooker followers.
“Terry Griffiths OBE handed away peacefully on December 1 after a protracted battle with dementia. He died surrounded by his household in his beloved house city of South Wales.
“Terry is a proud Welshman who was born in Llanelli, introduced satisfaction to Llanelli and has now discovered peace in Llanelli. He would not have it another approach.”
Griffiths handed the qualifying rounds and ultimately received the 1979 World Snooker Championship, and in addition received the Masters and British Championship, finishing snooker’s wonderful “Triple Crown”.
In later years, Griffiths grew to become an impressive coach, inspiring the likes of Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams and Mark Allen.
In 2007, Griffiths was awarded an OBE for his companies to the game.
Terry Griffiths final appeared in The Crucible in 1997
Snooker star pays tribute to Griffiths
World primary Judd Trump led tributes to Griffiths after successful the British Championship last on Sunday night time.
“That is very, very unhappy information,” Trump mentioned. “It’s totally troublesome for this household, who’ve a protracted historical past in snooker.
“Terry was a quick-witted man. He was all the time very humorous, quick-witted and a legend of the game. After I went to the Open in Wales he all the time came visiting to crack a joke.
“I feel due to the individuals who went to him, you possibly can inform he was an excellent coach. I had an excellent connection. It is extremely unhappy information and unhappy for Welsh sport as an entire. at some point.
Williams and Allen, who each referred to as Griffith a mentor, had been among the many gamers to pay their respects on social media on Sunday.
Griffiths remained a prime participant within the sport all through the Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties, reaching no less than the quarter-finals of the World Championship 9 consecutive years and reaching the ultimate once more in 1988.
He retired after shedding to Williams within the first spherical of the 1997 World Championship.
The World Snooker Affiliation launched an announcement describing Griffiths as “an excellent determine within the historical past of snooker”, including: “We provide our honest condolences to Terry’s household and plenty of buddies. He was tremendously affected by the influence of the game. Beloved and revered by everybody.
The Welsh Billiards and Snooker Affiliation mentioned: “It’s with deep disappointment that we announce the demise of Terry Griffiths (OBE), Chairman of the WBSA. Our deepest condolences are with Terry’s household.”
