A minute's applause was paid in tribute to John Virgo, who died in February aged 79, as the World Snooker Championship got underway at the Crucible ...
Don't let the waistcoats and polished shoes fool you, the pristine world of the baize is in complete contrast to the depravity explored by some of the legends who made their living with cue in hand.
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