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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Lynne Kelleher

Irish study names John Higgins as greatest snooker player of all time with Ronnie O'Sullivan a close second

An Irish study has named John Higgins as the greatest snooker player of all time, with Ronnie O’Sullivan coming a close second.

The findings of a special computer algorithm that examined 50,000 snooker matches are revealed in RTE’s new series Brainstorm.

Fronted by social scientist Donal Fallon, it examines everything from hurling to hangovers, pollen to postcodes.

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