Terry Griffiths
| Born |
16 October 1947 Llanelli, Carmarthenshire |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 Wales
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| Professional | 1978–1997 |
| Highest ranking | 3 (1981/82) |
| Career winnings | £1,209,054 |
| Highest break | 140 (1983 Hong Kong Masters) |
| Century breaks | 86 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
| Non-ranking | 17 |
| World Champion | 1979 |
Terrence "Terry" Griffiths, OBE (born 16 October 1947) is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt, and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of ten players to have completed snooker's triple crown. He was known for his slow cautious yet elegant style of play.
Griffiths was born in Llanelli. A former postman, insurance salesman, miner and bus conductor, he had a long amateur career, winning the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1975 and the English Amateur Championship in 1977 and 1978 before turning professional.
In his first professional match, at the 1978 UK Championship, he lost 8–9 to Rex Williams after leading 8–1. However, he could hardly have expected what would come in the 1979 World Championships. After qualifying he beat Perrie Mans and Alex Higgins. Interviewed after beating Eddie Charlton in a long semi-final, it suddenly dawned on him what he had done, and he said "I'm in the final now, you know! Ah fresh breath." in his broad Welsh accent. He went on to beat Dennis Taylor 24–16 in the final, becoming world champion at the first attempt. In the same year he was part of the Welsh team that won the inaugural World Cup of snooker: he, Ray Reardon and Doug Mountjoy beat England 14–3 in the final. But at the end of 1979, he lost 13–14 in the UK Championship final to John Virgo.
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