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Why don't Hendry and Davis have knighthoods?

  • 04-05-2010 02:28AM
    #1
    openviews
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    If knighthoods and damehoods can be given for one off sporting events and gold medals then why aren't two players who dominated their respective eras in a sport not rewarded in the same way?

    I think in years to come, especially with the plans to globalise the sport and the tournaments the idea that any single player especially those who are British dominating like this is going to be even harder to emulate.

    Is it because snooker is seen to be a bit like darts and maybe boxing i.e. more of a recreational sport where long term success is not rewarded with the highest honours - Henry Cooper is the only currently living boxer to be knighted.


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  • #2
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,942 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    snooker players never cease to amaze me, what goes on in their minds that they know exactly where they want to put the ball for the next few shots. top level players should be acknowledged for their skill and intelligence. like what was said on the documentary tonight, snooker players are born.


  • #3
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    i'm surprised John Higgins has a knighthood,

    maybe the queen is in the betting syndicate;)


  • #4
    Dr Pepper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 821 ✭✭✭Dr Pepper


    openviews wrote: »
    If knighthoods and damehoods can be given for one off sporting events and gold medals then why aren't two players who dominated their respective eras in a sport not rewarded in the same way?

    I think in years to come, especially with the plans to globalise the sport and the tournaments the idea that any single player especially those who are British dominating like this is going to be even harder to emulate.

    Is it because snooker is seen to be a bit like darts and maybe boxing i.e. more of a recreational sport where long term success is not rewarded with the highest honours - Henry Cooper is the only currently living boxer to be knighted.

    Funny, the exact same thing crossed my mind last night! They certainly deserve it IMO. Strange..


  • #5
    zack01
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,629 ✭✭✭zack01


    I thought Hendry White and Davis had MBE's? is that a knighthood?
    Don't really know the difference really between OBE's MBE's myself!


  • #6
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    zack01 wrote: »
    I thought Hendry White and Davis had MBE's? is that a knighthood?
    Don't really know the difference really between OBE's MBE's myself!

    Same here, I thought they were just different forms of knighthood?


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  • #7
    aDeener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭aDeener


    hendry has an mbe and davis has an obe, also mark williams has an mbe.

    i havent a notion what the differences between them are


  • #8
    iUseVi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭iUseVi


    aDeener wrote: »
    hendry has an mbe and davis has an obe, also mark williams has an mbe.

    i havent a notion what the differences between them are

    OBE better than MBE in simply terms.

    EDIT: there are higher awards KBE and GBE which give you the "Sir" or "Dame" title but lower ranks such as OBE can be Sir in special occasions.


  • #9
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Knighthood/Sir > OBE > MBE > CBE.
    They'll most likely get them when they retire.


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