Cliff Thorburn
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1948 –
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Who is Cliff Thorburn?
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM, known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player. A former world number one, he was world snooker champion in 1980, one of only three players from outside the United Kingdom to win the world title in the modern era. In 1983, Thorburn became the first player to compile a maximum break at the world championships. His slow, determined style of play earned him the nickname "The Grinder".
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