Donna Coles-Thompson

Mum to two. Studying MA Heritage Management . Huge snooker fan.

[Prince & Princess of Wales Fan @HRHCatherine]

Princess Anne in London today, ensuring a slightly soggy priest gets a brolly.

[I ❤️ Snooker @ILoveSnooker_]

Ronnie O’Sullivan:

🏆 7-time World Champion
🏆 8-time UK Champion
🏆 8-time Masters Champion
🏆 1-time Seniors Champion
🏆 41 Ranking Titles
⭐️ 1,330 Century Breaks
⭐️ 17 Maximum Breaks
⭐️ Highest Break: 153
⏳ Fastest Maximum Break in 5’08’’, unbeaten for 29 years

🐐 The GOAT

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Sir David Attenborough, national treasure, is today celebrating his 100th birthday.

But did you know he was not only instrumental in popularising colour television, but also snooker? In the 1960s, he was Controller of BBC2. Shortly after the channel began broadcasting in colour, he created the snooker tournament Pot Black, seeing the game as an ideal way to showcase the new colour telly technology. The series helped transform snooker from a minority sport into one of the most popular in the UK.

[I ❤️ Snooker @ILoveSnooker_]

Ronnie O’Sullivan received 5 Guinness World Record certificates today:

Highest break: 153
Most 147 breaks: 17
Most ranking titles: 41
Fastest 147 break: 5’08”
First player to make 1000 centuries

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

@BernardMcDonald @philhaigh_ You do need the app to check your levels though. And I agree the app is far easier to use than the actual pump.

[WST @WeAreWST]

Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough ❤️

Snooker fans watching across the globe may not realise that Attenborough played an important role in the development of our sport on television.

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

Snooker and its fan were the winners the last 17 days. Well done to Wu Yize. Also well done to @RobSpencer147 excellent job in the final. All those in comms/ studio/ Hazel. Excellent as usual. Thank you to David Attenborough for putting in on the TV.
Good night JV @WeAreWST

[WST @WeAreWST]

An exclusive club 👏

Wu Yize is the 25th Crucible King.

#WorldChampionship

[147 @147155snooker]

Referees of World Snooker Championship final deciders:

1985: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 John Williams
1994: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 John Williams
2002: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 John Williams
2026: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rob Spencer

#snooker

[Andrew Dixon @retrofit_andrew]

I really hope #BBCSnooker are going to acknowledge David Attenborough's imminent 100th birthday during the final today.

After all, we almost certainly wouldn't be watching the snooker today if it wasn't for David and his decisions over 50 years ago

#ShaunMurphy #WuYize

[Lorenzo @InTheBalls147]

Tonight's final session of the World Championships will be the first time without John Virgo commentating in over 30 years. I really hope it's DT & Hendry. DT is the only one who can emulate the excitement JV had for the winners.

You're sorely missed, JV. 💔❤️

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

@BernardMcDonald @philhaigh_ Fair enough. My HCL is controlled through my phone and obviously that’s the one I know.

[Harrison Ford @HarrisonFordLA]

May the fourth be with you

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

@kendoherty1997 It was perfect. It was beautiful. We all miss him. What a lucky bunch we are to have had him on the snooker scene for so long. I feel for you all that knew him so well x

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

@_peter_beard @cruciblecrush @crucibletheatre @WeAreWST I (and many others) have to have their phones on them and on all the time as diabetics. Nurse even told me never to put it on silent as the alarms don’t work. At live events -snooker/plays/ cinema etc I do put it on silent though.

[SnookerInfo @SnookerInfo147]

Can always rely on @davehendon for a great stat.

The fastest match in Crucible history.. where Ronnie O’Sullivan defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-1… took only 8 minutes longer than the final frame of the session between Mark Allen & Wu Yize

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

@swanabi Yep, us too x

[Donna Coles-Thompson @Elliesmad]

@jk_rowling Was that the 1.03? Because I heard her too. Reminded me of me reading them to my own. 🥰

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

An incredible 153 break from @ronnieo147 means he claims another GWR title for the highest break in snooker 👏

Other records held by Ronnie:
- Most century breaks
- Most competitive 147s
- Most Triple Crown wins
- Youngest AND oldest winner of the UK Championship