John Virgo

John Virgo (born 3 March, 1946, in Salford,England) is an English professional snooker player, commentator, and TV personality.

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John Virgo turned professional in 1976. His fortunes peaked in 1979, when he reached the semi-final of the World Championship, and then went on to win the UK Championship (though this was not a ranking event at the time). He reached number 10 in the rankings the next season.

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Virgo, as part of his exhibition performances, had long performed trick shots and comedy impressions of other snooker players. During the 1982 World Championship, after one semi-final had finished early, he performed some of his impressions, such as Alex Higgins, Terry Griffiths and Dennis Taylor.

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Virgo retired from professional play in 1994. He is now a TV snooker commentator, and was co-presenter of the snooker-based TV game show Big Break.

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