 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mumutambo wake wekutanga wehunyanzvi, Ross akacheneswa 011 naCliff Thorburn mumutambo wekusarudza we1977 World Snooker Championship. Mumwaka wa1977-78 we snooker, akakunda Jack Karnehm 54 mumutambo wekutanga wekugadzirira 1977 UK Championship asati arasikirwa 15 kuna Graham Miles mumutambo wechipiri wekugadzirira. Chimwe chete chikwata chaakatamba chaiva 1978 World Snooker Championship, kwaakarasikirwa ne1 9 kuna Pat Houlihan. Haana kunyora chero mutambo unokunda mumwaka miviri inotevera; Akatambawo mu1980 UK Professional English billiards championship, achirasikirwa ne9331,093 kuna Bernard Bennett. 