Talk:Stuart Bingham/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Epicgenius (talk · contribs) 22:41, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Prose, POV, and coverage

 * Bingham won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his professional career. - Out of interest, when did he start his amateur career?
 * Amateur just means not professional. So, he started when he first picked up a queue as a kid. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * The oldest first-time world champion in snooker history, he joined Ken Doherty as the only players to have won world titles at both amateur and professional levels. - I would rephrase the second part of the sentence, particularly "as the only players". E.g. "he became only the second player, after Ken Doherty, to have won..."
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * He has scored eight career maximum breaks behind only Ronnie O'Sullivan (15), John Higgins (12), and Stephen Hendry (11). - What is he "behind only" in? I know he has more career maximum breaks than all except these three players, but the grammar is a bit strange.
 * Reworded Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * In 1996, Bingham won both the English Amateur and the World Amateur Championships - This was his first year playing?
 * He played amateur stuff, but we rarely comment on this unless it's notable. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Bingham lost in the first round in four of the eight events in the 2008–09 season. - Four of the eight events of the season?
 * I think the grammar is already right. The events don't neccesarily make up the season (at least not in its entirety). Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * @Lee Vilenski Yeah, I was just asking because you use "in" several times in a row. – Epicgenius (talk) 23:21, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * and secure him a place in the 2012 Masters - I would remove "him" since it's clear what the subject is.
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * and led Stephen Maguire 7–5 but eventually lost 8–9 - Losing to Maguire or someone else?
 * Losing to Maguire. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * to end it ranked world number six - I suggest something like "ending it with a world number six ranking", because "end" can be mistaken for a noun.
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * David Morris 6–1, O'Sullivan 6–4 - Should this be "and O'Sullivan"?
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Bingham progressed through to - I'd remove this too.
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * He exited the Masters in the first round - I'd replace "He" with "Bingham" to vary the sentence structure a bit.
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * rules on betting on matches - "rules concerning betting"?
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * "Despite being Masters champion" - Not really a concern, just interesting how this turned out.
 * accusing him of possible gamesmanship - Accusing Selby?
 * Yeah, added his name.Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * O'Sullivan (15), Higgins and Hendry (both 11) - This doesn't quite match with the lead, where it's mentioned Higgins has 12.
 * Oh, yeah, he made one quite recently. Added Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:17, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Personal life - not important but is nothing known about his childhood?
 * There's probably some family stuff out there. I can probably take a look around after the GAN is finished. I doubt it's super important. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:19, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
 * born in January 2017, - Since you used a semicolon after "2011", you should use it here too.
 * Done Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 23:19, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

Images and copyright

 * Images are all appropriately licensed
 * Copyright check came up clean
 * Stuart Bingham at the 2013 German Masters. - Per WP:CAPFRAG this shouldn't have a period.

General comments
Great work. I'm going to put this on hold but the issues are all fairly minor. Epicgenius (talk) 23:06, 31 October 2021 (UTC) No reference for the statement that Stuart supports West Ham. I can't find anywhere he has stated this.
 * Hi - I have replied and fixed all of the above. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski  (talk • contribs) 23:22, 31 October 2021 (UTC)