Template:Did you know nominations/Alex Lely


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:34, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Alex Lely

 * ... that Dutch pool player Alex Lely won the 1999 World Pool Masters, and collected autographs from each of his opponents? Source: Lely Joins Legends For World Pool Masters XXV - Matchroom Pool
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Oemona hirta

5x expanded by Lee Vilenski (talk). Self-nominated at 18:22, 5 March 2019 (UTC).

The usual criteria are all good, though for the text in itself have some issues: I think some inline citation placements should really resolve most of this - just a bit confusing when I try to verify. Juxlos (talk) 18:54, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I can't seem to check the Mosconi Cup team - is it hidden behind a paywall?
 * Azbilliards contains a paywall for old events. They were very kind and provided me with an account for this purpose. Do I just need to tag as paywall? Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 19:17, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * You don't have to, though that's just going to be AGF for readers. Juxlos (talk) 19:34, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Similarly, I have no idea where it mentioned Lely beating Bustamante.
 * So the Euro Tour website is quite odd. Certain event pages link back to the main eurotour page. I'll see if I can source this to the actual event page. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 19:22, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * "Despite surprisingly winning the following years event" - do you meant the "previous years' event"?
 * I do indeed! Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 19:17, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure which source is for this: "he would finish in the quarter-finals in both 2004 and 2005, before not appearing in the competition in 2007"
 * I'll source this to propool, which lists historic matches. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 19:22, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The 8-4 Pagulayan loss is not in the citation - or am I just not reading it correctly?
 * You're right! I'll add the sourcing. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 19:22, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

If the inline cites stuff can be done so Juxlos's concerns are resolve, I really like this one. It's cute and has a nice "human interest" feel to it. PS: Event titles don't go in italics (MOS:TITLES, MOS:ITALICS). — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  19:11, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree! He clearly hit the ground running as a pool player in 1999. I'll update the above as soon as I can. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 19:14, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I have now fixed the issues above. I will tag paywalls over time. Best Wishes,  Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:43, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Symbol voting keep.svg Alright, ready to go then. Juxlos (talk) 09:24, 8 March 2019 (UTC)