World champion Terry Griffiths proved that slow and steady can win the race - The Welshman was the first qualifier to win the world snooker championship.

Terry Griffiths, who has died from complications of dementia aged 77, was the rank outsider who in 1979 pulled off one of the biggest shocks in snooker history when he snatched the World Championship from under the nose of Dennis Taylor;

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Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died at the age of 77. The Welshman coached some of snooker's greatest players, including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stephen Hendry

A former postman and bus conductor, Griffiths turned professional in 1978 and became world champion at the first attempt, beating Dennis Taylor in the 1979 World Championship final. "From being a miner at 15 years of age in Pontarddulais,

Former world snooker champion Terry Griffiths has died aged 77 after suffering from dementia for a long period, his family have confirmed. Welshman Griffiths became just the second qualifier to win the world championship when he beat Dennis Taylor 24-16 in 1979.

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Terry Griffiths won the World Snooker Championships in 1979, adding a number of other titles, and a number of snooker stars have paid their respects to the Welshman

Working as a postie allowed the Welshman, who has died aged 77, to polish his skills... helping him become an overnight success at the age of 31