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That's correct but just checked and John Hilton had in fact black rubbers on both sides. The trick was one side was a very spinny whilst the other was a dead anti spin rubber. Coupled with some clever defensive play he twiddled the blade during play so his opponent could not read whether they...

OK here's the big clue. The Chinese are obsessed with this sport

No! Here's the clue. His miraculous win was because he had ' red on both sides' which is no longer allowed.

Anyone? Admittedly not a British triumph that many remember but nonetheless an incredible against the odds win. It is a proper sport that's also in the Olympics.

And what about in 1980 when a British man won the European Championship in his chosen sport at odds of over 1,000 to 1. Can you name the man, and the sport that had to make a fundamental rule change such was the shock of his win?