1985 World Snooker Championship Joe Johnson in the first round was at the time the joint third-highest break in the Championship's history, tied with Willie Thorne in 1982. 1985 World Snooker Championship The 1985 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Defending champion Steve Davis was unable to make it three world titles in a row, as he lost 17–18 against Dennis Taylor in the final. The tournament was sponsored by
World Snooker Championship video games Snooker Championship". The game was developed by Sega instead of Codemasters. The game was also the first released on a handheld console, as the "World Snooker Challenge 2005" on the PlayStation Portable. The game featured a playable "League of Champions" mode, where infamous past snooker matches can be replayed. The game included additional modes such as bar billiards. In "free play" mode, variables such as table size can be altered. World Snooker Championship 2007 was released on 12 January 2007. The box art features John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy. This was the first game in the series to