1985 World Snooker Championship 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 cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The semi-final matches both finished with a , with Steve Davis winning 16–5 against Ray Reardon and Dennis Taylor defeating Tony
2003 LG Cup (snooker) 2003 LG Cup (snooker) The 2003 LG Cup was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 12 October 2003 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. Mark Williams won the 15th ranking title of his career by defeating John Higgins 9–5 in the final. In the 11th frame of the final, John Higgins made his 3rd maximum in professional competition. Chris Small came into the tournament as defending champion, however he lost 5-3 to John Parrott in the quarter-finals. Defending champion Chris Small was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The