1982 UK Championship (snooker) 1982 UK Championship (snooker) The 1982 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 20 November 1982 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 27 November and 4 December 1982. Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK Championship by winning the last 3 frames to beat Alex Higgins 16–15. He also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had beaten him in the previous final on his way to victory. The highest break of the tournament was 137 made by Higgins. The breakdown
2016 World Snooker Championship 2016 World Snooker Championship The 2016 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 16 April to 2 May 2016 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 40th consecutive year that the tournament had been held at the venue. It was the tenth and last ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The defending champion Stuart Bingham lost 9–10 against Ali Carter in the first round. Bingham fell to the Crucible curse, becoming the 17th and so far latest first-time champion