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
2001 UK Championship (snooker) in the semi-final against Mark Williams. This was the first UK Championship held in York, becoming only the fourth venue in the championship's history. Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: All rounds 2001 UK Championship (snooker) The 2001 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 3 December 2001 and the televised stages