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
2004 World Snooker Championship by Joe Perry. 2004 World Snooker Championship The 2004 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2004 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 April and 3 May 2004 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Joe Perry. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second world title by defeating Graeme Dott 18–8 in the final, despite Dott having led 5–0. This was the fourth biggest margin in a World final, subsequently equalled by