1994 World Snooker Championship 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 35 century breaks in the Championship, a joint record with the 1993 tournament. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Alan McManus. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Karl Payne. 1994 World Snooker Championship The 1994 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1994 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his fourth world title by defeating Jimmy White 18–17 in
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