1990 World Snooker Championship 1990 World Snooker Championship The 1990 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1990 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 29 April 1990 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The final was contested by Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White. Hendry led 9–7 after the first day's play and won the first four frames of the second day to lead 13–7, before White reduced the gap to four frames. At 16–12 Hendry compiled breaks of 81 and 71 to win the match 18–12, to
1930 World Snooker Championship 1930 World Snooker Championship The 1930 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament played in various locations throughout the season. The final was held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England from 19 to 23 May. Joe Davis won his fourth World title by defeating Tom Dennis 25–12. Davis made a 79 break in the final, the highest break in the history of the tournament, breaking his own record set in the previous year. Tom Newman met Nat Butler at Newman's Club in St John's Wood, London. Newman led 5–3 on the first day and 11–5 after two days. there