2000 World Snooker Championship 2000 World Snooker Championship The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham. Mark Williams won his first World title by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown
1927 World Snooker Championship 1927 World Snooker Championship The 1927 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at various venues throughout the season. This was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was organised by Joe Davis and Bill Camkin. The final took place at the Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England with Joe Davis winning the title by defeating Tom Dennis. Originally called the Professional Snooker Championship, it did not become the World Championship until 1935. The highest break of the tournament was 60, made by Albert Cope in his match against Joe Davis. In recognition of this break Cope later received a