1993 World Snooker Championship seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 35 century breaks in the championship, a new record beating the 31 centuries of 1991. The highest break of the event was a 144 made by Steve Davis. 1993 World Snooker Championship The 1993 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 3 May 1993 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his third World title by defeating Jimmy White 18–5 in
1952 World Snooker Championship World Championship. Sources: 1952 World Snooker Championship The 1952 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between Monday 25 February and Saturday 8 March 1952 at the Houldsworth Hall in Manchester, England. There were only two entrants, Australian Horace Lindrum and New Zealander Clark McConachy, following a dispute between the Professional Billiards Players' Association (PBPA) and the Billiards Association and Control Council (BACC). The BACC thought the championship was primarily about honour, and financial consideration should come second. The PBPA established an alternative 'world championship' called the PBPA Snooker Championship. Lindrum won the 145-frame match comfortably, taking a winning