1997 World Snooker Championship 1997 World Snooker Championship The 1997 World Snooker Championship (akso referred to as the 1997 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April – 5 May 1997 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Ken Doherty won his only World title by defeating defending champion Stephen Hendry 18–12 in the final. Doherty also became the first snooker player to win the World Championship at junior, amateur and professional level. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown
1940 World Snooker Championship 1940 World Snooker Championship The 1940 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. Joe Davis won his fourteenth World title by defeating his younger brother Fred Davis 37–36 in the final, although the winning margin was reached at 37–35 as dead frames were still played out. Joe Davis compiled a century break in the penultimate frame to win the match. This was the last World Championship to be held until the end of the Second World War, the next one being held in 1946. There were nine entries for the Championship. The