1989 World Snooker Championship The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 19 century breaks in the 1989 World Snooker Championship. The highest break of the event was 141 made by Stephen Hendry. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Darren Morgan. 1989 World Snooker Championship The 1989 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1989 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April–1 May 1989 at the Crucible Theatre in
1975 World Snooker Championship Brisbane with the final in Melbourne. There was controversy about the seedings. John Spencer was seeded 8 which meant that he met Ray Reardon in the quarter-final. Alex Higgins was also in the top half of the draw while Eddie Charlton was in the bottom half of the draw. David Taylor made the highest break of the tournament with 128. The final was decided on the final frame, with Reardon winning 31–30. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Number in (parentheses) indicates seeding. Source: Source: 1975 World Snooker Championship The 1975 World Snooker Championship was