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
1939 World Snooker Championship 1939 World Snooker Championship The 1939 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. Joe Davis won his 13th consecutive World title by defeating Sidney Smith 43–30 in the final. Fred Davis made a new championship record with a top break of 113. There were a record 15 entries for the Championship. The numbers in the competition proper was increased from 8 to 12. A qualifying competition was again used, with the four selected players competing for a place in the final twelve. Although the competition itself was played at Thurston's Hall, the