1996 World Snooker Championship tournament, one short of his record of 12 set the previous year. 1996 World Snooker Championship The 1996 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April–6 May 1996 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his sixth World Championship by defeating Peter Ebdon 18-12 equalling the modern day record of Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Legendary BBC commentator Ted Lowe retired after the conclusion of the final.
1927 World Snooker Championship 78–32. Both sessions on the third day were shared to leave Davis 16–8 ahead. Davis had taken a winning lead by taking frame 23 80–34 to lead 16–7. Davis won four of the seven frames on the final day to win 20–11. The final was refereed by Bill Camkin. The score in the matches between Davis and Brady and between Davis and Cope are the final scores including "dead" frames. The score when Davis won the matches is not known. 1927 World Snooker Championship The 1927 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at various venues throughout the season.