1994 World Snooker Championship 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 35 century breaks in the Championship, a joint record with the 1993 tournament. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Alan McManus. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Karl Payne. 1994 World Snooker Championship The 1994 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1994 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his fourth world title by defeating Jimmy White 18–17 in
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