1999 PDC World Darts Championship fifth successive year, taking his overall tally to seven World Championships. He had now eclipsed both Eric Bristow, who won five World Darts titles and Steve Davis and (at the time) Stephen Hendry six times World Snooker champions – both targets of Taylor when he began accumulating world championships. The 1999 World Championship featured a prize fund of £104,000. The prize money was allocated as follows: This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship. Five countries were represented in the World Championship, one more than in the previous championship. 1999 PDC World Darts Championship The
1927 World Snooker Championship 1927 World Snooker Championship The 1927 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at various venues throughout the season. This was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was organised by Joe Davis and Bill Camkin. The final took place at the Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England with Joe Davis winning the title by defeating Tom Dennis. Originally called the Professional Snooker Championship, it did not become the World Championship until 1935. The highest break of the tournament was 60, made by Albert Cope in his match against Joe Davis. In recognition of this break Cope later received a