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
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