1990 World Snooker Championship 1990 World Snooker Championship The 1990 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1990 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 29 April 1990 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The final was contested by Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White. Hendry led 9–7 after the first day's play and won the first four frames of the second day to lead 13–7, before White reduced the gap to four frames. At 16–12 Hendry compiled breaks of 81 and 71 to win the match 18–12, to
Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker) former champion in the top 16. Welsh Amateur Championship (snooker) The Welsh Amateur Championship is an annual snooker competition played in Wales and is the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Wales. The competition was first established back in 1928 which was won by J. Emrys Harries. The championship is currently held by Rhydian Richards. Tom Jones is the most successful player in the tournaments history winning the championship 8 times over a 17-year period. Currently former champions Daniel Wells, Duane Jones, Dominic Dale, Michael White, Ryan Day and Jamie Jones are all playing on the world tour,