2000 World Snooker Championship 2000 World Snooker Championship The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham. Mark Williams won his first World title by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown
1946 World Snooker Championship 1946 World Snooker Championship The 1946 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament. The final was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London, England from 6 to 18 May. Joe Davis beat Horace Lindrum 78–67 although the winning margin was reached at 73–62. The Championship attracted a total of 14 entries; 13 were originally announced with Fred Lawrence being added a few days later. Entries were divided into a qualifying group (Section B), the winner joining seven others in the main draw (Section A). Joe Davis and Walter Donaldson met in Wellington, Shropshire. Davis led 6–4 and 12–8 after