1989 World Snooker Championship The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 19 century breaks in the 1989 World Snooker Championship. The highest break of the event was 141 made by Stephen Hendry. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Darren Morgan. 1989 World Snooker Championship The 1989 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1989 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April–1 May 1989 at the Crucible Theatre in
1971 World Snooker Championship 1971 World Snooker Championship The 1971 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 28 September and 7 November 1970 in Australia. Matches were held at various locations in New South Wales with one match played in Brisbane. John Spencer won his second World Championship title by defeating Warren Simpson 37–29 in the final. Eddie Charlton made the highest break of the tournament with a break of 129 in the final session of his match against Gary Owen. This was the first time the championship was held outside the United Kingdom. It would be hosted in