World Snooker Championship successive title. There were 48 century breaks during the final stages, a new record. In the first round of 1997 championship Ronnie O'Sullivan made the fastest maximum break in snooker history, taking just 5 minutes and 20 seconds. The final was between Stephen Hendry and Irishman Ken Doherty. Doherty led 15–7 before Hendry won 5 frames in a row. Doherty then won the next three frames to win 18–12, ending Hendry's winning run of 29 consecutive matches. Stephen Hendry lost to Jimmy White in the first round of the 1998 championship. Doherty reached the final again meeting 22-year-old John Higgins.
2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship 7 frames Best of 7 frames 2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship The 2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 20 August to 25 August 2016 in Mol, Belgium. It was the 28th edition of the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and also doubles as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour. The tournament was won by 25th seed Xu Si who defeated former world number 102 Alexander Ursenbacher 6–5 in the final. As a result Xu Si was given a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the