1993 World Snooker Championship seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). There were 35 century breaks in the championship, a new record beating the 31 centuries of 1991. The highest break of the event was a 144 made by Steve Davis. 1993 World Snooker Championship The 1993 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 3 May 1993 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his third World title by defeating Jimmy White 18–5 in
2016 World Snooker Championship unable to defend his title at the venue. During the tournament, six-time world champion Steve Davis played the last professional match of his 38-year career against Fergal O'Brien in the qualifiers; he announced his retirement a week later on live BBC television. Ding Junhui and Alan McManus set a new record in their semifinal for the most century breaks achieved in a professional match (10), with Ding also setting a new record for the most centuries by one player in a world championship match (7). In defeating McManus, Ding became the first Asian player ever to reach a World Championship