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
1929 World Snooker Championship 1929 World Snooker Championship The 1929 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between 17 December 1928 and 7 March 1929 at various venues in England, with the final beginning on 4 March 1929. Joe Davis won his third World title by defeating Tom Dennis 19–14 in the final. "Dead" frames were played, the score when Davis won the match was 17–12. The highest break of the tournament was 61 made by Davis in the final. Five players entered the Championship: Joe Davis (Chesterfield), Tom Dennis (Nottingham), Fred Lawrence (Birmingham), Alec Mann (Birmingham) and Kelsall Prince (Loughborough). In July