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
2006 World Snooker Championship venue. There were 46 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. There were 52 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2006 World Snooker Championship The 2006 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2006 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was scheduled to take place from 15 April through 1 May 2006, but continued into the early hours of 2 May 2006, ending at 12:52 am BST. The final broke the record