- World Snooker Championship 1989
= The event =
The Embassy
World Snooker Championship took place at theCrucible Theatre ,Sheffield between the15th April to the1st May 1989 .Notable Moments
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Steve Davis won by the biggest margin ever at aWorld Snooker Championship when he beatJohn Parrott 18-3 in the final to win his 6th World title to equal Ray Reardon's since the competition was re-launched in 1969. It was also the second time in Crucible history that the match ended with a Cuegloss|Session to spare|session to spare when Davis won the remaining five Cuegloss|Frame|frames after leading 13-3 on the Sunday night during the afternoon Cuegloss|Session|session in just over an hour.*
Alex Higgins fails to qualify for the championship for the first time in his career after he lost toDarren Morgan 8-10 in the final qualifying round, in which Morgan made his debut. By then onlyCliff Thorburn andDennis Taylor had played at every Crucible Championship since it started in 1977 and every major round in the World Championship since 1973.* The opening day took place on the day of the
Hillsborough Disaster (which was during anFA Cup semi-final match between Liverpool andNottingham Forest ), which also happened in Sheffield. On the following day, a minute's silence took place during all sessions.*
Eddie Charlton became the second oldest winner in the World Championship to Fred Davis in 1979 when he beatCliff Thorburn 10-9 in the first round.*
Stephen Hendry became the first Scot to make the semi-final since the days of Walter Donaldson in the 1940's and 50's.* There were nineteen Cuegloss|Century|century breaks in the 1989 World Snooker Championship.
Highest Break
The highest break of the event was a 141 by
Stephen Hendry .Prize Money
Winner £105,000
Runner-up £63,000
Total £525,000
Results
World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|England Steve Davis|10|flagicon|WalesSteve Newbury |5
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Duggan |10|flagicon|WalesCliff Wilson |1
|flagicon|EnglandMike Hallett |10|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |7
|flagicon|EnglandDavid Roe |10|flagicon|England Tony Knowles|6
|flagicon|EnglandWillie Thorne |10|flagicon|IrelandPaddy Browne |5
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |10|flagicon|EnglandGary Wilkinson |9
|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |10|flagicon|CanadaBob Chaperon |6
|flagicon|South Africa|1928 Silvino Francisco|10|flagicon|EnglandJoe O'Boye |6
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |10|flagicon|England Steve James|9
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |10|flagicon|IrelandEugene Hughes |3
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |10|flagicon|New ZealandDene O'Kane |5
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Virgo |10|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |4
|flagicon|AustraliaEddie Charlton |10|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |9
|flagicon|EnglandTony Meo |10|flagicon|England Joe Johnson|5
|flagicon|WalesWayne Jones |10|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |9
|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |10|flagicon|South Africa|1928 Peter Francisco|7
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |13|flagicon|EnglandSteve Duggan |3
|flagicon|EnglandMike Hallett |13|flagicon|EnglandDavid Roe |12
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|EnglandWillie Thorne |4
|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |13|flagicon|South Africa|1928Silvino Francisco |9
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |13|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |10
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |13|flagicon|EnglandJohn Virgo |12
|flagicon|EnglandTony Meo |13|flagicon|AustraliaEddie Charlton |8
|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |13|flagicon|WalesWayne Jones |3
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |13|flagicon|EnglandMike Hallett |3
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |5
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |13|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |7
|flagicon|EnglandTony Meo |13|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |9
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |16|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |9
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |16|flagicon|EnglandTony Meo |7
("Best of 35 frames") Crucible Theatre, Sheffield,30 April &1 May 1989 . Referee: John Street
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18-3John Parrott flagicon|England
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flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis wins the 1989 EmbassyWorld Snooker Championship
"Best of 19 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 25 frames"
"Best of 31 frames"
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