Professional snooker world championship tournament, April–May 1986
1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates
19 April – 5 May 1986 (1986-04-19 – 1986-05-05)
Venue
Crucible Theatre
City
Sheffield
Country
England
Organisation
WPBSA
Format
Ranking event
Total prize fund
£350,000
Winner's share
£70,000
Highest break
Steve Davis (ENG) (134)
Final
Champion
Joe Johnson (ENG)
Runner-up
Steve Davis (ENG)
Score
18–12
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Snooker tournament
The 1986 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the sixth and final ranking event of the 1985–86 snooker season and the 1986 edition of the World Snooker Championship, first held in 1927. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 awarded to the winner and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The defending champion was Dennis Taylor, who had defeated Steve Davis 18–17 in the 1985 World Snooker Championship final to win his first world title. In defence of his title, Taylor lost in the first round of the event 6–10 to Mike Hallett. Joe Johnson the world number 16 defeated Davis 18–12 in the final to win his sole ranking event. Prior to the competition, the bookmakers' odds for a Johnson victory were 150/1. There were 20 century breaks compiled in total during the tournament, the highest of which was a 134 made by Davis in the opening frame of his quarter-final win.
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Global Information
Steve Davis (ENG) (134)