Professional snooker tournament, held from April to May 1989
Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates
15 April – 1 May 1989 (1989-04-15 – 1989-05-01)
Venue
Crucible Theatre
City
Sheffield
Country
England
Organisation
WPBSA
Format
Ranking event
Total prize fund
£525,000
Winner's share
£105,000
Highest break
Stephen Hendry (SCO) (141)
Final
Champion
Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up
John Parrott (ENG)
Score
18–3
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The 1989 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 1989 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was the eighth and final ranking event of the 1988–89 snooker season and the thirteenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament at this location having taken place in 1977. There were 142 entrants to the competition.
The defending champion was Steve Davis, who had previously won the World Championship five times. He met John Parrott in the final, which was a best-of-35-frames match. Davis won the match 18–3, which remains the biggest winning margin in the sport's modern era, and meant that the final, scheduled for four sessions, finished with a session to spare. This was Davis's sixth and last world title, and his last appearance in a World Championship final. Stephen Hendry scored the championship's highest break, a 141, in his quarter-final match. There were 19 century breaks compiled during the championship.
A five-round qualifying event for the championship was held at the Preston Guild Hall from 22 March to 4 April 1989 for 126 players, 16 of whom reached the main stage, where they met the 16 invited seeded players. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the BBC, and was sponsored by the Embassy cigarette company. Davis received £105,000 from the total prize fund of £525,000.
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Stephen Hendry (SCO) (141)
Steve Davis (ENG)