"1995 World Snooker Championship The 1995 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1995 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–30 April 1995 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Before the first round match between Jimmy White and Peter Francisco, there were unusual gambling patterns on a 10–2 win for White and betting was suspended shortly before the match. A betting investigation was held and Francisco was banned for five years. Future world champion John Higgins made his debut in this tournament. He lost in"
"Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator for the BBC and ITV. He is best known for his domination of the sport in the 1990s, during which he won the World Championship seven times, a record in the modern era, and was ranked world number one for eight consecutive seasons between 1990 and 1998, and again in 2007. The all-time record holder for the number of ranking titles won (36), Hendry is widely regarded as one of the greatest snooker players ever. As well as his seven World"
"online casino 888.com. The championship is currently sponsored by Betfred.com after 888.com pulled out of their five-year sponsorship deal after three years. On 15 April 2009 the World Snooker Championship website announced that Betfred.com would be the new sponsor of the world championship for the next four years. The world championship is the most highly valued prize in professional snooker, both in terms of financial reward (£300,000 for the winner, formerly £250,000) as well as ranking points and prestige. The world championship is televised extensively in the UK by the BBC and gains significant coverage in Europe on Eurosport and"
"Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player. He is a three-time World Snooker Champion and is the current world number one. Selby joined the main professional snooker tour in 1999 at the age of 16, having played on the UK Challenge Tour in 1998. In 2007, he was runner-up to John Higgins at the World Snooker Championship. After winning three Masters titles in 2008, 2010, and 2013, two UK Championships in 2012 and 2016, and three World Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017, he became the sixth player to win all of"
"to the 2009 World Championship, where Maguire and Burnett were drawn together the first round, it was announced that Strathclyde Police had opened an official enquiry into the match. The enquiry was closed in 2011 with no criminal charges against either of them, and a World Snooker disciplinary enquiry was announced, which ended without any regulatory action. In September 2013 it was announced, that Stephen Lee was found guilty of agreeing to lose the first frame of his first and second round matches. Shaun Murphy won the title with a 10–9 victory over Marco Fu. The breakdown of prize money"
"2014, fourteen-year-old Yan Bingtao beat Pakistan's Muhammad Sajjad 8–7 to become the youngest ever world champion in snooker. IBSF World Snooker Championship The IBSF World Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship) is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation. A number of IBSF champions have gone on to successful careers in the Pro ranks, notably Jimmy White (1980), James Wattana (1988), Ken Doherty (1989), Stuart Bingham (1996), Marco Fu (1997), Stephen Maguire (2000) and Mark Allen (2004). Both Ken Doherty (in 1997) and"
"successive title. There were 48 century breaks during the final stages, a new record. In the first round of 1997 championship Ronnie O'Sullivan made the fastest maximum break in snooker history, taking just 5 minutes and 20 seconds. The final was between Stephen Hendry and Irishman Ken Doherty. Doherty led 15–7 before Hendry won 5 frames in a row. Doherty then won the next three frames to win 18–12, ending Hendry's winning run of 29 consecutive matches. Stephen Hendry lost to Jimmy White in the first round of the 1998 championship. Doherty reached the final again meeting 22-year-old John Higgins."
"Snooker Championship, the Six-red World Championship and the World Seniors Championship. The first left-handed player to win the World Championship, Williams has won 22 ranking tournaments overall, including two UK Championships (1999 and 2002), making him fifth on the all-time list. He has also won the Masters on two occasions (1998 and 2003). His form began to decline after his second World Championship title in 2003; he then dropped out of the top 16 following the 2007/2008 season, but he regained his place for 2009/2010. Having failed to win a tournament from 2011 until 2017, he proceeded to win three"
"May 2013, Bingham married Michelle Shabi in a ceremony held in Cyprus. The couple have a son, Shae, born in 2011, a daughter, Marnie Rose, born 2017, and Michelle's daughter Tegan. Bingham was once a keen amateur golfer, but made the decision to play less golf so that he could focus on snooker. Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player and a one time World Snooker Champion. As an amateur, he won the 1996 IBSF World Snooker Championship. He first entered the top 32 in the world rankings for the 2006/2007 season, and"
"In April 2017, Robertson admitted to being addicted to video games. Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player. He made his first breakthrough into the top professional ranks in the 2006/2007 season. He won the 2010 World Championship and was the world number one later in the same year, a ranking that he attained again in 2013 and also in 2014. Robertson is the only Australian to have won a ranking event, and was undefeated in his first six televised finals. Robertson is also one of twelve players to win both the world"
"of all time behind Joe Davis and Stephen Hendry. Davis has won a record 81 professional titles and was the runner-up in 37 events. 28 of these titles were in ranking events. His record of six world titles in the modern era has been bettered only by Hendry and his tally of six UK Championship titles has been bettered by Ronnie O'Sullivan. Davis has also compiled over 300 competitive centuries during his career. In 2011 he was inducted to World Snooker's newly created Hall of Fame along with seven former World Champions. From 1994 to 2007 Davis played in professional"
"during a break from the game. His first child, with his ex-partner Sarah, a son named Max, was born in 2009. Ali Carter Allister ""Ali"" Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He is a two-time World Championship runner-up, twice losing to Ronnie O'Sullivan, in 2008 and 2012. He has also won four ranking titles and been as high as second in the world rankings. His nickname, ""The Captain"", comes from his hobby, piloting aeroplanes. He lives in Chelmsford. Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning the WPBSA Association Young Player of"
"since 1927, with Joe Davis becoming a key figure in the early growth of the sport with 15 championship wins from 1927 to 1946. The modern era began in 1969 after the BBC commissioned the snooker television show ""Pot Black"" and began to air the World Championship in 1978, leading to the sport's new peak in popularity. Ray Reardon dominated the game in the 1970s, Steve Davis in the 1980s, and Stephen Hendry in the 1990s; Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most world titles since 2000. Top professional players now compete regularly around the world and earn millions of pounds."
"2009, with Gino D'Acampo the eventual winner. White has endorsed four computer games: ""Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker"", """", ""Jimmy White's Cueball World"" and ""Pool Paradise"". These games have been released for numerous machines, from 8 bits up to second-generation consoles and mobile phones. In June 2007, he was contracted to the online billiard website Play89. Jimmy White James Warren White, (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who now competes with an invitational tour card. Nicknamed ""The Whirlwind"" because of his fluid, attacking style of play and popularly referred to as the ""People's Champion"", White is a"
"World Open (snooker) The World Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It had previously been known as the ""Professional Players Tournament"", the ""LG Cup"" and the ""Grand Prix"". During 2006 and 2007, it was played in a unique round-robin format, more similar to association football and rugby tournaments than the knock-out systems usually played in snooker. The knock-out format returned in 2008 with an FA Cup-style draw. The random draw was abandoned after the 2010 edition. Mark Williams is the defending champion. The tournament was created in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament by the World Professional Billiards and"
"IBSF World Snooker Championship The IBSF World Snooker Championship (also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship) is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in the world. The event series is sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation. A number of IBSF champions have gone on to successful careers in the Pro ranks, notably Jimmy White (1980), James Wattana (1988), Ken Doherty (1989), Stuart Bingham (1996), Marco Fu (1997), Stephen Maguire (2000) and Mark Allen (2004). Both Ken Doherty (in 1997) and Stuart Bingham (in 2015) have gone on to win the professional World Snooker Championship . The IBSF World"
"Jimmy White James Warren White, (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who now competes with an invitational tour card. Nicknamed ""The Whirlwind"" because of his fluid, attacking style of play and popularly referred to as the ""People's Champion"", White is a six times World Championship finalist, the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 Six-red Grand Prix champion, 2010 World Seniors Champion and 1984 World Doubles champion with Alex Higgins. White's non-world championship achievements include the UK Championship, the Masters and the Nations Cup. A two-time winner of both the World Cup and the British Open, White was"
"1997 World Snooker Championship The 1997 World Snooker Championship (akso referred to as the 1997 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April – 5 May 1997 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Ken Doherty won his only World title by defeating defending champion Stephen Hendry 18–12 in the final. Doherty also became the first snooker player to win the World Championship at junior, amateur and professional level. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown"
"in the 1927 World Snooker Championship reaching the second round. He died at the age of 73 years on 11 August 1951 in Farnborough. Melbourne Inman Melbourne Inman (15 July 1878 – 11 August 1951) was the World Billiards Champion in 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1919. He was born on 15 July 1878 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England to Robert Withy Inman (1844–1919) and Annie Cross (1852–1938). On 19 May 1905 he married Florence Ambler (1885–1971) and they had a son, Melbourne Sydney Inman (1909–1947) although his first names were transposed when his death was recorded in Chelsea, London"
"3 consecutive titles — Bob Marshall 5 consecutive titles — India 4 consecutive titles 31 consecutive titles — England 13 consecutive titles — England VIPA League 9 Consecutive wins - Liam Gallagher (also ended the streak of 12 by Andrew Akesson) But Andrew accumulated 34 seven balls during this momentous feat. Along with winning an incredible £180 in purse winnings for his destruction of Liam Gallagher. 3 consecutive titles — United States 3 consecutive titles — Allison Fisher 3 consecutive titles 15 consecutive titles at World Snooker Championship — Joe Davis 15 consecutive titles at World Snooker Championship — England"
"World Series of Snooker 2008/2009 The World Series of Snooker was played for the first time in the 2008/2009 season. Although there was a previous incarnation of the event organised by Matchroom Sport, that ran in the 1987/88 season, and from 1990/91 until 1992/93. It was a series of five non-ranking tournaments spread over Europe, where top professional players performed against regional wildcard players. The series consisted of four tournaments plus a ""Grand Final"" for which the winner earned €50,000. The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one each. These points determined the"
"2009 Masters (snooker) The 2009 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–18 January 2009 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 4th Masters title by beating defending champion Mark Selby 10–8 in the final. Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Judd Trump (ranked 41), and wild-card selection Ricky Walden (ranked 35). Mark"
"MBE in June 2004. Mark Williams (snooker player) Mark James Williams, (born 21 March 1975) is a Welsh professional snooker player who is a three-time World Champion, winning in 2000, 2003, and 2018. As the current World Champion, he is due to defend his title at the 2019 World Snooker Championship in April/May 2019. Aged 43 when he triumphed in May 2018, he became the second oldest winner of the World Championship at the Crucible (Ray Reardon was the oldest winner in 1978, aged 45). Often noted for his single-ball long potting ability, Williams has earned the nickname ""The Welsh"
"United States National Snooker Championship The United States National Snooker Championship is an annual snooker competition played in the USA and is the highest ranking amateur event in the USA. The competition was established in 1991 and was won by Tom Kollins, who currently holds the record for most championship wins, having won the title again in 1992, 1998, 1999 and 2001. Both the winner and runner-up are automatically selected to represent the United States in the following IBSF World Snooker Championship. The championship is currently held by New York's Ahmed Aly Elsayed, who won his fourth title at the"
"World Snooker Championship The World Snooker Championship is the leading snooker tournament both in terms of prestige and prize money. The first championship was held in 1927 and was won by Joe Davis. Davis won the first 15 championships before retiring from the event, undefeated, after his 1946 success. In the 1950s snooker went into a period of decline and the championship was not held after 1952, although an unofficial championship was held until 1957. In 1964 the championship was revived on a challenge basis and in 1969 the championship became a knock-out event again. Since 1977 it has been"
"the final 6–4 against Ken Doherty. Professionals: Wildcards: The fourth event was held in Moscow, Russia between 22–23 November 2008. John Higgins won in the final 5–0 against Ding Junhui. Professionals: Wildcards: The Grand Final of the World Series of Snooker was held in Portimão, Portugal between 8–10 May 2009. Shaun Murphy won in the final 6–2 against John Higgins. Group one: Group two: Knockout stage: Note: professional players in bold. Round one was played in a round robin format. The matches were best of seven frames. Each player played each other once. The winner and runner-up advanced to round"
"7 world titles. Since the 11 September 2001 attacks, snooker players have been required to put their cues in the holds of aeroplanes, where they are susceptible to damage. In August 2011, HM Revenue and Customs successfully applied to Glasgow Sheriff Court to liquidate the assets of Stephen Hendry Snooker Ltd., following its failure to pay an £85,000 tax bill. <nowiki>*</nowiki> It was decided by aggregate score over five frames. <nowiki>**</nowiki> There was no play-off. Title decided on league table only. Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish former professional snooker player and current commentator"
"Six-red World Championship The Six-red World Championship (also known as the SangSom 6 Red World Championship for sponsorship purposes) is a six-red snooker tournament, played with the six and six . Kyren Wilson is the reigning champion. The event was first held in the 2008/2009 season, and was known as the Six-red Snooker International. The event was organised by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports. Forty-eight players were divided in 8 round-robin groups. The top four from each group moved into the knock-out stage. In 2009 the event was renamed the Six-red World Grand Prix. In 2010, it replaced a"
"two. Table Matches: Table Matches: World Series of Snooker 2008/2009 The World Series of Snooker was played for the first time in the 2008/2009 season. Although there was a previous incarnation of the event organised by Matchroom Sport, that ran in the 1987/88 season, and from 1990/91 until 1992/93. It was a series of five non-ranking tournaments spread over Europe, where top professional players performed against regional wildcard players. The series consisted of four tournaments plus a ""Grand Final"" for which the winner earned €50,000. The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one"
"consecutive ranking titles, most century breaks compiled in one match (7), most centuries compiled in one tournament (16), most years ranked world number one, longest unbroken run inside the top 16 of the world rankings (23 seasons) and—at the time of his retirement—highest total prize money. Hendry's World Snooker profile states that he is ""generally considered the greatest snooker player ever"". However, some former players, such as Ray Reardon (in 2004) and Dennis Taylor (in 2013), have stated that he has been superseded by Ronnie O'Sullivan. In 2005 John Higgins, who competed with both players at their respective peaks, concurred,"
"Shaun Murphy (snooker player) Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed ""The Magician"", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. Born in Harlow and raised in Irthlingborough, Murphy turned professional in 1998. His victory at the World Championship was considered a major surprise as he was only the third qualifier to lift the title. His other ranking tournament victories came in the 2007 Malta Cup, the 2008 UK Championship, the Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals and the 2014 World Open, while"
"Ali Carter Allister ""Ali"" Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He is a two-time World Championship runner-up, twice losing to Ronnie O'Sullivan, in 2008 and 2012. He has also won four ranking titles and been as high as second in the world rankings. His nickname, ""The Captain"", comes from his hobby, piloting aeroplanes. He lives in Chelmsford. Carter turned professional in 1996. He first emerged in 1999, winning the WPBSA Association Young Player of the Year award after winning the Benson and Hedges Championship in 1999 – this earned him a wild card place in"
"to win the World Snooker Championship all won a championship in their 40s, the last of which was Reardon. It was forty years until another player in their 40s would win the title, when Mark Williams achieved the feat aged 43 in 2018. The 1979 championship was won by Terry Griffiths. Griffiths had only been a professional for 7 months and played two qualifying matches to reach the Crucible. In the semi-final Griffiths was trailing 16–17 to Eddie Charlton, before winning 19–17 at 1.40 am, and then beat Dennis Taylor 24–16 in the final, winning the record first prize of"