"at 13–13 after the final afternoon session. During the evening session the scores was tied at 16–16 before Thorburn made a 119 clearance in frame 33 and a break of 51 in frame 34 to win the championship. Despite being the number 13 seed, Steve Davis was the favourite for the 1981 championship. Davis won a close match 10–8 against Jimmy White in the first round and beat three past world champions to meet 14th seed Doug Mountjoy in the final. Davis won the first six frames of the final but only led 10–8 at the end of the first"
"Steve Davis Steve Davis, (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player from Plumstead, London, who is widely viewed as one of the sport's greatest players as well as one of its most iconic figures. After turning professional in 1978, he dominated snooker during the 1980s, reaching eight World Championship finals in nine years, winning six world titles, and holding the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. He is remembered particularly for contesting the 1985 World Championship final with Dennis Taylor, the black-ball conclusion of which still holds the record for the largest after-midnight television"
"1985 World Snooker Championship final The 1985 World Snooker Championship final, commonly known as the black ball final, was a snooker match played on the weekend of 27/28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was contested between defending World Champion Steve Davis and Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor, appearing in his second final. Taylor produced a determined comeback to win the match on the final ball of the final frame, sealing his only world title. The result was a major shock, as Davis was the heavy favourite, having won three of the previous four world championships. The"
"since the tournament moved to the Crucible Theatre in 1977. 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"
"while Davis won all four in the evening. Sources: 1932 World Snooker Championship The 1932 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament, the final being held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. Joe Davis won his sixth World title by defeating New Zealander Clark McConachy 30–19 in the final. ""Dead"" frames were played, the score when Davis won the match was 25–18. Davis set a new Championship record break of 99 in the final. Only three players entered, Joe Davis, Tom Dennis and Clark McConachy. Dennis and McConachy played a semi-final, the winner meeting Davis in the final. McConachy"
"1989 World Snooker Championship The 1989 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1989 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April–1 May 1989 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Steve Davis won in the final 18–3 against John Parrott. This was Davis' sixth and last world title, and also his last appearance in the World Championship final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Shown below are the results for each round."
"1940 World Snooker Championship The 1940 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. Joe Davis won his fourteenth World title by defeating his younger brother Fred Davis 37–36 in the final, although the winning margin was reached at 37–35 as dead frames were still played out. Joe Davis compiled a century break in the penultimate frame to win the match. This was the last World Championship to be held until the end of the Second World War, the next one being held in 1946. There were nine entries for the Championship. The"
"the last black. 1948 World Snooker Championship The 1948 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. The final was held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England from 19 April to 1 May. For the second year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis won his first World title by defeating Donaldson 81–64 in the final, although he reached the winning margin already at 73–52. Davis also made the highest break of the tournament with 109. Sources: All qualifying matches were held at Burroughes Hall in London. The first-round matches were held from"
"1985 World Snooker Championship The 1985 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Defending champion Steve Davis was unable to make it three world titles in a row, as he lost 17–18 against Dennis Taylor in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The semi-final matches both finished with a , with Steve Davis winning 16–5 against Ray Reardon and Dennis Taylor defeating Tony"
"1948 World Snooker Championship The 1948 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. The final was held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England from 19 April to 1 May. For the second year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis won his first World title by defeating Donaldson 81–64 in the final, although he reached the winning margin already at 73–52. Davis also made the highest break of the tournament with 109. Sources: All qualifying matches were held at Burroughes Hall in London. The first-round matches were held from 1 to 13"
"1932 World Snooker Championship The 1932 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament, the final being held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. Joe Davis won his sixth World title by defeating New Zealander Clark McConachy 30–19 in the final. ""Dead"" frames were played, the score when Davis won the match was 25–18. Davis set a new Championship record break of 99 in the final. Only three players entered, Joe Davis, Tom Dennis and Clark McConachy. Dennis and McConachy played a semi-final, the winner meeting Davis in the final. McConachy and Dennis played their match from Thursday 14 to"
"defeating Warren King 10–6 in the final. The tournament moved to the Bournemouth International Centre in 1991. Stephen Hendry reached the final of the tournament in 1991 and 1992, but lost 4–10 against Jimmy White and 8–9 against Steve Davis respectively. After the 1992 event, it was discontinued and replaced with the Welsh Open. Sources: Classic (snooker) The Classic was a professional snooker tournament, which began in 1980 and ended in 1992. It was originally a non-ranking event, but became ranking in 1984. Steve Davis won the event six times and was the last champion. The tournament started as the"
"1929 World Snooker Championship The 1929 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between 17 December 1928 and 7 March 1929 at various venues in England, with the final beginning on 4 March 1929. Joe Davis won his third World title by defeating Tom Dennis 19–14 in the final. ""Dead"" frames were played, the score when Davis won the match was 17–12. The highest break of the tournament was 61 made by Davis in the final. Five players entered the Championship: Joe Davis (Chesterfield), Tom Dennis (Nottingham), Fred Lawrence (Birmingham), Alec Mann (Birmingham) and Kelsall Prince (Loughborough). In July"
"won the next three to take a winning 16–8 lead. Stanbury won five of the seven dead frames to leave a final score of 18–13. 1940 World Snooker Championship The 1940 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Thurston's Hall in London, England. Joe Davis won his fourteenth World title by defeating his younger brother Fred Davis 37–36 in the final, although the winning margin was reached at 37–35 as dead frames were still played out. Joe Davis compiled a century break in the penultimate frame to win the match. This was the last World Championship to"
"1933 World Snooker Championship The 1933 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between 23 March and 16 June at various venues in England, with the final beginning on 12 June 1933 at Joe Davis's Saloon in Chesterfield, England. Joe Davis won his seventh World title by defeating Willie Smith 25–18 in the final. The highest break of the final was 72 made by Davis. There were five entries: Walter Donaldson (Glasgow), Willie Leigh (Derby), Tom Dennis (Nottingham), Willie Smith (Darlington) and defending champion Joe Davis (Chesterfield). Donaldson and Leigh played their first round match at the Lounge Hall,"
"final between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor is the longest one-day final in snooker history. It lasted 10 hours and 21 minutes. In the 2005 final, John Higgins set two records: John Higgins, Stephen Hendry and Mark Williams are the only players to have won this tournament four times each. The World Open was shown live on Eurosport and Eurosport 2. It was shown on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Red Button, but the BBC confirmed that they would not be showing the 2012 edition. ITV4 televised the event in 2013. World Open (snooker) The World Open is a"
"2000 World Snooker Championship The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham. Mark Williams won his first World title by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown"
"1984 World Snooker Championship The 1984 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1984 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purpose of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May 1984 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Steve Davis won his third world title by defeating Jimmy White 18–16 in the final. Davis became the first player to retain the title at the Crucible. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Shown below are the results for each"
"1996 World Snooker Championship The 1996 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April–6 May 1996 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his sixth World Championship by defeating Peter Ebdon 18-12 equalling the modern day record of Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Legendary BBC commentator Ted Lowe retired after the conclusion of the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Shown"
"1949 World Snooker Championship The 1949 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England. For the third year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis became the second player to defend his first world title after Joe Davis in 1928 by defeating Donaldson 80–65 in the final, although he had taken a winning lead of 73–58 on the previous day. The match was still in the balance with the score at 63–58 before Davis won 10 frames in a row to take the title. Donaldson made the"
"Martin and the reigning World Champion and world number one Steve Davis. He lost both matches, finishing third, with Davis winning the title, but received a cheque for £6,000. As of September 2018, he remains the oldest-ever finalist in a major snooker event, aged 56 years and 11 months. Dunning died in Morley, West Yorkshire, on 11 September 2009, aged 82. John Dunning (snooker player) John Dunning (18 April 1927 – 11 September 2009) was an English professional snooker player from Morley, West Yorkshire. Having been Yorkshire amateur champion on eleven occasions, Dunning turned professional in 1971, and played his"
"three matches were at Leicester Square Hall. 1949 World Snooker Championship The 1949 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England. For the third year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Davis became the second player to defend his first world title after Joe Davis in 1928 by defeating Donaldson 80–65 in the final, although he had taken a winning lead of 73–58 on the previous day. The match was still in the balance with the score at 63–58 before Davis won 10 frames in a row"
"the 1985 match to win the championship. BBC Two aired a one-hour documentary on the final, ""Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final"", presented by Colin Murray, after the conclusion of the coverage of the 2010 final. 1985 World Snooker Championship final The 1985 World Snooker Championship final, commonly known as the black ball final, was a snooker match played on the weekend of 27/28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was contested between defending World Champion Steve Davis and Northern Irishman Dennis Taylor, appearing in his second final. Taylor produced a determined comeback to"
"tournament, one short of his record of 12 set the previous year. 1996 World Snooker Championship The 1996 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1996 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April–6 May 1996 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Stephen Hendry won his sixth World Championship by defeating Peter Ebdon 18-12 equalling the modern day record of Steve Davis and Ray Reardon. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Legendary BBC commentator Ted Lowe retired after the conclusion of the final."
"and 1934 losing on both occasions to Australian Walter Lindrum. Coinciding with his peak as a billiards player, Davis's interests shifted to snooker and he helped to organise the first snooker world championship in 1927 and won the tournament by beating Tom Dennis, for which he won UK£6 10s. He went on to win the world championship every year until 1940. Joe's brother Fred, twelve years his junior, was also a snooker player and multiple World Champion. When Joe met Fred in the world championship final of 1940, Joe won 37–36. Following the outbreak of World War II the world"
"1988 World Snooker Championship The 1988 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1988 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1988 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Steve Davis won in the final 18–11 against Terry Griffiths. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds"
"each player winning two. The Championship Cup was afterwards presented by Dr. Tinsley Lindley. 1929 World Snooker Championship The 1929 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held between 17 December 1928 and 7 March 1929 at various venues in England, with the final beginning on 4 March 1929. Joe Davis won his third World title by defeating Tom Dennis 19–14 in the final. ""Dead"" frames were played, the score when Davis won the match was 17–12. The highest break of the tournament was 61 made by Davis in the final. Five players entered the Championship: Joe Davis (Chesterfield), Tom"
"1946 World Snooker Championship The 1946 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament. The final was held at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London, England from 6 to 18 May. Joe Davis beat Horace Lindrum 78–67 although the winning margin was reached at 73–62. The Championship attracted a total of 14 entries; 13 were originally announced with Fred Lawrence being added a few days later. Entries were divided into a qualifying group (Section B), the winner joining seven others in the main draw (Section A). Joe Davis and Walter Donaldson met in Wellington, Shropshire. Davis led 6–4 and 12–8 after"
"professional the following year. He first entered the World Snooker Championship in 1933 when he lost in the semi-finals to Joe Davis. He missed the next few championships but came back in 1939 and reached the quarter-finals and went to the semi-finals the next year. The championship was then suspended for the remainder of the war, in which he served on the front line as Royal Signals Sergeant. The championship resumed in 1946, with Joe Davis winning again. Following that victory Davis retired from the event, leaving Walter, Joe's younger brother Fred, and Horace Lindrum vying for the number one"
"World Snooker Tournament. In the final match of the tournament Fred Davis, playing without a points handicap, beat brother Joe 36–35. This was the first time Joe had lost a competitive match when playing on level terms. However, under the ""sealed handicap"" aspect of the event, Joe received 2 frames and won the match 37–36. The event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 11 October to 18 December 1948. All matches were played at Leicester Square Hall in London. The competitors were Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Walter Donaldson, Sidney Smith and John Pulman. Each match lasted six"
"1947 World Snooker Championship The 1947 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament. The final was held at the Leicester Square Hall in London, England from 13 to 25 October. The semi-finals had been completed on 15 March but the finalists agreed to delay the final until the autumn so that it could be played at the rebuilt Thurston's Hall which had been bombed in October 1940. The World Championship was the first to be played since the ""retirement"" of Joe Davis who had won all 15 of the previous Championships. He had announced in October 1946 that he"
"In 1980 he won the Champion of Champions, beating John Virgo 10–8 in the final. After being part of the winning Wales team in the first two snooker World Cups, in 1979 and 1980, he suffered an illness which partially paralyzed his face and left big toe. With the problem cleared, he reached the final of the World Snooker Championship in 1981. He beat Eddie Charlton, Dennis Taylor and, in the semi-final, Ray Reardon (against whom he made a 145 break, a championship record at the time). He then played Steve Davis in the final. Davis was favourite to win"
"was law"""". Steve Davis, who holds the record for most professional tournament wins and himself is generally regarded as the beginning of the modern game, has stated that if he could play against a player from the past, it would be Joe Davis, to """"find out how good he really was"""". Joe Davis Joseph Davis, (15 April 1901 – 10 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s. He won the first 15 World Championships from 1927 to 1946. After his 1946 victory he"