"the title in 1985, O'Sullivan became the oldest world champion since 45-year-old Ray Reardon in 1978. John Higgins, the defending champion, lost 4–13 to Stephen Hendry in the second round. On the opening day of the televised stage Hendry made the 88th official maximum break, his third at the Crucible and the 11th of his career. He announced his retirement from professional snooker following his defeat by Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals. The tournament was sponsored by online casino Betfred.com. This is to date, the last World Championship to feature a maximum break. The prize fund for the championship was"
"including a maximum break – were made by 51 players in the qualifying stage of the World Championship. 2017 World Snooker Championship The 2017 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was the 40th anniversary of the World Championships at the Crucible and was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Defending"
"2017 World Snooker Championship The 2017 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2017 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 April to 1 May 2017 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 19th and final ranking event of the 2016/2017 season. The tournament was the 40th anniversary of the World Championships at the Crucible and was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Defending champion Mark Selby retained his title, beating John Higgins 18–15 in the final, despite falling to 4–10 behind"
"from his position in November 1996, he had been a member of the governing board for 25 years. John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition. This is regarded as an unofficial maximum break as the event used non templated tables. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Spencer"
"2018 World Snooker Championship The 2018 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2018 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, held from 21 April to 7 May 2018 at in Sheffield, England. It was the 42nd consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the twentieth and final ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. The tournament was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Mark Williams won his third world title and 21st ranking title by beating John Higgins 18–16 in the final."
"is the highest in World Championship history, ahead of the 83 scored in 2009. For every century break made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, was due to donate £200 to World Snooker’s official charity, the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. However, in line with the sponsor's declaration, the donation was rounded up to £25,000 as at least 70 centuries were achieved. There were 83 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2015 World Snooker Championship The 2015 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes"
"The win came 15 years after Williams' second world title in 2003 and he became, at the age of 43, the second oldest winner at the Crucible. Three-time world champion Mark Selby had won the title for the previous two years but lost in the first round 4–10 to Joe Perry. The 2018 World Snooker Championship was held on 21 April to 7 May 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the 42nd consecutive year that the tournament was held at the Crucible, and the 50th consecutive year the championship was contested through the modern knockout format."
"for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 142. 1979 World Snooker Championship The 1979 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 28 April 1979 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Terry Griffiths won in the final 24–16 against Dennis Taylor. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Numbers in (parentheses) indicate seedings. Sources: Source: There were 13 century breaks at the championship, the highest"
"John Spencer (snooker player) John Spencer (18 September 1935 – 11 July 2006) was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition. This is regarded as an unofficial maximum break as the event used non templated tables. Spencer was born in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. Spencer started his snooker career at the age of 15. Snooker was in decline during his youth, and he"
"2019 World Snooker Championship The 2019 World Snooker Championship is a future professional snooker tournament, taking place from 20 April to 6 May 2019 at in Sheffield, England. It will be the 20th and final ranking event of the 2018/2019 season. The tournament will be broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Mark Williams is the defending champion, having beaten John Higgins 18–16 in the 2018 final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Main Stage maximum break: £ <br>Maximum break in Qualifying: £ Seedings shown in brackets following the 16 seeded players. 128 players"
"2014 World Snooker Championship The 2014 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2014 Dafabet World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 19 April to 5 May 2014 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 38th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. The event was sponsored by Dafabet for the first time. Mark Selby won his first world title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 18–14. This was"
"six century breaks at the championship. The highest break of the tournament was 135 made by John Spencer. 1977 World Snooker Championship The 1977 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1977 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 30 April 1977 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. John Spencer won in the final 25–21 against Cliff Thorburn. The event was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. Spencer at aged 41 was the oldest Crucible champion until Ray Reardon won the 1978 Championship aged 45. The breakdown"
"venue. There were 46 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. There were 52 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2006 World Snooker Championship The 2006 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2006 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was scheduled to take place from 15 April through 1 May 2006, but continued into the early hours of 2 May 2006, ending at 12:52 am BST. The final broke the record"
"2015 World Snooker Championship The 2015 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2015 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 18 April to 4 May 2015 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 39th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2014/2015 season. Betfred sponsored the event for the first time in three years, having previously sponsored the tournament from 2009 to 2012. The final was officiated by Olivier Marteel,"
"2013 World Snooker Championship The 2013 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2013 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 37th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. The event was sponsored by Betfair for the first time. Despite having played only one competitive match all season, defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan did not lose a"
"2016 World Snooker Championship The 2016 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 16 April to 2 May 2016 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 40th consecutive year that the tournament had been held at the venue. It was the tenth and last ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. The defending champion Stuart Bingham lost 9–10 against Ali Carter in the first round. Bingham fell to the Crucible curse, becoming the 17th and so far latest first-time champion"
"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 and 16 qualifiers). There were 18 century breaks at the championship, the highest of the tournament being 127 by Davis. Davis' 127 is the lowest ever highest break recorded in the Crucible. Dene O'Kane's 132 was the highest break of the qualifying stages. 1987 World Snooker Championship The 1987 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes"
"6 and 12 April 2012 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The final round of qualifying took place between 14 and 15 April 2012 at the same venue. Robert Milkins made the 87th official maximum break during his round four qualifying match against Xiao Guodong on 11 April 2012. This was the second maximum break of Milkins' career. Round 1 Rounds 2–5 There were 71 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. For every century break that was made during the 17-day championship in Sheffield, the title sponsor, Betfred, donated £200 to World Snooker’s official"
"1 Rounds 2–5 The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a 147 break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, thus winning £78,500 each. In total there were 63 century breaks made at this year's world championships. 2008 World Snooker Championship The 2008 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 2008 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. John"
"in both the qualifying and the televised stages. There were 83 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship, a new record beating 2002's and 2007's 68; this record was surpassed in 2015. There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2009 World Snooker Championship The 2009 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the first time that"
"2011 World Snooker Championship The 2011 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 35th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 season. The event was organised by the WPBSA and had a prize fund of £1,111,000. The tournament was sponsored by Betfred.com. Neil Robertson was the defending champion,"
"1979 World Snooker Championship The 1979 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 28 April 1979 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Terry Griffiths won in the final 24–16 against Dennis Taylor. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Numbers in (parentheses) indicate seedings. Sources: Source: There were 13 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 142 by Bill Werbeniuk. There was also a £5,000 bonus"
"qualifying. The rest of the tour players plus the invited amateurs will be drawn randomly. Winners will advance to the main draw. Total: Total: 2019 World Snooker Championship The 2019 World Snooker Championship is a future professional snooker tournament, taking place from 20 April to 6 May 2019 at in Sheffield, England. It will be the 20th and final ranking event of the 2018/2019 season. The tournament will be broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Mark Williams is the defending champion, having beaten John Higgins 18–16 in the 2018 final. The breakdown of prize money for this year"
"in the televised stage of the World Championship. There were 73 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship. 2011 World Snooker Championship The 2011 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 35th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 season. The event was organised by"
"The tournament was the last of twenty ranking events in the 2017/2018 season on the World Snooker Tour. It featured a 32-player main draw, as well as a 128-player qualifying draw. Qualifying took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield from 11 to 18 April 2018, finishing a few days prior to the start of the main draw at the Crucible. The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. Defending champion Mark Selby was automatically seeded 1st overall. The remaining seeds were allocated based on the latest world"
"Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 The qualifying rounds 1–3 for the tournament took place between 6 and 11 April 2013 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The final round of qualifying took place between 13 and 14 April 2013 at the same venue. There were 55 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship. Neil Robertson, the player who compiled the highest break of the tournament, received a Golden Cue. There were 63 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship: 2013 World Snooker Championship The 2013 World Snooker Championship"
"1987 World Snooker Championship The 1987 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1987 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April–4 May 1987 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Joe Johnson made it to the final again, as did Steve Davis, making it a repeat of the 1986 final. However Johnson did not retain his title, as he fell to the Crucible curse and lost 14–18 to Davis. It was Davis' fourth world title. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy. The breakdown"
"when winning a 4th frame, regardless of how many frames the other player has. In professional tournaments there was usually a substantial prize awarded to any player achieving a 147 break. For example, Ronnie O'Sullivan's maximum at the 1997 World Championship earned him £165,000. Of this, £147,000 was for making the 147 break and £18,000 was for achieving the highest break of the tournament. This was however abolished in the 2010/2011 season. In the 2011/2012 season World Snooker introduced a roll-over system for the maximum break prize money, the ""rolling 147 prize"". A maximum break is worth £5,000 in the"
"2007 World Snooker Championship The 2007 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2007 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament. The event began on 21 April and ran until 7 May 2007 (with the final continuing into the early hours of 8 May) at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Graeme Dott was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 7–10 to Ian McCulloch and became another World Champion who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title. John Higgins won his second"
"Maximum break In snooker, under normal circumstances, the maximum break is 147, also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven. This score is attained by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points, all in a single break i.e. without any misses. Joe Davis made the first officially recognized maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. In 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first maximum to occur during a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became"
"the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice. However, in line with the sponsor's declaration, the donation was rounded up to £25,000 as at least 70 centuries were achieved. Ding Junhui made 15 centuries which is the second highest total in Crucible history, one short of a record of 16 set by Stephen Hendry in 2002. There were 132 century breaks made by 63 players in the qualifying stage of the World Championship. 2016 World Snooker Championship The 2016 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, that"
"World Snooker Association (known as World Snooker), World Billiards, World Ladies Billiards & Snooker (formerly the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker Association (WLBSA)) and World Disability Billiards & Snooker. The World Snooker Association is responsible for running and administering snooker's main ranking circuit events. These include the Shanghai Masters, World Open, UK Championship, Welsh Open, China Open and the World Snooker Championship. The latter is the most famous and popular event on the snooker season, with a remarkable global audience. Staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield since 1977, it is the richest, most prestigious and most important tournament in"
"Crucible Theatre The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as ""The Crucible"") is a theatre in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971, As well as theatrical performances, it hosts the most prestigious event in professional snooker, the World Championship. The theatre was refurbished between 2007 and late 2009 and officially reopened 18 February 2010. The Crucible Theatre was built by M J Gleeson and opened in 1971, replacing the Playhouse Repertory theatre in Townhead Street. In 1967 Colin George, the founding Artistic Director of the Crucible, recommended a thrust stage for Sheffield, inspired by"