The final was contested by Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White. Hendry led 9–7 after the first day's play and won the first four frames of the second day to lead 13–7, before White reduced the gap to four frames. At 16–12 Hendry compiled breaks of 81 and 71 to win the match 18–12, to win his first world title. In so doing, Hendry became the youngest ever world champion at the age of 21 years and 106 days.
For the first time since 1982, Davis failed to reach the final, losing 14–16 to Jimmy White in the semi-final.
1982 champion Alex Higgins returned to the Crucible after missing out the previous year. He lost 5–10 to Steve James in the first round. After the match, Higgins punched an official in the stomach at the post-match press conference; this, alongside a threat to have Dennis Taylor shot at the 1990 World Cup a month earlier, led to Higgins being banned for the entire 1990/1991 season.
The 1928 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at various venues throughout the season. The final was held at the Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England. It was played on a challenge basis with the other 6 entries, playing off for the right to challenge Joe Davis in the final. The highest break of the tournament was 46 made by Alec Mann.
Davis won in the final 16–13 against Fred Lawrence, and retained the title.
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The Championship was played on a challenge basis with the entrants, playing off for the right to challenge the Champion, Joe Davis, in the final. The Billiards Championship was contested on a challenge basic at the time and the same system was used for the snooker championship.
The first match played was between Tom Newman and Fred Smith at the Albert Hall, Kenilworth Street, Leamington Spa from 28 to 30 December. Newman led 7–1 after the first day and 10–6 at the end of the second day. Newman won the first two frames on the final day to win the match 12–6.
John Higgins won his first World title by defeating defending champion Ken Doherty 18–12 in the final. Doherty became another World Champion, who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title. However, Doherty has come closer than any other first-time champion bar Joe Johnson to retaining his championship.
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Stephen Hendry lost in the first round 4–10 to Jimmy White. It was the first time since his debut in 1986 that he lost in the last 32 and it was also the first quarter-final stage not to feature Hendry since 1988.
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.
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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.
Clark McConachy v Tom Dennis played their match from Thursday 14 to Saturday 16 April in Skegness over 25 frames. There were eight frames played each day with four frames in the afternoon and four in the evening (five on the final day). Both sessions on the first day ended level, leaving the score 4–4 overnight. The players were again level after the second day, Dennis winning three frames in the afternoon and McConachy three in the evening. McConachy won three frames on the final afternoon to lead 11–9. In frame 19, with all the reds of the table, McConachy made a break of 72 with 9 reds and 9 blacks, winning the frame 92–32. In the evening session Dennis won two of the first three frames to trail 12–11. In frame 24 McConachy made an early break of 47 and won the frame 93–36 to win the match 13–11.
Seven-time world champion ... Hendry, who won the World Championship seven times between 1990 and 1999, returned to the game in 2020 after initially retiring in 2012 ... A statement from World Snooker read.
With White as the hot favourite and with the crowd urging him on against 21-year-old Stephen Hendry, the final of 1990 world championship turned out to be a pivotal moment in British snooker and paved the way for what was to come in the next decade.
The WPBSA, whose commercial arm is the WorldSnooker Tour, manages the rules overseeing snooker tournaments ... Hendry turned professional in 1985 and dominated snooker in the 1990s after winning his first world championship in 1990, aged 21.
