1998 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament August 2018 February 2013 1998 Embassy World Snooker Championship 1998 04 18 1998 05 4 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £1,323,000 £220,000 John Higgins SCO (143)Jimmy White ENG (143) John Higgins SCO Ken Doherty IRL 18–12 1997 1999 The 1998 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1998 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1998 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. 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. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette brand Embassy. Prize fund The winner of the event received £220,000 from a total prize fund of £1,323,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:Embassy World Championship 1998 http://www.snooker.org/trn/9798/wc98_res.shtml Snooker.org 28 October 2010World Championship 1998 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1998.asp Global Snooker 3 April 2011 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20110310201452/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1998.asp 10 March 2011 Downer 2026 172 Winner: £220,000 Runner-up: £132,000 Semi-final: £66,000 Quarter-final: £33,000 Last 16: £17,750 Last 32: £12,000 Highest break £19,000 Maximum break £147,000 Total £1,323,000 Summary First round The first round took place from 18 to 22 April, each match played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.Downer 2026 46–47 Eight players made their Crucible debut this year:Downer 2026 158 Simon Bedford,Simon Bedford at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=178&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 6 November 2012 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215754/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=178&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults David Gray,David Gray at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=35&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 11 May 2012 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307231536/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=35&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Quinten Hann,Quinten Hann at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=44&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 11 May 2012 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307234607/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=44&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Matthew Stevens,Matthew Stevens at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=11&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 11 May 2012 8 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308001453/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=11&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Terry Murphy,Terry Murphy at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=177&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 7 January 2013 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307233724/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=177&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Alfie Burden,Alfie Burden at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=179&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 7 January 2013 2 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902035205/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=179&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Peter Lines,Peter Lines at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=181&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 7 January 2013 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307223702/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=181&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults and Jason Prince.Jason Prince at the World Championship http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=180&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 7 January 2013 8 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308001540/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=180&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults The defending champion Ken Doherty, who had won the 1997 Malta Grand Prix earlier that season, led Lee Walker 6–3.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-hamiltons-ton-of-confid/194654921/ Hamilton's ton of confidence Clive Everton The Independent London 43 19 April 1998 Newspapers.com 1 April 2026 Dave Harold took a 2–0 lead against Anthony Hamilton, who levelled the match with breaks of 53 and 108 and went on to lead 5–3 with three consecutive breaks of 72, 102 and 100. Leading 9–8, Hamilton snookers required required two snookers in frame 18. He got one and Harold made a foul that gave Hamilton a free ball. After a miss on the green ball green, Hamilton clearance cleared the remaining five colours and won the match 10–8. "I've been in a few pressure situations this season and that stood me in good stead at the end," Hamilton commented. John Higgins, recently a winner of the 1998 British Open, built a 6–3 lead against Jason Ferguson. Having trailed by five frames at 1–6, Ferguson tied the match at 8–8, but Higgins took the last two for victory. James Wattana needed a win in the first round to secure a position in the top 16 going into the next season. He led Fergal O'Brien 6–3 at the end of the first day of play. Wattana was 8–4 and 9–6 in front. At 9–7, needing just one more frame to claim victory, he attempted a maximum break which ended on 57 points. O'Brien stole the frame on a re-spotted black and went on to win the match in the deciding frame. "I just blew it. I had so many chances and so I didn't really deserve to win. I shouldn't really have gone for that maximum but I wasn't really thinking straight," Wattana said. Having lost five deciders during the season, he wished he could give up snooker for a couple of years.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-obrien-makes-most-of-wa/194725845/ O'Brien makes most of Wattana's error The Independent London 61 20 April 1998 Newspapers.com 1 April 2026 Debutant Gray recovered from 3–6 behind to level the match against Alan McManus. McManus produced breaks of 111, 60 and 56 to go 9–7 in front. Gray, who made a 140 break during the match, won frame seventeen, but McManus sealed victory with a 30-point clearance in the eighteenth.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-tough-test-for-mcmanus/194726713/ Tough test for McManus The Independent London 28 21 April 1998 Newspapers.com 2 April 2026 Facing debutant Hann, Mark Williams won five consecutive frames to go from 4–4 to 9–4, one away from victory. Hann forced a decider and built a 55-point lead before losing position. Williams took frame and match. Qualifier and debutant Lines made a 141 clearance, but he trailed John Parrott, winner of the 1991 edition, 3–6. Parrott went on to win 10–4. Ronnie O'Sullivan led Joe Swail 6–3 and won 10–5. "My cousin Maria Catalano has more chance of winning the women's tournament than I do of winning the men's title," O'Sullivan said. "I've certainly got to improve if I want to get any further. If I play well, I'll beat anyone. If I play badly, I'll lose to the world No. 201. It's as simple as that." Guy Hodgson, writing for The Independent, claimed that the fact that O'Sullivan found snooker "simple at times" was "both his strength and his Achilles heel". "When things are dumped in your lap they can be taken for granted and when Rocker Ronnie temporarily becomes detached from his talent he does not always have the gritty determination to reconstruct the link. Exasperation can be easier to grasp than perspiration," he added. Darren Morgan trailed qualifier and debutant Prince 4–5. The 1997 Scottish Masters winner Nigel Bond took a 4–2 lead against Mark King, but then lost eight of the next nine frames for a 5–10 defeat. "There was just nothing there. As the season has gone on my confidence has drained away," Bond said.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-bond-makes-an-early-exit/194727437/ Bond makes an early exit The Independent London 27 22 April 1998 Newspapers.com 2 April 2026 Peter Ebdon, runner-up in 1996, produced two centuries and further breaks of 82, 99 and 76 to eliminate debutant Murphy 10–3. Jimmy White, who had lost fourteen consecutive matches against the six-time World Champion Stephen Hendry, won the first seven frames of his first-round match against him and finished the first session 8–1 in front.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-white-ready-to-humble-he/194728206/ White ready to humble Hendry The Independent London 27 23 April 1998 Newspapers.com 2 April 2026 At the beginning of the second session, Hendry stole the first frame with a 72 clearance and also won the following two to edge closer at 4–8. White took the next two for victory. "With Stephen [Hendry] you've never beaten him until you've shaken his hand. I tried to finish it too quickly but I thought 'chill out, you're going to get an opening' and I did," White said. Hendry commented: "If Jimmy [White] had played like that in any of the finals he'd be world champion by now. That's the best he's ever played against me."https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-white-lightning-strikes/194771795/ White lightning strikes Hendry The Independent Guy Hodgson London 30 24 April 1998 Newspapers.com 3 April 2026 It was the first time since his debut in 1986 that Hendry lost in the first round and it was also the first quarter-final stage not to feature him since 1988.Stephen Hendry profile http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/stephen-hendry/ Betfred 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416072038/http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/stephen-hendry/ 16 April 2012 dmy-all Hendry's eight-year run as the world number one ended and he was replaced by Higgins.Ranking History http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp snooker.org 11 May 2012 Second round The second round took place from 23 to 27 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.Downer 2026 46–47 Hamilton built a 6–2 lead in the first session of his match against the world number two Higgins. At the following day, Higgins produced a break of 131 in the first frame and went on to win the session by the same scoreline to level at 8–8. The next two frames were shared, and Higgins then produced breaks of 114, 71, 111, and 109 to take four in a row and win the match 13–9. "In past years I'd have gone to bed, sulked and probably lost 13–4. This time I made myself get up early and put in some practice," Higgins said. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-higgins-turns-the-tables/195041511/ Higgins turns the tables on Hamilton Guy Hodgson The Independent London 45 25 April 1998 Newspapers.com 7 April 2026 Facing Davis, Williams won the first session 5–3 and produced breaks of 63, 43, 102, and 71 in the second to widen his lead. Davis was in first in the next two frames, but he made mistakes that allowed Williams to further extend his advantage to eight frames at 11–3. Davis produced breaks of 75 and 52 to secure the last two frames of the second session and narrow the deficit. Williams sealed victory with a 13–8 result. "I thought Mark [Williams] was amazing. He's casual and devastating at the same time. He makes a difficult game look easy. I made it look even more difficult than it is," Davis said. Doherty led Lee 10–3, before Lee won five frames in a row to narrow the deficit to only two frames at 8–10. A missed pot on a red allowed Doherty back in frame 19 and he also took the next two for a 13–8 victory. White produced breaks of 83, 87, and 78 in the first three frames of his match against Morgan, who had reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship on two occasions. White made a total clearance of 143 as he extended his lead at 6–1, before Morgan won the last frame with a century break of 112.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-white-rides-the-tide-of/195041688/ White rides the tide of emotion Clive Everton The Independent London 50 26 April 1998 Newspapers.com 7 April 2026 White won the first frame of the following day with a clearance of 138 and made further breaks of 67, 89, 54, and 118 as he won the match 13–3. "I've played Hendry, Davis and a lot of good players and those are the best two sessions of snooker that I've ever faced," Morgan stated.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-whites-hot-streak-shatt/195049220/ White's hot streak shatters Morgan Guy Hodgson The Independent London 62 27 April 1998 Newspapers.com 7 April 2026 Parrott led Drago 5–3 and produced a century break as he took five consecutive frames for a 10–3 lead. He advanced to the next round with a 13–7 result. Going into the last session, Ebdon held a 12–4 lead against O'Brien. O'Brien took the first frame of the third session with a 67 break, but Ebdon produced a 124 clearance to win the match.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-ebdon-stays-focused-to-r/197447446/ Ebdon stays focused to reach the quarter-finals Guy Hodgson The Independent London 29 28 April 1998 Newspapers.com 13 May 2026 O'Sullivan led McManus 7–1. McManus took three of the eight frames of the afternoon session to avoid losing the match with a session to spare. At the resumption, O'Sullivan produced a century break of 134 to seal victory with a 13–4 scoreline in under ten minutes. Stevens and King shared the first two sessions. Resuming at 8–8, Steven made breaks of 52, 100, and 61 as he took five of the following six frames for victory. Quarter-finals The quarter-finals took place on 28 and 29 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.Downer 2026 46–47 Having led Stevens 9–8 and 10–9, Doherty compiled breaks of 53 and 70 to win back-to-back frames and move one away from victory at 12–9. Stevens took the next frame, but Doherty progressed to the semi-finals with a break of 73. "I've got to the semi-finals without too much notice and it suits me. I'm doing my own thing like I did last year and, at the end of the day, the tournament is more important that the media attention," Doherty said.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-doherty-advances-quietly/197447583/ Doherty advances quietly as White departs Guy Hodgson The Independent London 30 30 April 1998 Newspapers.com 13 May 2026 Williams built an 8–5 lead, but Ebdon recovered and tied the scores at 9–9. The next four frames were shared, but Williams then won back-to-back frames for a 13–11 victory. "I'm fed up of these close matches," said Williams, whose highest break of the match was a 67.Downer 2026 47 Facing Parrott, Higgins made his 100th career century break, a 102 in the last frame of the second session, which ended with the scores level at 8–8. At the resumption the next morning, Higgins compiled back-to-back centuries of 143 and 139. They meant that the tournament had produced a record-breaking total of 49 century breaks. Parrott took three frames in a row to lead 11–10, but Higgins also won three consecutive frames to progress with a 13–11 result. "He'll take a fair bit of stopping. Ken Doherty's going along quietly, minding his own business, but I tipped John [Higgins] before the start of the tournament and I've seen nothing to change that," Parrott said.Downer 2026 47 O'Sullivan won seven of the eight frames played in the first session. White halved the deficit at 9–6. "O'Sullivan spent much of the day smiling ironically at the hopelessness of his play," Guy Hodgson wrote, reporting for The Independent. O'Sullivan produced a 55 break to win the last frame of the session, which ended 10–6. He made further breaks of 64 and 118 to win 13–7.Downer 2026 47 Semi-finals The semi-finals took place from 30 April to 2 May, played as the best of 33 frames over four sessions.Downer 2026 46–47 Final The best-of-35-frame final took place over four sessions on 3 and 4 May between Doherty and Higgins.Downer 2026 46–47 Referee Lawrie Annandale officiated the final.Downer 2026 189 Main draw The draw for the main tournament is shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings. The match winners are shown in bold.Embassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 7 May 2012Downer 2026 46–47 high numbered auto First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 18 April Ken Doherty IRL (1) player seeding 10 Lee Walker WAL 8 22 April Stephen Lee ENG (16) player seeding 10 Andy Hicks ENG 4 22 & 23 April Alain Robidoux CAN (9) player seeding 8 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 20 & 21 April Nigel Bond ENG (8) player seeding 5 Mark King ENG 10 21 April Peter Ebdon ENG (5) player seeding 10 Terry Murphy NIR 3 18 & 19 April James Wattana THA (12) player seeding 9 Fergal O'Brien IRL 10 19 & 20 April Steve Davis ENG (13) player seeding 10 Simon Bedford ENG 6 19 & 20 April Mark Williams WAL (4) player seeding 10 Quinten Hann AUS 9 18 & 19 April John Higgins SCO (3) player seeding 10 Jason Ferguson ENG 8 18 & 19 April Anthony Hamilton ENG (14) player seeding 10 Dave Harold ENG 8 18 & 19 April Tony Drago MLT (11) player seeding 10 Alfie Burden ENG 8 20 & 21 April John Parrott ENG (6) player seeding 10 Peter Lines ENG 4 21 & 22 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (7) player seeding 10 Joe Swail NIR 5 20 April Alan McManus SCO (10) player seeding 10 David Gray ENG 8 21 & 22 April Darren Morgan WAL (15) player seeding 10 Jason Prince NIR 8 22 & 23 April Stephen Hendry SCO (2) player seeding 4 Jimmy White ENG 10 24 & 25 April Ken Doherty IRL (1) player seeding 13 Stephen Lee ENG (16) player seeding 8 26 & 27 April Matthew Stevens WAL 13 Mark King ENG 9 25, 26 & 27 April Peter Ebdon ENG (5) player seeding 13 Fergal O'Brien IRL 5 23, 24 & 25 April Steve Davis ENG (13) player seeding 6 Mark Williams WAL (4) player seeding 13 23 & 24 April John Higgins SCO (3) player seeding 13 Anthony Hamilton ENG (14) player seeding 9 24 & 25 April Tony Drago MLT (11) player seeding 7 John Parrott ENG (6) player seeding 13 26 & 27 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (7) player seeding 13 Alan McManus SCO (10) player seeding 4 25 & 26 April Darren Morgan WAL (15) player seeding 3 Jimmy White ENG 13 28 & 29 April Ken Doherty IRL (1) player seeding 13 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 28 & 29 April Peter Ebdon ENG (5) player seeding 11 Mark Williams WAL (4) player seeding 13 28 & 29 April John Higgins SCO (3) player seeding 13 John Parrott ENG (6) player seeding 11 28 & 29 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (7) player seeding 13 Jimmy White ENG 7 30 April, 1 & 2 May Ken Doherty IRL (1) player seeding 17 Mark Williams WAL (4) player seeding 14 30 April, 1 & 2 May John Higgins SCO (3) player seeding 17 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (7) player seeding 9 3 & 4 May Ken Doherty IRL (1) player seeding 12 John Higgins SCO (3) player seeding 18 Final: frame scores (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 & 4 May 1998Referee: Lawrie AnnandaleDowner 2026 189 Ken Doherty IRL (1) player seeding 1218 John Higgins SCO (3) player seeding 26 44 (610) 53 (1113) 15 (1218) 112 130 1 5 9 12 John Higgins wins the 1998 Embassy World Snooker ChampionshipBreaks over 50 are shown in parentheses. Doherty Higgins 73frame winner (59) 20 7 1 0 52 (52) 0 89frame winner (89) 112frame winner (112) 66frame winner 97frame winner (58) 2 4 5 0 82frame winner N/A 90frame winner (69) 0 61frame winner (55) 0 90frame winner (86) 99frame winner (59) 48 82frame winner 14 0 58 78frame winner 19 8 N/A N/A N/A N/A 34 80frame winner 86frame winner 71frame winner (71) 113frame winner (66) 73frame winner (55) 130frame winner (130) 0 0 7 18 66frame winner (51) 103frame winner (103) 86frame winner 138frame winner (64, 74) 70 N/A 39 89frame winner (89) 6 130frame winner (130) 0 1 58frame winner 44 60frame winner 128frame winner (128) 71frame winner 41 66frame winner 119frame winner (118) N/A N/A N/A N/A Qualifying results Fifteen qualifying rounds were played.Downer 2026 256–257 Rounds 9-11 Results for rounds 9 to 11 are shown below.Downer 2026 256–257 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Evan Munro SCO 3 Leo Fernandez IRL 10 Michael O'Sullivan ENG 2 Robert Milkins ENG 10 John Burns ENG 2 Philip Williams WAL 10 Steve Meakin ENG 10 Neal Tomkins ENG 7 Leo Fernandez IRL 10 Robert Milkins ENG 8 Philip Williams WAL 10 Steve Meakin ENG 6 Leo Fernandez IRL 10 Philip Williams WAL 6 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Brian Rowswell ENG 10 Sean Lanigan ENG 7 Hugh Abernethy SCO 8 Joe Jogia ENG 10 Chris Shade SCO 10 Nick Manning ENG 3 Jeff Cundy ENG 10 Dylan Leary NIR 7 Brian Rowswell ENG 10 Joe Jogia ENG 4 Chris Shade SCO 9 Jeff Cundy ENG 10 Brian Rowswell ENG 10 Jeff Cundy ENG 9 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Stuart Reardon ENG 10 Jason Weston ENG 8 Surinder Gill ENG 10 Stuart Parnell ENG 5 Ali Carter ENG 10 Scott Cooney ENG 8 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 10 James McGouran ENG 6 Stuart Reardon ENG 4 Surinder Gill ENG 10 Ali Carter ENG 5 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 10 Surinder Gill ENG 5 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 10 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Leigh Robinson ENG 6 Nick Terry ENG 10 Garry Baldrey ENG 10 Graham Horne SCO 8 Mario Geudens BEL 7 Barry Pinches ENG 10 Nic Barrow ENG 10 Mario Wehrmann NED 4 Nick Terry ENG 10 Garry Baldrey ENG 1 Barry Pinches ENG 10 Nic Barrow ENG 3 Nick Terry ENG 2 Barry Pinches ENG 10 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Mark Johnston-Allen ENG 10 Joe O'Boye IRL 5 Justin Buckingham ENG 4 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Jason Wallace ENG 10 Andrew Cairns ENG 9 Oliver King ENG 10 Robin Hull FIN 7 Mark Johnston-Allen ENG 6 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Jason Wallace ENG 10 Oliver King ENG 4 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Jason Wallace ENG 2 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Munraj Pal ENG 10 Les Dodd ENG 8 Christopher McGee ENG 10 Lee Mallin ENG 6 Gary Lees ENG 10 Paul McPhillips SCO 6 Joe Delaney IRL 10 Ryan Mitchell ENG 4 Munraj Pal ENG 10 Christopher McGee ENG 4 Gary Lees ENG 8 Joe Delaney IRL 10 Munraj Pal ENG 8 Joe Delaney IRL 10 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Stuart Bingham ENG 10 Ian Hurdman ENG 1 Darryn Walker ENG 9 Adrian Rosa ENG 10 Mike Hallett ENG 10 Garoid O'Connor ENG 4 Marco Fu HKG 10 Paul Sweeny ENG 5 Stuart Bingham ENG 7 Adrian Rosa ENG 10 Mike Hallett ENG 2 Marco Fu HKG 10 Adrian Rosa ENG 10 Marco Fu HKG 8 high 32 200 no Round 9Best of 19 frames Round 10Best of 19 frames Round 11Best of 19 frames Andrew Higginson ENG 10 David McDonnell IRL 6 Simon Parker ENG 10 Stephen Murphy ENG 4 Ian Sargeant WAL 10 Steve Day ENG 8 David Coles ENG 5 Andy Neck ENG 10 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 Simon Parker ENG 6 Ian Sargeant ENG 10 Andy Neck ENG 0 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 Ian Sargeant WAL 7 Rounds 12-15 Results for rounds 12 to 15 are shown below.Downer 2026 256–257 Round 15 was held at Telford international Centre on 20 and 21 March.Yates Phil Embassy World Championship: qualifying: rounds 1-14 Snooker Scene February 1998 10–17 y high 4 32 auto 4 4 no Round 12Best of 19 frames Round 13Best of 19 frames Round 14Best of 19 frames Round 15Best of 19 frames Leigh Griffin ENG 10 Leo Fernandez IRL 7 John Lardner SCO 10 Brian Rowswell ENG 5 Troy Shaw ENG 5 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 10 Joe Perry ENG 10 Barry Pinches ENG 7 Mark Gray ENG 9 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Peter McCullagh ENG 1 Joe Delaney IRL 10 David Gray ENG 10 Adrian Rosa ENG 5 Craig MacGillivray SCO 5 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 Jonathan Birch ENG 3 Lee Walker WAL 10 Karl Broughton ENG 4 Leigh Griffin ENG 10 David Roe ENG 10 Ian Brumby ENG 7 Graeme Dott SCO 10 John Lardner SCO 3 Drew Henry SCO 10 Sean Storey ENG 5 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 Stephen O'Connor IRL 5 Paul Hunter ENG 10 Lee Richardson ENG 4 Michael Judge IRL 8 Steve Judd ENG 10 Joe Johnson ENG 10 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO 6 Nick Pearce ENG 10 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 5 Willie Thorne ENG 3 Nick Walker NIR 10 Shokat Ali PAK 2 Joe Perry ENG 10 Euan Henderson SCO 3 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Tony Jones ENG 10 Paul Wykes ENG 9 Wayne Jones ENG 3 Quinten Hann AUS 10 Anthony Davies WAL 10 Jamie Woodman ENG 1 Jason Ferguson ENG 10 Darren Clarke ENG 6 Chris Scanlon ENG 9 Marcus Campbell SCO 10 Jamie Burnett SCO 6 Joe Delaney IRL 10 Dennis Taylor NIR 6 Gary Ponting ENG 10 Mark Bennett WAL 6 Alfie Burden ENG 10 Dean Reynolds ENG 8 Wayne Brown ENG 10 David Finbow ENG 7 Peter Lines ENG 10 Dene O'Kane NZL 5 Stuart Pettman ENG 10 Paul Davies WAL 9 Matthew Couch ENG 10 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 10 Karl Payne ENG 6 Tony Chappel WAL 5 Karl Burrows ENG 10 Mark Davis ENG 4 David Gray ENG 10 Jason Prince NIR 10 John Read ENG 4 Jimmy Michie ENG 5 Andrew Higginson ENG 10 Gerard Greene NIR 5 Bradley Jones ENG 10 Dominic Dale WAL 7 Ian McCulloch ENG 10 Lee Walker WAL 10 Leigh Griffin ENG 5 David Roe ENG 10 Graeme Dott SCO 9 Drew Henry SCO 3 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 Paul Hunter ENG 10 Steve Judd ENG 5 Joe Johnson ENG 8 Nick Pearce ENG 10 Nick Walker NIR 6 Joe Perry ENG 10 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Tony Jones ENG 7 Quinten Hann AUS 10 Anthony Davies WAL 3 Jason Ferguson ENG 10 Marcus Campbell SCO 6 Joe Delaney IRL 10 Gary Ponting ENG 8 Alfie Burden ENG 10 Wayne Brown ENG 2 Peter Lines ENG 10 Stuart Pettman ENG 5 Matthew Couch ENG 10 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 2 Karl Burrows ENG 9 David Gray ENG 10 Jason Prince NIR 10 Andrew Higginson ENG 6 Bradley Jones ENG 10 Ian McCulloch ENG 9 Billy Snaddon SCO 9 Lee Walker WAL 10 Andy Hicks ENG 10 David Roe ENG 1 Neal Foulds ENG 3 Matthew Stevens WAL 10 Mark King ENG 10 Paul Hunter ENG 8 Terry Murphy NIR 10 Nick Pearce ENG 2 Fergal O'Brien IRL 10 Joe Perry ENG 7 Gary Wilkinson ENG 9 Simon Bedford ENG 10 Brian Morgan ENG 6 Quinten Hann AUS 10 Mick Price ENG 7 Jason Ferguson ENG 10 Dave Harold ENG 10 Joe Delaney IRL 7 Rod Lawler ENG 3 Alfie Burden ENG 10 Steve James ENG 6 Peter Lines ENG 10 Joe Swail NIR 10 Matthew Couch ENG 3 Chris Small SCO 5 David Gray ENG 10 Martin Clark ENG 8 Jason Prince NIR 10 Jimmy White ENG 10 Bradley Jones ENG 5 Century breaks A total of 59 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament,Downer 2026 199 a new record which lasted until 2002.Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 5 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011 Downer 2026 196–212 John Higgins' 14 centuries in the tournament was a new record, beating the 12 made by Stephen Hendry in 1995.Eric Hayton The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History 2004 Rose Villa Publications London 978-0-9548549-0-4 143, 139, 131, 130, 130, 128, 119, 118, 114, 111, 109, 104, 103, 102 John Higgins 143, 138, 118, 106 Jimmy White 141, 134, 118, 104, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 141 Peter Lines 140, 107 David Gray 137, 134, 131, 112 Ken Doherty 137 Dave Harold 137 James Wattana 133, 109 Stephen Lee 127, 100 Matthew Stevens 124, 117, 109, 108, 108, 104 Peter Ebdon 120, 108, 104, 102 John Parrott 115, 108, 102, 100 Anthony Hamilton 115, 105 Alfie Burden 112 Darren Morgan 111 Alan McManus 105, 100 Fergal O'Brien 103, 100 Mark King 102 Mark Williams References 30em Books Downer Chris Crucible Almanac. 2025 edition 2026 Bournemouth self-published Category:World Snooker Championships Category:1990s in Sheffield World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship