Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 15 Apr - 1 May 1989;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Steve Davis (a);
Notes: See also results (31)
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Steve Davis (a) | 18 | - | 3 | |
John Parrott (a) |
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 It was a third consecutive World Snooker Championship win for Davis and his sixth title. The match ended with a session to spare. | ||
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Session 1: Referee: John Street |
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Steve Davis (a) | 16 | - | 9 |  |
Stephen Hendry |
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John Parrott (a) | 16 | - | 7 | |
Tony Meo (a) |
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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 3 | |
Mike Hallett (a) |
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Stephen Hendry | 13 | - | 5 |  |
Terry Griffiths (a) |
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John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Jimmy White |
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Tony Meo (a) | 13 | - | 9 | |
Dean Reynolds (a) |
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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| 1 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 3 | |
Steve Duggan (a) | |||
| 2 | |
Mike Hallett (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
David Roe (a) | |||
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Stephen Hendry | 13 | - | 10 | |
Willie Thorne (a) |
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| 4 | |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 13 | - | 9 |  |
Silvino Francisco (a) |
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| 5 | |
Jimmy White | 13 | - | 12 | |
John Virgo (a) |
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| 6 | |
John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 10 |  |
Dennis Taylor (a) |
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| 7 | |
Dean Reynolds (a) | 13 | - | 3 | |
Wayne Jones (a) |
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| 8 | |
Tony Meo (a) | 13 | - | 8 |  |
Eddie Charlton (a) |
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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| 1 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Steve Newbury (a) | |||
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Steve Duggan (a) | 10 | - | 1 | |
Cliff Wilson (a) | For the seventh time, Wilson failed to win a match at the Crucible. | ||
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David Roe (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Tony Knowles (a) | |||
| 4 | |
Mike Hallett (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) |
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| 5 | |
Stephen Hendry | 10 | - | 9 | |
Gary Wilkinson (a) |
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| 6 | |
Willie Thorne (a) | 10 | - | 5 |  |
Paddy Browne (a) | |||
| 7 | |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 10 | - | 6 |  |
Bob Chaperon (a) |
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| 8 | |
Silvino Francisco (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Joe O'Boye (a) | |||
| 9 | |
Jimmy White | 10 | - | 7 |  |
Dene O'Kane (a) |
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| 10 | |
John Virgo (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Darren Morgan (a) | Virgo progressed to the second round for the first time since 1982. | ||
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John Parrott (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Steve James (a) | Parrott, from Liverpool, wore a black armband during the match in recognition of the Hillsborough disaster that had happened on 15 April at the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool. | ||
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Dennis Taylor (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
Eugene Hughes (a) | |||
| 13 | |
Wayne Jones (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Neal Foulds (a) |
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| 14 | |
Dean Reynolds (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Peter Francisco (a) |
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| 15 | |
Eddie Charlton (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) |
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Charlton, aged 59 years and 169 days, became the second-oldest player to win a match at the World Championship, after Fred Davis in 1979. Match finished at 2:39 am, which was the second-latest finish time for a match at the Crucible. | |
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Tony Meo (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Joe Johnson (a) | |||
