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. | ||
Session 1: Referee: John Street |
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Semifinals | ||||||||||
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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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Quarterfinals | ||||||||||
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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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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 3 | ![]() |
Steve Duggan (a) | |||
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Mike Hallett (a) | 13 | - | 12 | ![]() |
David Roe (a) | |||
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Stephen Hendry | 13 | - | 10 | ![]() |
Willie Thorne (a) |
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Terry Griffiths (a) | 13 | - | 9 | ![]() |
Silvino Francisco (a) |
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Jimmy White | 13 | - | 12 | ![]() |
John Virgo (a) |
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John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 10 | ![]() |
Dennis Taylor (a) |
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Dean Reynolds (a) | 13 | - | 3 | ![]() |
Wayne Jones (a) |
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Tony Meo (a) | 13 | - | 8 | ![]() |
Eddie Charlton (a) |
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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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) | |||
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Mike Hallett (a) | 10 | - | 7 | ![]() |
Doug Mountjoy (a) |
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Stephen Hendry | 10 | - | 9 | ![]() |
Gary Wilkinson (a) |
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Willie Thorne (a) | 10 | - | 5 | ![]() |
Paddy Browne (a) | |||
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Terry Griffiths (a) | 10 | - | 6 | ![]() |
Bob Chaperon (a) |
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Silvino Francisco (a) | 10 | - | 6 | ![]() |
Joe O'Boye (a) | |||
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Jimmy White | 10 | - | 7 | ![]() |
Dene O'Kane (a) |
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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) | |||
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Wayne Jones (a) | 10 | - | 9 | ![]() |
Neal Foulds (a) |
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Dean Reynolds (a) | 10 | - | 7 | ![]() |
Peter Francisco (a) |
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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) |