The "Crucible curse" (also known as the "The curse of the Crucible") refers to the fact that no first-time snooker world champion has retained his title the following year since the event moved to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1977. The last player to successfully defend his first world title was John Pulman in 1964, when the championship was still decided by challenge matches.
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