Tournament Summary
- Davis won by the biggest margin ever at a World Snooker Championship when he beat John Parrott 18–3 in the final to win his sixth title to equal Ray Reardon's total since the competition was re-launched in 1969. The match ended with a session to spare.
- Eddie Charlton defeated Cliff Thorburn 10–9 in the first round. The match ended at 2.40 a.m, and was the second latest finish at the Crucible. With this Charlton became at the age of 59 years and 169 days the second-oldest player to win a match at the World Championship, after Fred Davis in 1979.
- Alex Higgins fails to qualify for the championship for the first time in his career after he lost to Darren Morgan 8–10 in the final qualifying round, in which Morgan made his debut.
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