1986 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 April–5 May 1986 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |
 Steve Davis (134) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Joe Johnson
|
| Runner-up |
Steve Davis
|
| Score | 18–12 |
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The 1986 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 April – 5 May 1986 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Joe Johnson won his only world title by defeating Steve Davis 18–12 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
Highest break by Johnson: 75
Highest break by Davis: 108
There were 20 century breaks in the championship, a record which stood until 1991. The highest breaks were 134 made by Davis in the main events, and 141 made by Hendry and in the qualifying event.
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