1988 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April–2 May 1988 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £475,000 |
| Winner's share | £95,000 |
| Highest break |
 Steve James (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Steve Davis
|
| Runner-up |
 Terry Griffiths
|
| Score | 18–11 |
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The 1988 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1988 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1988 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Steve Davis won in the final 18–11 against Terry Griffiths. 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 Davis: 123
Highest break by Griffiths: 65
There were 18 century breaks in the championship, the highest of the tournament was 140 made by Steve James. James' performance at the championship earned him the Snooker Writers Association's Achievement of the Year award. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 141 made by Billy Kelly.
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