1990 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–29 April 1990 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £620,000 |
| Winner's share | £120,000 |
| Highest break |
 John Parrott (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Stephen Hendry
|
| Runner-up |
Jimmy White
|
| Score | 18–12 |
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The 1990 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1990 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 29 April 1990 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
The final was contested by Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White. Hendry led 9–7 after the first day's play and won the first four frames of the second day to lead 13–7, before White reduced the gap to four frames. At 16–12 Hendry compiled breaks of 81 and 71 to win the match 18–12, to win his first world title. In so doing, Hendry became the youngest ever world champion at the age of 21 years and 106 days. 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 White: 87
Highest break by Hendry: 108
There were 18 century breaks in the championship. The highest break was 140 made by John Parrott.
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