1993 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April–3 May 1993 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,000,000 |
| Winner's share | £175,000 |
| Highest break |
 Steve Davis (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Stephen Hendry
|
| Runner-up |
Jimmy White
|
| Score | 18–5 |
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The 1993 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 3 May 1993 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry won his third World title by defeating Jimmy White 18–5 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 Hendry: 136
Highest break by White: 60
There were 35 century breaks in the championship, a new record beating the 31 centuries of 1991. The highest break of the event was a 144 made by Steve Davis.
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