World Snooker Championship 1989
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 April–1 May 1989 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £525,000 |
| Winner's share | £105,000 |
| Highest break |
 Stephen Hendry (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis
|
| Runner-up |
John Parrott
|
| Score | 18–3 |
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The 1989 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1989 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April–1 May 1989 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Steve Davis won in the final 18–3 against John Parrott. This was Davis' sixth and last world title, and also his last appearance in the World Championship 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 Davis: 112
Highest break by Parrott: 68
There were 19 century breaks in the 1989 World Snooker Championship. The highest break of the event was 141 made by Stephen Hendry. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Darren Morgan.
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