1986 World Snooker Championship

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The '''1986 World Snooker Championship''' (also referred to as the '''1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship''' for the purposes of [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsorship]]) was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986 at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England. It was the sixth and final [[Snooker world rankings|ranking event]] of the [[1985–86 snooker season]] and the 1986 edition of the [[World Snooker Championship]], first held in [[1927 World Snooker Championship|1927]]. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 awarded to the winner, and was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]].

The '''1986 World Snooker Championship''' (also referred to as the '''1986 Embassy World Snooker Championship''' for the purposes of [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsorship]]) was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 1986 at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England. It was the sixth and final [[Snooker world rankings|ranking event]] of the [[1985–86 snooker season]] and the 1986 edition of the [[World Snooker Championship]], first held in [[1927 World Snooker Championship|1927]]. The total prize fund was £350,000 with £70,000 awarded to the winner. The event was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]].

The defending champion was [[Dennis Taylor]], who had defeated [[Steve Davis]] 18–17 in the [[1985 World Snooker Championship final]] to win his first world title. In defence of his title, Taylor lost in the first round of the event 6–10 to [[Mike Hallett]]. [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]], the world number 16, defeated Davis 18–12 in the final to win his sole ranking event. Prior to the competition, the bookmakers' odds for a Johnson victory were 150/1. There were 20 [[century break]]s compiled in total during the tournament, the highest of which was a 134 made by Davis in the opening frame of his quarter-final win.

The defending champion was [[Dennis Taylor]], who had won his first world title by defeating [[Steve Davis]] 18–17 in the [[1985 World Snooker Championship final]]. In defence of his title, Taylor lost in the first round 6–10 to qualifier [[Mike Hallett]]. World number 16, [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]], defeated Davis 18–12 in the final to win his sole ranking event. Prior to the competition, the bookmakers' odds for a Johnson victory were 150/1. There were 20 [[century break]]s compiled in total during the tournament, the highest of which was a 134 made by Davis in the opening frame of his quarter-final win.

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