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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=[[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]] [[World Snooker Championship]]
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1989|04|15|1989|05|1|df=y}}
|venue=[[Crucible Theatre]]
|location=[[Sheffield]]
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|format=[[List of snooker ranking tournaments|Ranking event]]
|Total prize fund=£525,000
|winners_share=£105,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}} (141)
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Steve Davis]]|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[John Parrott]]|ENG}}
|score=18–3
|previous=[[1988 World Snooker Championship|1988]]
|next=[[1990 World Snooker Championship|1990]]}}

The '''1989 World Snooker Championship''' (also referred to as the '''Embassy World Snooker Championship''' for sponsorship reasons) was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place from 15&nbsp;April to 1&nbsp;May 1989 at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England. Organised by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]], it was the eighth and final [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event of the [[1988–89 snooker season]] and the thirteenth consecutive [[World Snooker Championship]] to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament at this location having taken place in [[1977 World Snooker Championship|1977]]. There were 142 entrants to the competition.

The defending champion was [[Steve Davis]], who had previously won the World Championship five times. He met [[John Parrott]] in the final, which was a best-of-35-{{cuegloss|frames}} match. Davis won the match 18–3, which remains the biggest winning margin in the sport's modern era, and meant that the final, scheduled for four {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}, finished with a {{cuegloss|session to spare}}. This was Davis's sixth and last world title, and his last appearance in a World Championship final. [[Stephen Hendry]] scored the championship's highest {{cuegloss|break}}, a 141, in his quarter-final match. There were 19 [[century break]]s compiled during the championship.

A five-round qualifying event for the championship was held at the [[Preston Guild Hall]] from 22 March to 4 April 1989 for 126 players, 16 of whom reached the main stage, where they met the 16 invited [[seed (sports)|seeded]] players. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the [[BBC]], and was sponsored by the [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]] cigarette company. Davis received £105,000 from the total prize fund of £525,000.

==Overview==
The [[World Snooker Championship]] is an annual professional [[snooker]] tournament organised by the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] (WPBSA).<ref name="Harris2020">{{cite book |editor1-first=John |editor1-last=Nauright |editor2-first=Sarah |editor2-last=Zipp |title=Routledge Handbook of Global Sport |first=Luke J. |last=Harris |chapter=21. Snooker and billiards |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=htTHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277 |date=3 January 2020 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location=Abingdon |isbn=9781138887237 |pages=227–237 |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220525/https://books.google.com/books?id=htTHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277 |url-status=live }}</ref> Founded in the late 19th century by [[British Army]] soldiers stationed in India,<ref name="Williams2015">{{cite book |first=Victoria R. |last=Williams |title=Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpDdBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 |date=28 April 2015 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |location=Santa Barbara |isbn=9781610696395 |page=286 |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220523/https://books.google.com/books?id=lpDdBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[cue sports|cue sport]] gained popularity in the British Isles in the 1920s and 1930s.<ref name="Harris2020" /> In the modern era, which started in 1969 when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=John Higgins eyes more crucible titles |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html |work=The Telegraph |location=London |date=5 May 2009 |access-date=13 April 2020 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430020307/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html |archive-date=30 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> it has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.<ref name="Mf3Af">{{cite web |title=The Rise Of China |website=wst.tv |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=13 March 2019 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ |archive-date=19 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=Bill |date=24 April 2015 |title=Snooker looks to cue up more big breaks in China |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 |work=BBC News |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305033819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 |archive-date=5 March 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=17 March 2018 |title=Snooker world champion, Hongkonger Ng On-yee aims to change image of male-dominated game |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2018/03/17/snooker-world-champion-hongkonger-ng-yee-aims-change-image-male-dominated-game/ |work=Hong Kong Free Press |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816141250/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/17/snooker-world-champion-hongkonger-ng-yee-aims-change-image-male-dominated-game/ |archive-date=16 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Joe Davis]] won [[1927 World Snooker Championship|the first World Championship in 1927]], hosted by the [[Billiards Association and Control Council]], the final match being held at [[Camkin's Hall]] in Birmingham, England.<ref name="Everton2012">{{cite book|first=Clive|last=Everton|title=Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards: The Inside Story of the Snooker World |date=2012|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|location=Edinburgh|isbn=9781780575681 |page=23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of Snooker – a Timeline |url=https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418140049/https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ |archive-date=18 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 1977, the event has been held at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England.<ref name="Clarke2008">{{cite book |first=Gary |last=Clarke |title=A Billiards and Snooker Compendium |location=Rothersthorpe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-1gXfvMbyJAC&pg=PA36 |year=2008 |publisher=Paragon Publishing |isbn=9781899820467 |page=36 |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=5 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220524/https://books.google.com/books?id=-1gXfvMbyJAC&pg=PA36 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 1989 championship featured 32 professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a [[single-elimination tournament|single-elimination]] format, each round being played over a pre-determined number of {{cuegloss|frames}}, and each match divided into two or more {{cuegloss|session}}s containing a set number of frames.<ref name="SCENEQ" /><ref name="DOWNER1989" /> These competitors in the main tournament were selected using a combination of the top 16 players in the [[snooker world rankings]] and the winners of a pre-tournament qualification stage.<ref name="2019 Betfred WSC">{{cite web |title=2019 Betfred World Snooker Championship |website=wst.tv |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |access-date=6 March 2019 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tickets/2019-betfred-world-snooker-championship/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712014048/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tickets/2019-betfred-world-snooker-championship/ |archive-date=12 July 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Crucible Draw And Format">{{cite web |title=Crucible Draw And Format |website=wst.tv |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=9 April 2018 |access-date=17 April 2019 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417192039/http://www.worldsnooker.com/crucible-draw-format/ |archive-date=17 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ALM19Q" /> It was the eighth and final ranking event of the [[1988–89 snooker season]],<ref name="SCENEWR" /> and the thirteenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament there having taken place in [[1977 World Snooker Championship|1977]].<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Crucible celebrates 40 years of hosting snooker worlds |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/crucible-reaches-a-milestone/55590 |website=Sporting Life|location=UK |date=12 April 2017 |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref> The defending champion in 1989 was [[Steve Davis]], who had defeated [[Terry Griffiths]] 18–11 in the final of the [[1988 World Snooker Championship]] to win his fifth world title.<ref name="GRAUN3MAY88">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Davis makes if five with a flourish |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=3 May 1988 |page=10}}</ref> The 1989 championship was sponsored by cigarette brand [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]], and was also referred to as the Embassy World Snooker Championship.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Embassy bow out on high note |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=June 2005 |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |issn=0269-0756 |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barker |first=Denis |title=Champion who refuses to be bowled over |work=The Guardian |date=8 March 1989 |page=8}}</ref> The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the BBC.<ref>{{cite web |last=Pye |first=Steven |title=How Steve Davis won his sixth and final World Snooker Championship in 1989 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/apr/17/snooker-world-championship-steve-davis-1989-john-parrott-stephen-hendry |work=The Guardian |date=17 April 2015 |access-date=31 July 2021}}</ref>

===Prize fund===
The breakdown of prize money for the championship is shown below:<ref name="Global Snooker">{{cite web|title=World Championship 1989|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1989.asp|publisher=Global Snooker|access-date=28 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228172800/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1989.asp|archive-date=28 December 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|page=130}}</ref><ref name="SCENE" />
{{div col}}
*Winner: £105,000
*Runner-up: £63,000
*Semi-finalist: £31,500
*Quarter-finalist: £15,750
*Last 16: £7,875
*Last 32: £4,429.68
*Last 48: £3,445.31
*Last 64: £1,804.68
*Highest break (televised stage): £10,500
*Highest break (untelevised stage): £2,625
*[[Maximum break]]: £100,000
*Total: £525,000
{{div col end}}

==Tournament summary==
===Qualifying===
[[File:Darren Morgan.jpg|thumb|[[Darren Morgan]] (pictured in 2008) defeated former champion [[Alex Higgins]].]]
Qualifying matches took place at [[Preston Guild Hall]] from 22&nbsp;March to 4&nbsp;April 1989, all matches being the best of 19 frames.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Where it's at |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=August 1988 |pages=6–7 |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |issn=0269-0756}}</ref> There were 126 participants in the qualifying competition, 16 of whom reached the main stage, where they met the 16 invited seeded players.<ref name="ALM19Q" /> [[Mannie Francisco]], playing his first match in the United Kingdom since losing in the final of the [[1972 World Amateur Snooker Championship]], led Tony Wilson 5–4 after their first session, but was eliminated 6–10.<ref name="SCENEQ" /> [[Darren Morgan]] compiled breaks of 108 and 103 against Eric Lawlor, the first time that two [[century break]]s had been achieved in consecutive frames in the World Snooker Championship.<ref name="GRAUN28MAR">{{cite news  |title=Snooker|work=The Guardian |location=London |date=28 March 1989|page=48}}</ref> [[Bill Werbeniuk]] had been due to return to competitive play after a six-month ban imposed by the WPBSA for his use of [[beta blocker]]s, but did not appear for his match.<ref name="TIMES29MAR">{{cite news |title=Werbeniuk is missing|work=The Times |location=London |date=29 March 1989|page=48}}</ref> From 4–9 in arrears, [[Paddy Browne]] won six consecutive frames against Steve Meakin to progress to the next round, 10–9 after a {{cuegloss|deciding frame}}.<ref name="SCENEQ" /> [[Joe O'Boye]] built a 9–0 lead over [[Danny Fowler]], who then won six successive frames before O'Boye achieved a 10–6 victory.<ref name="SCENEQ" /> Six-time champion [[Ray Reardon]] was eliminated 5–10 by [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]].<ref name="TIMES1APR">{{cite news  |title=Reardon beaten|work=The Times |location=London |date=1 April 1989|page=46}}</ref>

In the final round qualifying, [[Tony Meo]] established a new record highest break for world championship qualifying by compiling a 142 during his defeat of [[Tony Jones (snooker player)|Tony Jones]].<ref name="GRAUN3APR">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive  |title=Higgins back on his feet|work=The Guardian |location=London |date=3 April 1989|page=12}}</ref> [[Steve Duggan]] eliminated two former World Championship title-holders, [[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]] and [[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]].<ref name="SCENEQ" /> Another ex-champion, [[Alex Higgins]], failed to qualify for the championship for the first time in his career, after he lost to Morgan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Higgins at the World Championships|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=57&tourns=WC&plStat=2|publisher=Snooker Database|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126203906/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=57&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Darren Morgan Player Profile|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/general/profiles/dmorgan/|work=Sporting Life|access-date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105134659/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/general/profiles/dmorgan/|archive-date=5 January 2010}}</ref> Higgins, the world number 17,<ref name="SCENEQ2">{{cite magazine |author=<!--not stated--> |title=WPBSA World rankings |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=June 1988 |pages=23–25}}</ref> who had beaten four of the top seven players in the rankings on the way to victory at the [[1989 Irish Masters]] on 2 April, was defeated 8–10 by Morgan the following day.<ref name="SCENEQ2" /><ref name="TIMES4APR" /> Morgan broke Meo's record for the highest break in world championship qualifying by compiling a break of 143, his fourth century break of the competition.<ref name="TIMES4APR">{{cite news |title=Higgins fails to carry on the good work|work=The Times |location=London |date=4 April 1989|page=38}}</ref> Seven players qualified for the main event for the first time: Morgan, Wilkinson, Browne, O'Boye, Duggan, [[Steve Newbury]], and [[David Roe]].<ref name="TIMES14APRMORG">{{cite news |author=<!--no byline--> |title=Morgan trying to build on his greatest break|work=The Times |location=London |date=14 April 1989|page=40}}</ref>

===First round===
The first round took place between 15 and 20 April, each match played over two sessions as the best of 19 frames.<ref name="DOWNER1989" /> Defending champion Davis played Newbury, and took a 7–2 lead at the end of the first session after being 0–2 behind. Newbury won the first three frames of the second session to narrow the deficit to 5–7 before Davis won 10–5.<ref name="GRAUN17APR">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Davis deadly as White Struggles |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=17 April 1989 |page=15}}</ref> For the seventh time, [[Cliff Wilson]] failed to win a match at the Crucible, eliminated 1–10 by Steve Duggan.<ref name="SCENE" /> Winning seven consecutive frames to move from 2–4 behind [[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]] to 9–4 ahead, David Roe went on to defeat Knowles 10–6.<ref name="TIMES18APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Hallett prevails to spoil Mountjoy's splendid season|work=The Times |location=London |date=18 April 1989|page=41}}</ref> [[Mike Hallett]] was 0–3 behind [[Doug Mountjoy]] before winning the fourth frame after he {{cuegloss|fluke|fluked}} a {{cuegloss|yellow ball|yellow}}, ended the first session at 4–4,<ref name="TIMES17APR" /> then fell 4–6 behind, but won six of the next seven frames to progress to the next round 10–7.<ref name="TIMES18APR" />

Terry Griffiths led [[Bob Chaperon]] 4–0 and, always at least three frames ahead from that point on, won 10–6.<ref name="SCENE" /> [[Silvino Francisco]] eliminated Joe O'Boye 10–6 after leading 6–1.<ref name="SCENE" /> Paddy Browne was 5–4 ahead of [[Willie Thorne]] after their first session, but then lost six successive frames as Thorne progressed 10–5.<ref name="SCENE" /> [[Stephen Hendry]] built a 4–0 lead over Gary Wilkinson, and led 6–3 as the second session commenced, but after missing several short-length {{cuegloss|pot|pots}} during the match, won only in the deciding frame, 10–9.<ref name="TIMES21APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Hendry escapes in the final frame|work=The Times |location=London |date=21 April 1989|page=44}}</ref>

Third seed [[Neal Foulds]] lost 9–10 to [[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]], at the end of a season that saw Foulds fall from third to twentieth place in the rankings.<ref name="EVERTONEMB">{{cite book |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=1993 |title=The Embassy Book of World Snooker |publisher=Bloomsbury |location=London |isbn=9780747516101 |pages=135–138}}</ref> Peter Francisco held a 7–4 lead over [[Dean Reynolds]] but lost 7–10.<ref name="TIMES20APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Charlton keeps the gallery waiting|work=The Times |location=London |date=20 April 1989|page=48}}</ref> Meo led the [[1987 World Snooker Championship|1987]] champion [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]] 8–0 before winning the match 10–5.<ref name="EVERTONEMB" /> [[Eddie Charlton]] defeated [[Cliff Thorburn]] 10–9 in a match that finished at 2:39&nbsp;am, which was the second-latest finish time for a match at the Crucible.<ref name="BH6">{{cite book |editor=Smith, Terry |date=1989 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Pelham Books |isbn=9780720719444 |pages=93–96|edition=Sixth }}</ref> Charlton, aged 59 years and 169 days, became the second-oldest player to win a match at the World Championship, after Fred Davis in [[1979 World Snooker Championship|1979]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|pages=132}}</ref>

After constructing breaks of 110, 103 and 102, [[John Parrott]] led James 9–7. In each of the next two frames, he missed pots on the {{cuegloss|black ball|black}} that would have won him the match, James taking both frames. The deciding frame was won by Parrott, who compiled a break of 33.<ref name="SCENE" /><ref name="TIMES18APR" /> Parrott, from Liverpool, wore a [[black armband]] during the match in recognition of the [[Hillsborough disaster]] that had happened on 15 April at the [[1988–89 FA Cup|FA Cup]] semi-final between [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref name="GRAUN17APR" /><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--not stated-->|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_2491000/2491195.stm|title=1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough|date=15 April 1989|work=BBC News|access-date=10 May 2016|archive-date=12 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012110654/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15/newsid_2491000/2491195.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dennis Taylor]] led Hughes 6–3 after their first session, and in the second session won four consecutive frames including breaks of 106 and 94, to qualify for the next round 10–3.<ref name="SCENE" /> [[John Virgo]] progressed to the second round for the first time since 1982 by eliminating Darren Morgan 10–4.<ref name="TIMES17APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Virgo ends jinx in some style|work=The Times |location=London |date=17 April 1989|page=35}}</ref> Second seed [[Jimmy White]] defeated [[Dene O'Kane]], who recorded a 127 break, 10–7.<ref name="SCENE">{{cite magazine |last1=Everton |first1=Clive |last2=Hale |first2=Janice |title=Embassy World Championship: Davis much too good |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=June 1989 |pages=5–19}}</ref>

===Second round===
The second round, which took place between 20 and 24 April, was played as best-of-25-frames matches spread over three sessions.<ref name="DOWNER1989" /> Davis defeated Duggan within two sessions, going from a 7–1 lead after the first to a 13–3 victory in the second.<ref name="SCENE" /> Hallett won in the deciding frame against Roe.<ref name="SCENE" /> Griffiths and Silvino Francisco were 3–3 at the end of their first session, after which Griffiths obtained a 10–6 lead during the second session, and eliminated Francisco 13–9.<ref name="SCENE" /> Thorne took a 2–0 lead against Hendry, but was eventually defeated 4–13.<ref name="SCENE" />

Jones lost 3–13 to Reynolds.<ref name="SCENE" /> Meo was warned by the referee for slow play during the 21st frame against Charlton. This turned out to be the last frame, as Meo won the contest 13–8.<ref name="EVERTONEMB" /> Parrot won four consecutive frames to go from 9–10 behind Taylor to win 13–10.<ref name="SCENE" /> The match between White and Virgo saw White take a 5–3 lead from the first session,<ref name="TIMES17APR" /> and went to a deciding frame during which Virgo, leading by two points in the frame, announced that he had committed a {{cuegloss|foul}} by slightly touching a {{cuegloss|red ball}} with his [[cue stick]]. White went on to win the frame and match.<ref name="TIMES24APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Thorne is left to rue mistakes|work=The Times |location=London |date=24 April 1989|page=44}}</ref>

The afternoon session on 22 April, featuring the matches between Parrott and Taylor, and Griffiths and Francisco, had its start time delayed from 3:00&nbsp;pm until 3:06&nbsp;pm, commencing with a [[Moment of silence|minute's silence]] in acknowledgement of the Hillsborough disaster a week earlier.<ref name="DOWNER1989" /><ref name="EVERTONEMB" /><ref name="TIMES22APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Davis wins with time to spare|work=The Times |location=London |date=22 April 1989|page=43}}</ref> There was no television coverage of matches on 24 April due to strike action by the [[Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance]] and the [[National Union of Journalists]] relating to a pay dispute.<ref name="SCENED">{{cite magazine |last=Hale |first=Janice |title=Crucible diary |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=June 1989 |pages=13}}</ref><ref name="GLEDHILL">{{cite news |last=Gledhill |first=Ruth |title=Repeat strike threat at BBC|work=The Times |location=London |date=25 April 1989|page=1}}</ref>

===Quarter-finals===
The quarter-finals were played as best-of-25-frames matches over three sessions on 25 and 26 April.<ref name="DOWNER1989" /> As in the previous round, Davis won his match before the final session was required.<ref name="TIMES26APR" /> Davis compiled a 128 break in the second frame as he built a 7–0 lead, before Hallett took the last frame of the first session.<ref name="GRAUN26APR">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Parrott takes wing from tragedy |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=26 April 1989|page=47}}</ref> 
The first four frames of the second session were won by Davis, putting him 11–1 ahead.<ref name="GRAUN26APR" /> Hallett compiled a 133 break when 2–12 behind, but lost the match 3–13.<ref name="TIMES26APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Davis is in no mood to ease up|work=The Times |location=London |date=26 April 1989|page=47}}</ref> Griffiths and Hendry were level at 4–4 at the conclusion of their first session.<ref name="TIMES26APR" /> Hendry won nine successive frames to progress 13–5, constructing a 141 break in the thirteenth frame of the match.<ref name="TIMES27APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Beaten Reynolds distressed by slow play rulings|work=The Times |location=London |date=26 April 1989|page=47}}</ref>

Reynolds, who had criticised Meo for the slow pace of his play during the [[1989 British Open]] final between the pair in March, was warned by referee [[John Williams (snooker referee)|John Williams]] for slow play.<ref name="EVERTONEMB" /> Meo won the match 13–9, having held leads of 4–3 and 9–7 after the first two sessions.<ref name="EVERTONEMB" /><ref name="GRAUN26APR" /> At the post-match press conference, Reynolds started crying during his opening sentence, and, a few minutes later, expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee's decisions during the match.<ref name="SCENE" /> Making several mistakes, White trailed Parrott 1–7 after their first session,<ref name="TIMES26APR" /> but recovered to 6–8, and finished the second day 6–10 behind. Parrott won three of the first four frames on the third day to complete a 13–7 win.<ref name="SCENE" />

===Semi-finals===
[[File:John Parrott2.jpg|thumb|upright|[[John Parrott]] (pictured in 2008) defeated [[Tony Meo]] to reach the final.]]
The semi-finals took place between 27 and 29 April as best-of-31-frames matches played over four sessions.<ref name="DOWNER1989" /> After trailing Davis 2–5 and 4–10 at the end of their first two sessions,<ref name="SCENE" /> Hendry reduced his arrears to 6–10, and compiled a 68 break to lead by 51 in the 17th frame. Davis then forced a {{cuegloss|re-spotted black}} by compiling a 51 break consisting of the three remaining red balls, each followed by a black ball, and the colours, and went on to win the frame. Hendry won three of the next four frames, making a break of 139 in the 20th frame. Davis took a 13–9 lead by prevailing 67–59 in the last frame of the third session.<ref name="TIMES29APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Hendry recovers to stay in the hunt|work=The Times |location=London |date=29 April 1989|page=45}}</ref> In the final session, Hendry scored only eight points across three frames, while Davis made breaks of 63, 71, 54 and 40 to wrap up a 16–9 victory.<ref name="SCENE" />

Meo's highest break in the first session of his match against Parrott was just 28, and he finished that session 2–6 behind,<ref name="TIMES28APR">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Hendry trails as Davis calls the early shots|work=The Times |location=London |date=28 April 1989|page=48}}</ref> narrowing Parrott's lead to 4–6 by winning the first two frames of the second session. The session finished with Parrott 10–5 ahead.<ref name="TIMES29APR" /> Meo won on the black having needed Parrott to concede penalty points in the 16th frame, then Parrott won the next three frames, the 18th and 19th both being close. The session ended with Meo having made a 112 break but Parrott 15–7 ahead. In the fourth session, Parrott's break of 82 won him the frame, and the match 16–7.<ref name="OBS30APR">{{cite news |last=Hale |first=Janice |title=Parrott climbs to final perch|work=The Observer |location=London |date=30 April 1989|page=24}}</ref>

===Final===
[[File:Steve Davis at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-01-29 04.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Steve Davis]] (pictured in 2014) won his sixth world championship title.]]
The final between Steve Davis and John Parrott took place on 30 April and 1 May.<ref name="DOWNER1989">{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac |chapter=1989|year=2019|pages=28–29 |location=Bournemouth}}</ref> It was a best-of-35-frames match scheduled for four sessions,<ref name="GRAUN2MAY">{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Davis strolls to a hat-trick |work=The Guardian |date=2 May 1989 |page=14}}</ref> with [[John Street (snooker referee)|John Street]] as referee.<ref name="REFEREE" /> In the afternoon session on the first day, Davis established a 2–0 lead, before Parrott won the third frame. Davis extended his lead to 5–1, Parrott winning the last frame of the first session to leave Davis 5–2 ahead.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Record margin makes Davis six times champion|magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=June 1989 |pages=18–19}}</ref>

Davis increased his advantage to 9–2 by winning the first four frames of the evening session on 30 April, recording breaks of 42, 37, 55 and 112, whilst Parrott potted only six balls, totalling 15 points.<ref name="TIMES1MAY">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Davis on a hot streak in the Crucible|work=The Times |location=London |date=1 May 1989|page=32}}</ref> Parrott led by 44 points in the twelfth frame after constructing a 52 break, but lost the frame after Davis compiled a 62 break.<ref name="TIMES1MAY" /> Parrott went {{cuegloss|in-off}} after potting a red in the thirteenth frame, allowing Davis the opportunity to win the frame with a break of 59.<ref name="TIMES1MAY" /> In the next frame, Davis missed potting the {{cuegloss|pink ball|pink}} whilst using the {{cuegloss|rest}}, and Parrott made it 3–11 with a break of 68.<ref name="TIMES1MAY" /> During the last two frames of the first day, Parrott potted only one red as Davis extended his lead to 13–3, including breaks of 80 and 68.<ref name="TIMES1MAY" />

Although Parrott had chances to win both of the first two frames in the third session, Davis won them both on the pink. With breaks of 59 and 38 to add the next two frames, Davis increased his lead to 17–3. Parrott led 40–0 in the 21st frame, before a break of 42 by Davis. Davis won the frame, his 18–3 victory becoming a new record margin of victory in a World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, surpassing his 18–6 defeat of Thorburn in 1983.<ref name="GRAUN2MAY" /> It was a third consecutive World Snooker Championship win for Davis,<ref name="TIMES2MAY">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Davis sweeps to third title as Parrott crumbles|work=The Times |location=London |date=2 May 1989|page=44}}</ref> and his sixth title, to equal Reardon's total since the competition was re-launched in [[1969 World Snooker Championship|1969]].<ref name="1989 6 for Davis" /> The match ended with a {{Cuegloss|session to spare}},<ref name="1989 6 for Davis">{{cite news|title=1989: Davis makes it six|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557655.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2004 |access-date=11 May 2012|archive-date=13 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713141449/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557655.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> and the pair played an [[Exhibition game|exhibition match]] at the venue in place of the last session.<ref name="TIMES3MAYX">{{cite news |last=Acteson |first=Steve |title=Exhibitions to reveal the assets of Davis |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 1989 |page=47}}</ref>

Parrott said afterwards that "Me not playing anything like, and Steve playing exceptionally well, that's a recipe for 18–3."<ref name="GRAUN2MAY" /> Davis remarked that "A month before the championship I wasn't playing well enough to beat players like Hendry and Parrott. To actually pull out all the stops and produce the standard of play that I have must rate as one of my greatest achievements. I've played the best snooker of my career."<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Devastating Davis makes it six of the best |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=2 May 1989 |page=25}}</ref> The two players occupied the top places in the [[Snooker world rankings 1989/1990|1989/1990 world rankings]], calculated based on results from the previous two seasons; Davis retaining first position with 64 points, followed by Parrott on 48.<ref name="SCENEWR">{{cite magazine |author=<!--not stated--> |title=New world ranking list  |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=June 1989 |pages=20–21}}</ref> Parrott later won the [[1991 World Snooker Championship]] title,<ref>{{cite web |author=<!--not stated--> |title=1991: Parrott finally gets reward |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953989.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=18 April 2003 |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-date=8 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040408082946/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953989.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> whilst 1989 was the last world final reached by Davis.<ref name="BAIZE">{{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Luke |last2=Gadsby |first2=Paul |date=2005 |title=Masters of the Baize |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Mainstream |isbn=9781840188721 |pages=122–125}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/apr/17/snooker-world-championship-steve-davis-1989-john-parrott-stephen-hendry|title=How Steve Davis won his sixth and final World Snooker Championship in 1989|date=17 April 2015|last=Pye|first=Steven|work=The Guardian|access-date=19 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202082952/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2015/apr/17/snooker-world-championship-steve-davis-1989-john-parrott-stephen-hendry|url-status=live}}</ref>

In his 1989 book ''Snooker: Records, Facts and Champions'', Ian Morrison wrote "Don't let the scoreline lead you to believe that Parrott did not do justice to the occasion. But simply, no man could have lived with Davis the way he played at the Crucible in 1989."<ref>{{cite book |last=Morrison|first=Ian |date=1989 |title=Snooker: records, facts and champions |publisher=Guinness Superlatives Ltd |location=Enfield |isbn=9780851123646}}</ref> Snooker historian [[Clive Everton]], who played in the qualifying rounds of the tournament, reflected in 2012 that after the 1989 tournament, despite Davis having lost the 1985 and 1986 championship finals, "such was his dominance that it would have been impossible to predict with confidence that [Davis] would never win the title again."<ref name="Everton2012b">{{cite book|first=Clive|last=Everton|title=Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards: The Inside Story of the Snooker World |date=2012|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|location=Edinburgh|isbn=9781780575681 |page=105}}</ref> Authors Luke Williams and Paul Gadsby claimed that "It is ironic, then, that in the wake of his most dominant World Championship triumph, Davis's career almost immediately headed into decline," and that Davis's losses to Hendry in the finals of the [[1989 UK Championship]] and the [[1990 UK Championship]] "symbolised a monumental power shift in the game."<ref name="BAIZE" />

== Main draw ==
Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). Players in bold are match winners.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Championship 1989|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1989.asp|publisher=Global Snooker|access-date=28 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228172800/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1989.asp|archive-date=28 December 2010|url-status=usurped}}<br>{{cite web|title=1989 World Championships Results Grid|url=http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=23|publisher=Snooker Database|access-date=28 October 2010|archive-date=27 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827123232/http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=23|url-status=live}}<br>{{cite web|title=Embassy World Championship|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|access-date=6 March 2012}}<br>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|pages=28–29}}</ref>

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| RD3 = Quarter-finals<br />Best of 25 frames
| RD4 = Semi-finals<br />Best of 31 frames
| RD5 = Final<br />Best of 35 frames
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|15 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Davis]]|ENG}} (1)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Steve Newbury]]|WAL}}|5
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|15 & 16 April|{{flagathlete|[[Cliff Wilson]]|WAL}} (16)|1|'''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Duggan]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
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|16 & 17 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Mike Hallett]]|ENG}} (9)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Doug Mountjoy]]|WAL}}|7
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|16 & 17 April|{{flagathlete|[[Tony Knowles (snooker player)|Tony Knowles]]|ENG}} (8)|6|'''{{flagathlete|[[David Roe]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
<!--Match5 -->
|17 & 18 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Terry Griffiths]]|WAL}} (5)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Bob Chaperon]]|CAN}}|6
<!--Match6 -->
|18 & 19 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Silvino Francisco]]|RSA|1982}} (12)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Joe O'Boye]]|IRL}}|6
<!--Match7  -->
|18 & 19 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Willie Thorne]]|ENG}} (13)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Paddy Browne]]|IRL}}|5
<!--Match8  -->
|19 & 20 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}} (4)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]|ENG}}|9
<!--Match9  -->
|19 & 20 April|{{flagathlete|[[Neal Foulds]]|ENG}} (3)|9|'''{{flagathlete|[[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]|WAL}}'''|'''10'''
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|19 April|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Francisco (snooker player)|Peter Francisco]]|RSA|1982}} (14)|7|'''{{flagathlete|[[Dean Reynolds]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
<!--Match11  -->
|18 April|{{flagathlete|[[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]]|ENG}} (11)|5|'''{{flagathlete|[[Tony Meo]]|ENG}}'''|'''10'''
<!--Match12  -->
|17 & 18 April|{{flagathlete|[[Cliff Thorburn]]|CAN}} (6)|9|'''{{flagathlete|[[Eddie Charlton]]|AUS}}'''|'''10'''
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|16 & 17 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[John Parrott]]|ENG}} (7)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]]|ENG}}|9
<!--Match14  -->
|16 & 17 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Dennis Taylor]]|NIR}} (10)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]]|IRL}}|3
<!--Match15  -->
|15 & 16 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[John Virgo]]|ENG}} (15)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}|4
<!--Match16  -->
|15 April|'''{{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}} (2)'''|'''10'''|{{flagathlete|[[Dene O'Kane]]|NZL}}|7
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<!--Match1  -->
|20 & 21 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Steve Duggan]]|3
<!--Match2  -->
|21 & 22 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Mike Hallett]] (9)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[David Roe]]|12
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|22, 23 & 24 April|{{Flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Terry Griffiths]] (5)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|South Africa|1982}} [[Silvino Francisco]] (12)|9
<!--Match4  -->
|23 & 24 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Willie Thorne]] (13)|4|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (4)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match5  -->
|23 & 24 April|{{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]|3|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Dean Reynolds]]'''|'''13'''
<!--Match6  -->
|22, 23 & 24 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Tony Meo]]'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Eddie Charlton]]|8
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|21 & 22 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[John Parrott]] (7)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Dennis Taylor]] (10)|10
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|20, 21 & 22 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[John Virgo]] (15)|12|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (2)'''|'''13'''
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|25 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Mike Hallett]] (9)|3
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|25 & 26 April|{{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Terry Griffiths]] (5)|5|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (4)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match3  -->
|25 & 26 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Dean Reynolds]]|9|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Tony Meo]]'''|'''13'''
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|25 & 26 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[John Parrott]] (7)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]] (2)|7
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|27, 28 & 29 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''|'''16'''|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Stephen Hendry]] (4)|9
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|27, 28 & 29 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Tony Meo]]|7|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[John Parrott]] (7)'''|'''16'''
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|30 April & 1 May|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''|'''18'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[John Parrott]] (7)|3
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| '''18'''–3
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|f21b=6
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==Qualifying==
Results from the qualification event are shown below. Players shown in bold denote match winners.<ref name="ALM19Q">{{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |chapter=1989 qualifying rounds |title=Crucible Almanac |location=Bournemouth |page=200 |edition=2019 }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable " style=font-size:90%
|-
|colspan=3 align="center"| '''First qualifying round'''<br>Best of 19 frames
|-
!width=190|Player
!Score
!width=190|Player
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Nick Terry]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–0 || {{flagathlete|[[Maurice Parkin]]|ENG}}
|-
| '''{{flagathlete|Craig Edwards|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–4 || {{flagathlete|[[James Giannaros]]|AUS}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Mark Rowing]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–1 || {{flagathlete|[[Steve Mizerak]]|USA}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Bernard Bennett]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–4 || {{flagathlete|[[Clive Everton]]|WAL}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Paul Thornley (snooker player)|Paul Thornley]]|CAN}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–3 || {{flagathlete|[[Bert Demarco]]|SCO}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Tony Wilson (snooker player)|Tony Wilson]]|IOM}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–5 || {{flagathlete|[[Mannie Francisco]]|RSA|1982}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Derek Mienie]]|RSA|1982}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–6 || {{flagathlete|[[Vladimir Potazsnyk]]|AUS}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Mark Johnston-Allen]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–3 || {{flagathlete|[[Eddie McLaughlin (snooker player)|Eddie McLaughlin]]|ENG}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|Ian Graham|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–0 || {{flagathlete|[[David Greaves]]|ENG}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Campbell (snooker player)|Steve Campbell]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| [[Walkover|w.o.]]–{{tooltip|2=Withdrawn|w.d.}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gerry Watson]]|CAN}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Joe Grech]]|MLT}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–6 || {{flagathlete|[[Derek Heaton]]|ENG}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Mick Price (snooker player)|Mick Price]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| [[Walkover|w.o.]]–{{tooltip|2=Withdrawn|w.d.}} || {{flagathlete|[[Paddy Morgan]]|AUS}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Robert Marshall (snooker player)|Robert Marshall]]|ENG}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–1 || {{flagathlete|[[Mike Hines (snooker player)|Mike Hines]]|RSA|1982}}
|-
|'''{{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}'''|| style="text-align:center;"| '''10'''–5 || {{flagathlete|[[Sam Frangie]]|AUS}}
|}

{{2NTeam-NTeamBracket|rounds=4|brackets=16|RD1-teams=4|RD2-teams=4
| team-width=175
| RD1='''Second qualifying round'''<br>Best of 19 frames
| RD2='''Third qualifying round'''<br>Best of 19 frames
| RD3='''Fourth qualifying round'''<br>Best of 19 frames
| RD4='''Fifth qualifying round'''<br>Best of 19 frames

| RD1-team01={{flagathlete|[[Paul Medati]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score01=8
| RD1-team02='''{{flagathlete|[[Nick Terry]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score02='''10'''

| RD1-team03={{flagathlete|[[Jim Bear]]|CAN}}
| RD1-score03=7
| RD1-team04='''{{flagathlete|Craig Edwards|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score04='''10'''

| RD1-team05={{flagathlete|[[John Dunning (snooker player)|John Dunning]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score05=9
| RD1-team06='''{{flagathlete|[[Mark Rowing]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score06='''10'''

| RD1-team07='''{{flagathlete|[[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score07='''10'''
| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|[[Bernard Bennett]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score08=4

| RD1-team09={{flagathlete|[[Malcolm Bradley]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score09=7
| RD1-team10='''{{flagathlete|[[Paul Thornley (snooker player)|Paul Thornley]]|CAN}}'''
| RD1-score10='''10'''

| RD1-team11='''{{flagathlete|[[Patsy Fagan]]|IRL}}'''
| RD1-score11='''10'''
| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|[[Geoff Foulds]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score12=6

| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|[[Bill Oliver (snooker player)|Bill Oliver]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score13='''10'''
| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|[[Jim Rempe]]|USA}}
| RD1-score14=5

| RD1-team15='''{{flagathlete|[[Paul Watchorn]]|IRL}}'''
| RD1-score15='''10'''
| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|[[Robbie Grace]]|RSA|1982}}
| RD1-score16=6

| RD1-team17='''{{flagathlete|[[Mario Morra (pool player)|Mario Morra]]|CAN}}'''
| RD1-score17='''10'''
| RD1-team18={{flagathlete|[[Bernie Mikkelsen]]|CAN}}
| RD1-score18=4

| RD1-team19='''{{flagathlete|[[Matt Gibson]]|SCO}}'''
| RD1-score19='''10'''
| RD1-team20={{flagathlete|[[Mike Darrington]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score20=0

| RD1-team21='''{{flagathlete|[[Terry Whitthread]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score21='''10'''
| RD1-team22={{flagathlete|[[Jim Donnelly (snooker player)|Jim Donnelly]]|SCO}}
| RD1-score22=7

| RD1-team23={{flagathlete|[[George Scott (snooker player)|George Scott]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score23=4
| RD1-team24='''{{flagathlete|[[Tony Wilson (snooker player)|Tony Wilson]]|IOM}}'''
| RD1-score24='''10'''

| RD1-team25='''{{flagathlete|[[Jim Meadowcroft]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score25='''10'''
| RD1-team26={{flagathlete|[[Derek Mienie]]|RSA|1982}}
| RD1-score26=7

| RD1-team27='''{{flagathlete|Steve Meakin|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score27='''10'''
| RD1-team28={{flagathlete|[[Tony Kearney (snooker player)|Tony Kearney]]|IRL}}
| RD1-score28=3

| RD1-team29='''{{flagathlete|[[Jack Fitzmaurice]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score29='''10'''
| RD1-team30={{flagathlete|[[Colin Roscoe]]|WAL}}
| RD1-score30=9

| RD1-team31='''{{flagathlete|[[Vic Harris (snooker player)|Vic Harris]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score31='''10'''
| RD1-team32={{flagathlete|[[Mike Watterson]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score32=5

| RD1-team33='''{{flagathlete|[[Anthony Harris (snooker player)|Anthony Harris]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score33='''10'''
| RD1-team34={{flagathlete|[[Jimmy van Rensberg]]|RSA|1982}}
| RD1-score34=7

| RD1-team35={{flagathlete|[[Gino Rigitano]]|CAN}}
| RD1-score35=3
| RD1-team36='''{{flagathlete|[[Mark Johnston-Allen]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score36='''10'''

| RD1-team37={{flagathlete|[[Bob Harris (snooker player)|Bob Harris]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score37={{tooltip|2=Withdrawn|w.d.}}
| RD1-team38='''{{flagathlete|Ian Graham|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score38=[[Walkover|w.o.]]

| RD1-team39='''{{flagathlete|[[Martin Smith (snooker player)|Martin Smith]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score39='''10'''
| RD1-team40={{flagathlete|[[Steve Campbell (snooker player)|Steve Campbell]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score40=9

| RD1-team41='''{{flagathlete|[[Jason Smith (snooker player)|Jason Smith]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score41='''10'''
| RD1-team42={{flagathlete|[[Robby Foldvari]]|AUS}}
| RD1-score42=4

| RD1-team43='''{{flagathlete|[[Jim Chambers (snooker player)|Jim Chambers]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score43='''10'''
| RD1-team44={{flagathlete|[[Ian Anderson (snooker player)|Ian Anderson]]|AUS}}
| RD1-score44=7

| RD1-team45={{flagathlete|[[Ian Williamson]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score45=7
| RD1-team46='''{{flagathlete|[[Joe Grech]]|MLT}}'''
| RD1-score46='''10'''

| RD1-team47='''{{flagathlete|[[Glen Wilkinson]]|AUS}}'''
| RD1-score47='''10'''
| RD1-team48={{flagathlete|[[Billy Kelly (snooker player)|Billy Kelly]]|IRL}}
| RD1-score48=2

| RD1-team49='''{{flagathlete|[[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]]|SCO}}'''
| RD1-score49='''10'''
| RD1-team50={{flagathlete|[[Dennis Hughes (snooker player)|Dennis Hughes]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score50=3

| RD1-team51='''{{flagathlete|[[Ian Black (snooker player)|Ian Black]]|SCO}}'''
| RD1-score51='''10'''
| RD1-team52={{flagathlete|[[Dessie Sheehan]]|IRL}}
| RD1-score52=8

| RD1-team53={{flagathlete|[[Eddie Sinclair]]|SCO}}
| RD1-score53=9
| RD1-team54='''{{flagathlete|[[Mick Price (snooker player)|Mick Price]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score54='''10'''

| RD1-team55='''{{flagathlete|[[Brian Rowswell]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score55='''10'''
| RD1-team56={{flagathlete|[[Pascal Burke]]|IRL}}
| RD1-score56=0

| RD1-team57='''{{flagathlete|[[Paul Gibson (snooker player)|Paul Gibson]]|ENG}}'''
| RD1-score57='''10'''
| RD1-team58={{flagathlete|[[Robert Marshall (snooker player)|Robert Marshall]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score58=3

| RD1-team59={{flagathlete|[[Eric Lawlor]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score59=2
| RD1-team60='''{{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}'''
| RD1-score60='''10'''

| RD1-team61='''{{flagathlete|[[Francois Ellis]]|RSA|1982}}'''
| RD1-score61='''10'''
| RD1-team62={{flagathlete|[[Mark Wildman]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score62=7

| RD1-team63='''{{flagathlete|[[Alain Robidoux]]|CAN}}'''
| RD1-score63='''10'''
| RD1-team64={{flagathlete|[[Graham Miles]]|ENG}}
| RD1-score64=8

| RD2-team01='''{{flagathlete|[[Nigel Gilbert (snooker player)|Nigel Gilbert]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score01='''10'''
| RD2-team02={{flagathlete|[[Nick Terry]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score02=5

| RD2-team03={{flagathlete|[[Tony Chappel]]|WAL}}
| RD2-score03=7
| RD2-team04='''{{flagathlete|Craig Edwards|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score04='''10'''

| RD2-team05={{flagathlete|[[Warren King (snooker player)|Warren King]]|AUS}}
| RD2-score05=7
| RD2-team06='''{{flagathlete|[[Mark Rowing]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score06='''10'''

| RD2-team07={{flagathlete|[[Steve Duggan]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score07='''10'''
| RD2-team08={{flagathlete|[[Fred Davis (snooker player)|Fred Davis]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score08=3

| RD2-team09={{flagathlete|[[Bill Werbeniuk]]|CAN}}
| RD2-score09={{tooltip|2=Withdrawn|w.d.}}
| RD2-team10='''{{flagathlete|[[Paul Thornley (snooker player)|Paul Thornley]]|CAN}}'''
| RD2-score10=[[Walkover|w.o.]]

| RD2-team11='''{{flagathlete|[[Dave Gilbert (snooker player, born 1961)|Dave Gilbert]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score11='''10'''
| RD2-team12={{flagathlete|[[Patsy Fagan]]|IRL}}
| RD2-score12=4

| RD2-team13='''{{flagathlete|[[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]|NIR}}'''
| RD2-score13='''10'''
| RD2-team14={{flagathlete|[[Bill Oliver (snooker player)|Bill Oliver]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score14=8

| RD2-team15='''{{flagathlete|[[David Roe]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score15='''10'''
| RD2-team16={{flagathlete|[[Paul Watchorn]]|IRL}}
| RD2-score16=5

| RD2-team17={{flagathlete|[[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score17='''10'''
| RD2-team18={{flagathlete|[[Mario Morra (pool player)|Mario Morra]]|CAN}}
| RD2-score18=6

| RD2-team19='''{{flagathlete|[[Dave Martin (snooker player)|Dave Martin]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score19='''10'''
| RD2-team20={{flagathlete|[[Matt Gibson]]|SCO}}
| RD2-score20=7

| RD2-team21='''{{flagathlete|[[Danny Fowler]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score21='''10'''
| RD2-team22={{flagathlete|[[Terry Whitthread]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score22=6

| RD2-team23='''{{flagathlete|[[Joe O'Boye]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score23='''10'''
| RD2-team24={{flagathlete|[[Tony Wilson (snooker player)|Tony Wilson]]|IOM}}
| RD2-score24=8

| RD2-team25='''{{flagathlete|[[Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)|Murdo MacLeod]]|SCO}}'''
| RD2-score25='''10'''
| RD2-team26={{flagathlete|[[Jim Meadowcroft]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score26=9

| RD2-team27='''{{flagathlete|[[Paddy Browne]]|IRL}}'''
| RD2-score27='''10'''
| RD2-team28={{flagathlete|Steve Meakin|ENG}}
| RD2-score28=9

| RD2-team29='''{{flagathlete|[[Ray Reardon]]|WAL}}'''
| RD2-score29='''10'''
| RD2-team30={{flagathlete|[[Jack Fitzmaurice]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score30=5

| RD2-team31='''{{flagathlete|[[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score31='''10'''
| RD2-team32={{flagathlete|[[Vic Harris (snooker player)|Vic Harris]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score32=6

| RD2-team33={{flagathlete|[[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]|WAL}}
| RD2-score33='''10'''
| RD2-team34={{flagathlete|[[Anthony Harris (snooker player)|Anthony Harris]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score34=4

| RD2-team35='''{{flagathlete|[[Jim Wych]]|CAN}}'''
| RD2-score35='''10'''
| RD2-team36={{flagathlete|[[Mark Johnston-Allen]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score36=3

| RD2-team37={{flagathlete|[[Graham Cripsey]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score37=2
| RD2-team38='''{{flagathlete|Ian Graham|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score38='''10'''

| RD2-team39={{flagathlete|[[Jon Wright (snooker player)|Jon Wright]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score39=7
| RD2-team40='''{{flagathlete|[[Martin Smith (snooker player)|Martin Smith]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score40='''10'''

| RD2-team41='''{{flagathlete|[[Tony Jones (snooker player)|Tony Jones]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score41='''10'''
| RD2-team42={{flagathlete|[[Jason Smith (snooker player)|Jason Smith]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score42=7

| RD2-team43='''{{flagathlete|[[Kirk Stevens]]|CAN}}'''
| RD2-score43='''10'''
| RD2-team44={{flagathlete|[[Jim Chambers (snooker player)|Jim Chambers]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score44=8

| RD2-team45='''{{flagathlete|[[Les Dodd]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score45='''10'''
| RD2-team46={{flagathlete|[[Joe Grech]]|MLT}}
| RD2-score46=9

| RD2-team47={{flagathlete|[[Roger Bales]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score47=1
| RD2-team48='''{{flagathlete|[[Glen Wilkinson]]|AUS}}'''
| RD2-score48='''10'''

| RD2-team49={{flagathlete|[[Pat Houlihan]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score49=5
| RD2-team50='''{{flagathlete|[[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]]|SCO}}'''
| RD2-score50='''10'''

| RD2-team51='''{{flagathlete|[[Ray Edmonds]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score51='''10'''
| RD2-team52={{flagathlete|[[Ian Black (snooker player)|Ian Black]]|SCO}}
| RD2-score52=3

| RD2-team53={{flagathlete|[[Mark Bennett (snooker player)|Mark Bennett]]|WAL}}
| RD2-score53=9
| RD2-team54='''{{flagathlete|[[Mick Price (snooker player)|Mick Price]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score54='''10'''

| RD2-team55={{flagathlete|[[Marcel Gauvreau]]|CAN}}
| RD2-score55=7
| RD2-team56='''{{flagathlete|[[Brian Rowswell]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score56='''10'''

| RD2-team57='''{{flagathlete|[[Ken Owers]]|ENG}}'''
| RD2-score57='''10'''
| RD2-team58={{flagathlete|[[Paul Gibson (snooker player)|Paul Gibson]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score58=8

| RD2-team59={{flagathlete|[[John Campbell (snooker player)|John Campbell]]|AUS}}
| RD2-score59=4
| RD2-team60='''{{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}'''
| RD2-score60='''10'''

| RD2-team61='''{{flagathlete|[[Jack McLaughlin]]|NIR}}'''
| RD2-score61='''10'''
| RD2-team62={{flagathlete|[[Francois Ellis]]|RSA|1982}}
| RD2-score62=9

| RD2-team63={{flagathlete|[[Mick Fisher]]|ENG}}
| RD2-score63=2
| RD2-team64='''{{flagathlete|[[Alain Robidoux]]|CAN}}'''
| RD2-score64='''10'''

| RD3-team01='''{{flagathlete|[[Nigel Gilbert (snooker player)|Nigel Gilbert]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score01=10
| RD3-team02={{flagathlete|Craig Edwards|ENG}}
| RD3-score02=8

| RD3-team03={{flagathlete|[[Mark Rowing]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04='''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Duggan]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score04='''10'''

| RD3-team05={{flagathlete|[[Paul Thornley (snooker player)|Paul Thornley]]|CAN}}
| RD3-score05=4
| RD3-team06='''{{flagathlete|[[Dave Gilbert (snooker player, born 1961)|Dave Gilbert]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score06='''10'''

| RD3-team07={{flagathlete|[[Tommy Murphy (snooker player)|Tommy Murphy]]|NIR}}
| RD3-score07=7
| RD3-team08='''{{flagathlete|[[David Roe]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score08='''10'''

| RD3-team09='''{{flagathlete|[[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score09='''10'''
| RD3-team10={{flagathlete|[[Dave Martin (snooker player)|Dave Martin]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score10=2

| RD3-team11={{flagathlete|[[Danny Fowler]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score11=6
| RD3-team12='''{{flagathlete|[[Joe O'Boye]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score12='''10'''

| RD3-team13={{flagathlete|[[Murdo MacLeod (snooker player)|Murdo MacLeod]]|SCO}}
| RD3-score13=6
| RD3-team14='''{{flagathlete|[[Paddy Browne]]|IRL}}'''
| RD3-score14='''10'''

| RD3-team15={{flagathlete|[[Ray Reardon]]|WAL}}
| RD3-score15=5
| RD3-team16='''{{flagathlete|[[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score16='''10'''

| RD3-team17='''{{flagathlete|[[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]|WAL}}'''
| RD3-score17='''10'''
| RD3-team18={{flagathlete|[[Jim Wych]]|CAN}}
| RD3-score18=9

| RD3-team19='''{{flagathlete|Ian Graham|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score19='''10'''
| RD3-team20={{flagathlete|[[Martin Smith (snooker player)|Martin Smith]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score20=6

| RD3-team21='''{{flagathlete|[[Tony Jones (snooker player)|Tony Jones]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score21='''10'''
| RD3-team22={{flagathlete|[[Kirk Stevens]]|CAN}}
| RD3-score22=2

| RD3-team23='''{{flagathlete|[[Les Dodd]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score23='''10'''
| RD3-team24={{flagathlete|[[Glen Wilkinson]]|AUS}}
| RD3-score24=4

| RD3-team25='''{{flagathlete|[[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]]|SCO}}'''
| RD3-score25='''10'''
| RD3-team26={{flagathlete|[[Ray Edmonds]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score26=7

| RD3-team27={{flagathlete|[[Mick Price (snooker player)|Mick Price]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score27=6
| RD3-team28='''{{flagathlete|[[Brian Rowswell]]|ENG}}'''
| RD3-score28='''10'''

| RD3-team29={{flagathlete|[[Ken Owers]]|ENG}}
| RD3-score29=8
| RD3-team30='''{{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}'''
| RD3-score30='''10'''

| RD3-team31={{flagathlete|[[Jack McLaughlin]]|NIR}}
| RD3-score31=2
| RD3-team32='''{{flagathlete|[[Alain Robidoux]]|CAN}}'''
| RD3-score32='''10'''

| RD4-team01='''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Newbury]]|WAL}}'''
| RD4-score01='''10'''
| RD4-team02={{flagathlete|[[Nigel Gilbert (snooker player)|Nigel Gilbert]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score02=7

| RD4-team03={{flagathlete|[[John Spencer (snooker player)|John Spencer]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score03=1
| RD4-team04='''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Duggan]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score04='''10'''

| RD4-team05='''{{flagathlete|[[Doug Mountjoy]]|WAL}}'''
| RD4-score05='''10'''
| RD4-team06={{flagathlete|[[Dave Gilbert (snooker player, born 1961)|Dave Gilbert]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score06=7

| RD4-team07='''{{flagathlete|[[Rex Williams]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score07=3
| RD4-team08={{flagathlete|[[David Roe]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score08='''10'''

| RD4-team09='''{{flagathlete|[[Bob Chaperon]]|CAN}}'''
| RD4-score09='''10'''
| RD4-team10={{flagathlete|[[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score10=4

| RD4-team11={{flagathlete|[[Barry West]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score11=7
| RD4-team12='''{{flagathlete|[[Joe O'Boye]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score12='''10'''

| RD4-team13={{flagathlete|[[Steve Longworth]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score13=0
| RD4-team14='''{{flagathlete|[[Paddy Browne]]|IRL}}'''
| RD4-score14='''10'''

| RD4-team15={{flagathlete|[[Tony Drago]]|MLT}}
| RD4-score15=9
| RD4-team16='''{{flagathlete|[[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score16='''10'''

| RD4-team17={{flagathlete|[[David Taylor (snooker player)|David Taylor]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score17=7
| RD4-team18='''{{flagathlete|[[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]|WAL}}'''
| RD4-score18='''10'''

| RD4-team19='''{{flagathlete|[[Dean Reynolds]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score19='''10'''
| RD4-team20={{flagathlete|Ian Graham|ENG}}
| RD4-score20=

| RD4-team21='''{{flagathlete|[[Tony Meo]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score21='''10'''
| RD4-team22={{flagathlete|[[Tony Jones (snooker player)|Tony Jones]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score22=7

| RD4-team23='''{{flagathlete|[[Eddie Charlton]]|AUS}}'''
| RD4-score23='''10'''
| RD4-team24={{flagathlete|[[Les Dodd]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score24=6

| RD4-team25='''{{flagathlete|[[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]]|ENG}}'''
| RD4-score25='''10'''
| RD4-team26={{flagathlete|[[John Rea (snooker player)|John Rea]]|SCO}}
| RD4-score26=7

| RD4-team27='''{{flagathlete|[[Eugene Hughes (snooker player)|Eugene Hughes]]|IRL}}'''
| RD4-score27='''10'''
| RD4-team28={{flagathlete|[[Brian Rowswell]]|ENG}}
| RD4-score28=9

| RD4-team29={{flagathlete|[[Alex Higgins]]|NIR}}
| RD4-score29=8
| RD4-team30='''{{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}}'''
| RD4-score30='''10'''

| RD4-team31='''{{flagathlete|[[Dene O'Kane]]|NZL}}'''
| RD4-score31='''10'''
| RD4-team32={{flagathlete|[[Alain Robidoux]]|CAN}}
| RD4-score32=5
}}

== Century breaks ==
===Main stage centuries===
There were 19 century breaks in the 1989 World Snooker Championship. The highest of the event was a 141 break made by Stephen Hendry.<ref name="ALM19BRK">{{cite book |last=Downer |first=Chris |chapter=The breaks |title=Crucible Almanac |location=Bournemouth |page=163|edition=2019 }}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* 141, 139, 103 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 133, 111 {{ndash}} [[Mike Hallett]]
* 128, 124, 112, 106 {{ndash}} [[Steve Davis]]
* 127 {{ndash}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
* 112, 101 {{ndash}} [[Tony Meo]]
* 110, 104, 103, 102 {{ndash}} [[John Parrott]]
* 106 {{ndash}} [[Dennis Taylor]]
* 104 {{ndash}} [[Willie Thorne]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Joe Johnson (snooker player)|Joe Johnson]]
{{Div col end}}

===Qualifying stage centuries===
There were 28 century breaks in the qualifying stages, the highest of which was a 143 break made by Darren Morgan.<ref name="SCENEQ">{{cite magazine |author=<!--not stated--> |title=Embassy world snooker: how they qualified |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=May 1989 |pages=13–21}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
* 143, 113, 108, 101 {{ndash}} [[Darren Morgan]]
* 142 {{ndash}} [[Tony Meo]]
* 136, 111 {{ndash}} [[Wayne Jones (snooker player)|Wayne Jones]]
* 128 {{ndash}} [[Malcolm Bradley]]
* 122 {{ndash}} [[Nick Terry]]
* 119 {{ndash}} [[Mario Morra (pool player)|Mario Morra]]
* 117 {{ndash}} [[James Giannaros]]
* 113 {{ndash}} [[Robert Marshall (snooker player)|Robert Marshall]]
* 112 {{ndash}} [[Jason Smith (snooker player)|Jason Smith]]
* 111, 100 {{ndash}} [[Martin Smith (snooker player)|Martin Smith]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[Joe O'Boye]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[Geoff Foulds]]
* 105, 104 {{ndash}} [[Mick Price (snooker player)|Mick Price]]
* 103 {{ndash}} [[Jim Wych]]
* 102 {{ndash}} [[Paddy Browne]]
* 102 {{ndash}} [[Les Dodd]]
* 102 {{ndash}} Craig Edwards
* 101 {{ndash}} [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Jack McLaughlin]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Francois Ellis]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Brian Rowswell]]
{{Div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{World Snooker Championship}}
{{Snooker season 1988/1989}}

[[Category:World Snooker Championships|1989]]
[[Category:1989 in snooker|World Championship]]
[[Category:1989 in English sport|World Snooker Championship]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield]]
[[Category:April 1989 sports events in the United Kingdom|World Snooker]]
[[Category:May 1989 sports events in the United Kingdom|World Snooker]]