The Crucible's Greatest Matches

Forty Years of Snooker's World Championship in Sheffield

Hector Nunns

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785313349
• Year: 2017

Since 1977, Sheffield's Crucible Theatre has staged the snooker World Championship and is one of sport's most iconic venues.  The Crucible's Greatest Matches features the greatest matches played there, including classic encounters involving Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry, Jimmy White, Alex Higgins, and the 1985 final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• Foreword
• Preamble
• 1. The World Championship finds a spiritual home
• 2. Cliff Thorburn v Alex Higgins, 1980, the final
• 3. Steve Davis v Tony Knowles, 1982, first round
• 4. Alex Higgins v Jimmy White, 1982, semi-final
• 5. Terry Griffiths v Cliff Thorburn, 1983, last 16
• 6. Steve Davis v Dennis Taylor, 1985, final
• 7. Joe Johnson v Steve Davis, 1986, final
• 8. Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White, 1992, final
• 9. Stephen Hendry v Jimmy White, 1994, final
• 10. Stephen Hendry v Ronnie O’Sullivan, semi-final, 1999
• 11. Peter Ebdon v Stephen Hendry, 2002, final
• 12. Paul Hunter v Ken Doherty, 2003, semi-final
• 13. Ronnie O’Sullivan v Stephen Hendry, 2004, semi-final
• 14. Ronnie O’Sullivan v Peter Ebdon, 2005, quarter-final
• 15. Matthew Stevens v Shaun Murphy, 2007, quarter-final
• 16. Steve Davis v John Higgins, 2010, last 16
• 17. Neil Robertson v Martin Gould, 2010, last 16
• 18. Ding Junhui v Judd Trump, 2011, semi-final
• 19. John Higgins v Judd Trump, 2011, final
• 20. Neil Robertson v Ronnie O’Sullivan, 2012, quarter-final
• Bibliography and research
• Select Index
• Photographs