Wikipedia article of the day for April 19, 2026
The Wikipedia article of the day for April 19, 2026 is 1986 World Snooker Championship . The 1986 World Snooker Championship 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 ranking event of the 1985–86 snooker season and the 1986 edition of the World Snooker Championship, which was first held in 1927. The total prize fund was £350,000, with £70,000 awarded to the winner. 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. Taylor lost in the first round of the 1986 event 6–10 to Mike Hallett. Joe Johnson (pictured), 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 a total of 20 century breaks compiled during the tournament, the highest ...
