1992 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 April – 4 May 1992 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £850,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 18–14 |
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The 1992 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1992 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was the tenth and final ranking event of the 1991–92 snooker season and the sixteenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible since the tournament moved to the venue in 1977. Broadcast in the United Kingdom by BBC Television, the tournament was sponsored by the Embassy cigarette brand. The winner received £150,000 from the total prize fund of £850,000.
Nine rounds of qualifying for the championship were held. The pre-qualifying competition, which had four rounds with matches played as the best of 11 frames, started on 22 May 1991 at three snooker clubs: Frames Plaza in Sheffield, Spencers in Bolton, and the Royal Hampshire Snooker Lodge in Aldershot. The main qualifying stage was held at Preston Guild Hall from 18 to 29 March 1992. The 16 successful qualifiers joined the 16 seeded players at the main stage at the Crucible. Debutants at the main stage that year were Nigel Bond, Peter Ebdon, Jason Ferguson, Mark Johnston-Allen, Stephen Murphy, Mick Price, Chris Small, and James Wattana.
John Parrott was the defending champion, having defeated Jimmy White 18–11 in the final of the previous year's tournament to win his maiden world title. Parrott lost 12–13 to Alan McManus in the quarter-finals, becoming the seventh first-time winner at the Crucible who failed to defend the title, a phenomenon known as the Crucible curse. While playing Tony Drago in the first round, White made the second maximum break in a World Championship match, nine years after Cliff Thorburn made the first in 1983. In addition to the £14,000 highest break prize, White received £100,000 for making a televised maximum at the Crucible. White advanced to the final, where he faced Stephen Hendry. White led 12–6 and 14–8, but Hendry then won 10 successive frames to secure his second World Championship title. It was White's fourth defeat in a World Championship final and his second by Hendry.