P155 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                                  Embassy World Snooker Championship  Steve Davis Beats Doug Mountjoy 18-12  Steve Davis, who had only won the UK  Championship 5 months previously, won  the World championship at the third  attempt.  He beat 18 year old debutant Jimmy  White, Alex Higgins, Terry Griffiths  and defending champ Cliff Thorburn  before beating Doug Mountjoy 18-12 to  win his first ever World title at the  age of 23 years and 8 months. This  made him the second youngest champion  since Higgins in 1972.   Next       Prev       Home        End