P169 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                                  The 1983 Embassy World Snooker  Championship took place at the  Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 16  April and 2 May 1983    The championship was notable for the  first-ever 147 maximum break at a  World Snooker Championship. Canada's  Cliff Thorburn achieved it at the  start of his second round match  against Terry Griffiths. The final  session of the match lasted more than  7 hours, ending at 3:51am.        Snooker News   Next       Prev       Home        End