The 2019 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 43rd consecutive year the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, and the 20th and final ranking event of the 2018–19 season. The winner of the title was Judd Trump (pictured), who defeated John Higgins 18–9 in the final to claim his first World Championship, completing the Triple Crown. Defending champion Mark Williams lost 9–13 to David Gilbert in the second round. The tournament featured 100 century breaks, the highest number ever recorded at an official snooker event. The final match alone included 11 centuries, the most ever scored in the final of a ranking event. Higgins compiled the highest break, a 143, in his semifinal win over Gilbert. Shaun Murphy defeated Luo Honghao in the first round 10–0, the first whitewash at the World Championship since 1992.
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1896:
A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush
1920:
The Battle of Radzymin, one of the bloodiest and most intense battles of the Polish–Soviet War, concluded with a Polish victory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Radzymin_%281920%29
1946:
Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta as a result of the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Action_Day
1977:
American singer and actor Elvis Presley was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
pie-eyed: 1. (informal, originally US) With one's eyes wide open and staring in an expressionless manner; wide-eyed. 2. (informal, by extension) (Extremely) drunk or intoxicated. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pie-eyed
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I've been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary, & will say so whatever the artistic results. In that point I'm one of the few people who tell the truth about myself. --T. E. Lawrence https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/T._E._Lawrence