Tournament Summary
- Stuart Bingham narrowly missed out on a maximum break during his first-round match against Ken Doherty, making it to the final pink.
- Stephen Hendry reached his record ninth World Championship final, and beating the eight set by Steve Davis in the 1980s.
- Davis himself failed to qualify for the Championship for the second year in a row, losing to Finland's Robin Hull 8–10 at Newport.
- John Williams refereed his tenth World Final. He retired from the game soon afterwards.
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