 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Pa1996 World Snooker Championship, Griffiths akabvisa Jamie Burnett mune yekupedzisira furemu yekusarudza, 109, mumutambo wekutanga, achitevera 06 uye 59. Mumutambo wechipiri, akarasikirwa nemukwikwidzi wake wekare Steve Davis uyo waasina kumbokunda paCrucible mukuyedza katanhatu, ndokuzozivisa kuti ave pamudyandigere kubva mumutambo kuti ave World Professional Billiards uye Snooker Associations Director of Coaching. Griffiths akasiya basa ari pachinzvimbo chechi23 mumatanho, gore rekutanga kubva mwaka wake wekutanga kuti anga asiri muvakuru gumi nevaviri. kunyangwe achingopinda mu1997 World Championshipvakwikwidzi mumwaka wake wokupedzisira semhizha. Clive Everton akanyora kuti panguva iyoyo Griffiths akanga ari mutambi bedzi wokurega basa apo mwero wake wakanga uchiri kuwirirana nevatambi vepamusoro vematunhu. Griffiths akakunda mutambo wake wekukwanisa kutamba mumutambo mukuru paCrucible kekupedzisira, kwaakarasikirwa mumutambo wekutanga kune mumwe munhu wenyika uye anotanga kutamba Mark Williams, mune imwe sarudzo yekupedzisira-frame, 910. Munguva yebasa rake rehunyanzvi snooker, Griffiths akatamba huwandu hwemafemu mazana mapfumbamwe nemakumi mapfumbamwe paCrucible. 