1994 World Snooker Championship

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The 1994 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1994 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Dates16 April – 2 May 1994 (1994-04-16 1994-05-02)
CountryEngland
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1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates16 April – 2 May 1994 (1994-04-16 1994-05-02)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,068,000
Winner's share£180,000
Highest break Alan McManus (SCO) (143)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up Jimmy White (ENG)
Score18–17
1993
1995
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Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, having defeated Jimmy White 18–5 in the 1993 final. The two players reached the final again in 1994, and Hendry won 18–17 for his fourth world title.

Nine rounds of qualifying for the championship were held. The qualifying competition produced 16 players for the main stage, where they met the 16 invited seeded players. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC2, and was sponsored by the Embassy cigarette brand. Hendry received £180,000 from a total prize fund of £1,068,000. The highest break of the main stage was 143, made by Alan McManus in the first round.

Background

Two snooker tables in a theatre
Setup of the arena at the Crucible Theatre, shown during the 2024 World Snooker Championship

The inaugural 1927 World Snooker Championship, then known as the Professional Championship of Snooker, took place at various venues in England between November 1926 and May 1927. Joe Davis won the final—held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham from 9 to 12 May 1927—and went on to win the tournament 15 consecutive times before retiring undefeated after the 1946 edition (no tournaments were held from 1941 to 1945 because of World War II).[1][2][3] The tournament went into abeyance after only two players contested the 1952 edition. The six editions of the World Professional Match-play Championship held between 1952 and 1957 are retroactively regarded as legitimate continuations of the World Snooker Championship, but that tournament was discontinued due to waning public interest in snooker in the post-war era. The world title was uncontested between 1958 and 1963.[1][2]

Then-professional player Rex Williams was instrumental in reviving the World Snooker Championship on a challenge basis in 1964. John Pulman, winner of the 1957 World Professional Match-play Championship, defended the world title across seven challenge matches between 1964 and 1968. The World Snooker Championship reverted to an annual knockout tournament for the 1969 edition, marking the beginning of the championship's "modern era".[4][5] The 1977 edition was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where it has remained since.[6][7] As of 1994, the most successful players in the modern era were Ray Reardon and Steve Davis, each having won the title six times.[8][9][10] Stephen Hendry was the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title at the 1990 event, aged 21 years and 106 days.[11] Reardon was the oldest winner, having secured his sixth title at the 1978 event, aged 45 years and 203 days.[12]

Overview

The 1994 edition of the tournament—the 25th successive year that the World Snooker Championship was contested through the modern knockout format—took place from 16 April to 2 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 18th consecutive year that the World Championship was staged at the venue.[13][7][14][15] Sponsored by cigarette brand Embassy, it was the ninth and last ranking tournament of the 1993–94 season, held after the British Open.[16][citation needed] The defending champion was Stephen Hendry, who had defeated Jimmy White 18–5 in the final of the 1993 World Championship to win the title.[17]

Format

The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the main stage at the Crucible Theatre. They faced 16 players who progressed through the qualifying rounds.[13][18] First-round matches were played as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions. Second-round and quarter-final matches were played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. The semi-final matches were played as the best of 31 frames, held over four sessions. The final was the best of 35 frames, also held over four sessions.[19][13]

Prize fund

The winner of the event received £180,000 from a total prize fund of £1,068,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[20][21]

  • Winner: £180,000
  • Runner-up: £110,000
  • Semi-final: £55,000
  • Quarter-final: £27,500
  • Last 16: £15,000
  • Last 32: £8,500
  • Last 48: £6,000
  • Last 64: £3,500
  • Last 96: £1,750
  • Last 128: £1,000
  • Last 192: £650
  • Stage one highest break: £5,000
  • Stage two highest break: £15,400
  • Stage two maximum break: £100,000
  • Total: £1,068,000

Summary

Qualifying

The qualifying competition took place at the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool, from 8 to 28 January.[22] The first four rounds were the best-of-nine frames and the later rounds were the best-of-19 frames.[23] There were 26 century breaks during the first four rounds, including a total clearance of 141 by Jamie Burnett in his 5–4 fourth round defeat of Graham Cripsey.[24] Leigh Robinson was on track to make the 19th maximum break of 147 in professional snooker in the third frame of his third round match against Norman Maher.[24] Robinson lost position on the final blue ball and failed to pot it, finishing the break on 129.[24] Neil Mosley, the reigning World Amateur Champion and English Amateur Champion, won through from round one to round five, as did World Under-21 Snooker amateur champion Robin Hull.[24] World Women's champion Allison Fisher defeated Richard King 5–1 in round three but then lost 0–5 to David McLellan.[24]

Karl Payne equalled the record for the highest break ever in a world championship qualifying match with a 143 in the 17th frame against Robert Chapman in round five.[25] Although this gave him a 9–8 lead, he lost 9–10.[25] In round six, John Higgins led Robinson 8–2 and 9–4 but lost 9–10.[26]

The 1980 champion Cliff Thorburn and the 1972 and 1982 champion Alex Higgins each won three matches and qualified for the main stage for the first time since 1990.[27][28] After his seventh round defeat of Stuart Pettman, Thorburn said "The big crowd is something that I always relish. That's why I want to get back to the Crucible so much. I want to get into a situation where I have to change my underpants, you get my drift?"[27] In Higgins's final qualifying match, he was 3–6 down to Tony Knowles at the end of the first session.[29] Higgins fell over a small wall while going to a pub during the interval, and gashed his left arm.[29] As seeking medical attention would have made him late for the concluding session, he bandaged himself.[29] During the match, small specks of blood from the wound fell onto the table.[28][30]

The UK Champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeated Tony Jones 10–8 after leading 9–5.[29] Asian Open titleholder Dave Harold came back from 3–7 behind to beat Alain Robidoux 10–8, and Grand Prix champion Ebdon won 10–4 against Stefan Mazrocis.[29] Joe Johnson, who won the title in 1986 and was runner-up in 1987, compiled a 107 break to level at 9–9 with Anthony Davies, but then lost the deciding frame.[31] Doug Mountjoy led Les Dodd 9–5, but Dodd then won five consecutive frames to take the match.[31]

Only two of the players seeded 17th to 32nd, Dene O'Kane and Peter Ebdon, qualified.[28] Nine players qualified for the main stage for the first time: Davies, Harold, Gary Ponting, Surinder Gill, Mark Davis, Mark King, Billy Snaddon, Drew Henry and Fergal O'Brien.[27] Gill, ranked 207th, was the lowest-ranked player to qualify, and Ponting was the only first-season professional to make it through to the main event.[28][29] Payne's break of 143 was the highest of the qualifying rounds.[32]

First round

The first round took place from 16 to 21 April, each match played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.[19]

Two-time world champion Alex Higgins qualified for the championship for the last time, losing 6–10 in the first round to Ken Doherty.[33]

Cliff Thorburn, another former champion making his final World Championship appearance, lost 9–10 in the first round to Nigel Bond after leading 9–2.[34]

18-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out 1985 champion Dennis Taylor, who was also making his final appearance at the World Championship. O'Sullivan won their first-round match 10–6, his first victory at the Crucible after losing in the first round on his debut the previous year.

Second round

The second round took place from 21 to 25 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[19]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on 26 and 27 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[19]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place from 28 to 30 April, played as the best of 31 frames over four sessions.[19]

Hendry sealed his position as world number one with a 16–9 semi-final victory over Steve Davis.[34] This was Davis' eleventh and last appearance in a World Championship semi-final.

Final

The best-of-35-frame final took place over four sessions on 1 and 2 May between Hendry and White.[19]

Hendry won his third consecutive world title and his fourth in five years. This achievement was all the more remarkable because he played every match after the first round with a broken elbow.[35]

This was Jimmy White's fifth consecutive final appearance, his fourth against Hendry, and his sixth overall. The match went to a deciding frame; White had a great chance to win his first World title when leading 37–24 and only needing a handful of pots to win the title but missed a black off the spot, and Hendry cleared up to clinch the title. This was White's last appearance in a World Championship final and the closest he ever came to winning the tournament.

David Vine asked White after the match, "Jimmy, what can I say, apart from 'Happy Birthday'?"[36] White replied, smiling, that Hendry was "beginning to annoy me."[36] For Brendan Cooper, author of Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life (2023), this "was the definitive distillation of the Jimmy White temperament; a philosophical archetype of the capacity to lose, and to lose well."[36] David Hendon wrote in 2025 that the audience at the Crucible, who had been anticipating that White would win, were "subdued in their applause" and that "Even Hendry didn't particularly celebrate. It seemed everyone in the room was devastated. Apart from the man who should have been."[37]

BBC coverage of the final attracted an average of 8.06 million viewers, with a peak of 13.4 million viewers during the final frame; the peak was slightly higher than the peak for the 1993 FA Cup final.[38]

Hendry received a £190,000 Bentley Continental R from Graham de Zille, owner of his sponsors Sweater Shop for winning.[39] Hendry later wrote that he only drove the car twice, and that after some pedestrians had given him the "wanker" gesture he realised that the car did not align with his style; he placed it in a museum and then sold it after about a year.[40]

In the annual revision to the world rankings after the tournament, calculated on results over two years, Hendry retained top place for the fifth consecutive year, with 53,300 points, 1,000 more than second-placed Davis.[41] White and Wattana both had 49,000 points, but Wattana took third place ahead of White because his performance over the more recent season has been better.[41]

Main draw

The draw for the main tournament is shown below. The numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the seedings for the 16 seeded players. The match winners are shown in bold.[13][19]

First round
Best of 19 frames
Second round
Best of 25 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 31 frames
Final
Best of 35 frames
16 April
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 10
21 & 22 April
 Surinder Gill (ENG) 1
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 13
16 & 17 April
 Dave Harold (ENG) 2
 David Roe (ENG) (16) 8
26 & 27 April
 Dave Harold (ENG) 10
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 13
17 & 18 April
 Nigel Bond (ENG) (9) 8
 Nigel Bond (ENG) (9) 10
22 & 23 April
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 9
 Nigel Bond (ENG) (9) 13
18 & 19 April
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) (8) 8
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) (8) 10
28, 29 & 30 April
 Mark Davis (ENG) 7
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 16
19 April
 Steve Davis (ENG) (4) 9
 James Wattana (THA) (5) 10
24 & 25 April
 Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6
 James Wattana (THA) (5) 13
20 & 21 April
 Brian Morgan (ENG) 9
 Martin Clark (ENG) (12) 9
26 & 27 April
 Brian Morgan (ENG) 10
 James Wattana (THA) (5) 9
17 & 18 April
 Steve Davis (ENG) (4) 13
 Steve James (ENG) (13) 10
23 & 24 April
 Les Dodd (ENG) 9
 Steve James (ENG) (13) 3
20 April
 Steve Davis (ENG) (4) 13
 Steve Davis (ENG) (4) 10
1 & 2 May
 Dene O'Kane (NZL) 3
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 18
16 & 17 April
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3) 17
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3) 10
23, 24 & 25 April
 Billy Snaddon (SCO) 6
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3) 13
20 & 21 April
 Neal Foulds (ENG) (14) 10
 Neal Foulds (ENG) (14) 10
26 & 27 April
 Anthony Davies (WAL) 7
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3) 13
18 April
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (11) 10
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (11) 10
22 & 23 April
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 6
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (11) 13
19 & 20 April
 Alan McManus (SCO) (6) 11
 Alan McManus (SCO) (6) 10
28, 29 & 30 April
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 7
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3) 16
19 & 20 April
 Darren Morgan (WAL) (10) 8
 Willie Thorne (ENG) (7) 10
24 & 25 April
 Gary Ponting (ENG) 2
 Willie Thorne (ENG) (7) 12
18 & 19 April
 Darren Morgan (WAL) (10) 13
 Darren Morgan (WAL) (10) 10
26 & 27 April
 Mark King (ENG) 5
 Darren Morgan (WAL) (10) 13
16 April
 John Parrott (ENG) (2) 11
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) (15) 6
21 & 22 April
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3
17 April
 John Parrott (ENG) (2) 13
 John Parrott (ENG) (2) 10
 Drew Henry (SCO) 9

Final: frame scores

More information Frame, Hendry ...
Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1994
Referee: John Williams[42]
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 1817  Jimmy White (ENG) (3)
Session 1: 52
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Hendry 7 64 89 (50) 68 93 (80) 76 (76) 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
White 94 (60) 52 0 21 24 0 85 (63) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Session 2: 27 (79)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Hendry 68 (57) 42 29 15 37 71 (63) 59 94 (66) 15 N/A N/A
White 70 85 (58) 72 (61) 110 (58) 84 54 (54) 60 27 64 N/A N/A
Session 3: 53 (1212)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Hendry 71 89 (89) 0 25 73 (53) 88 (87) 53 72 (52) N/A N/A N/A
White 26 0 77 (77) 69 4 13 64 34 N/A N/A N/A
Session 4: 65 (1817)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Hendry 56 68 66 67 0 72 66 (51) 66 68 0 82 (58)
White 61 31 34 34 116 (116) 39 71 67 0 85 (75) 37
89 Highest break 116
0 Century breaks 1
12 50+ breaks 9
Stephen Hendry wins the 1994 World Snooker Championship
Breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses.
= Winner of frame
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Qualifying results

Nine qualifying rounds were played.[23]

Rounds 1–6

Results for rounds 1 to 6 are shown below.[23]

First qualifying round
Best of 9 frames
Second qualifying round
Best of 9 frames
Third qualifying round
Best of 9 frames
Fourth qualifying round
Best of 9 frames
Fifth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames
Sixth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames
 Stephen Kershaw (ENG)5 Steve Whalley (ENG)5 John Shilton (ENG)4 Dermot McGlinchey (NIR)5 Steve Judd (ENG)10
 Ramu Vaswani (ENG)2 Stephen Kershaw (ENG)4 Steve Whalley (ENG)5 Steve Whalley (ENG)4 Dermot McGlinchey (NIR)5 Steve Judd (ENG)6
 Wayne Saidler (ENG)5 Peter McCullagh (ENG)5 Surinder Gill (ENG)5 Ray Edmonds (ENG)3 Brady Gollan (CAN)w/d Surinder Gill (ENG)10
 Alfonso Bellusci (ENG)2 Wayne Saidler (ENG)1 Peter McCullagh (ENG)1 Surinder Gill (ENG)5 Surinder Gill (ENG)w/o
 Lee Marney (ENG)5 Matthew Couch (ENG)5 Robert Tavagna (AUS)2 Alex Borg (MLT)2 Tony Wilson (IOM)5
 Craig McDonald (SCO)2 Lee Marney (ENG)4 Matthew Couch (ENG)5 Matthew Couch (ENG)5 Matthew Couch (ENG)10 Matthew Couch (ENG)10
 Michael O'Sullivan (ENG)5 Michael Leach (ENG)w/d Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG)5 David Rippon (ENG)5 Robert Marshall (ENG)10 Robert Marshall (ENG)2
 Philip Williams (WAL)4 Michael O'Sullivan (ENG)w/o Michael O'Sullivan (ENG)2 Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG)2 David Rippon (ENG)8
 Mario Fernandez (IRE)5 Leigh Robinson (ENG)5 Norman Maher (WAL)2 Barry Bunn (ENG)1 Jamie Woodman (ENG)6
 David Lazenby (ENG)0 Mario Fernandez (IRE)3 Leigh Robinson (ENG)5 Leigh Robinson (ENG)5 Leigh Robinson (ENG)10 Leigh Robinson (ENG)10
 Martin O'Neill (NIR)5 Craig Harrison (ENG)1 Pat Horne (ENG)2 Graham MacDonald (ENG)1 John Higgins (SCO)10 John Higgins (SCO)9
 Gareth Esprit (ENG)1 Martin O'Neill (NIR)5 Martin O'Neill (NIR)5 Martin O'Neill (NIR)5 Martin O'Neill (NIR)6
 Chris Taylor (ENG)5 Steven Evans (ENG)5 Jason Walton (ENG)5 Frank Dezi (ENG)1 John Rea (SCO)3
 Craig Barber (ENG)1 Chris Taylor (ENG)0 Steven Evans (ENG)2 Jason Walton (ENG)5 Jason Walton (ENG)10 Jason Walton (ENG)9
 Kevin Johnstone (ENG)5 Philip Minchin (ENG)w/d John Burns (ENG)5 Graham Horne (SCO)4 Bob Harris (ENG)5 John Burns (ENG)10
 Gareth Chilcott (WAL)4 Kevin Johnstone (ENG)w/o Kevin Johnstone (ENG)2 John Burns (ENG)5 John Burns (ENG)10
 John Bedford (ENG)5 Stuart Pettman (ENG)5 Mark Gray (ENG)3 Terry Murphy (ENG)1 John Read (ENG)4
 Shaun Berry (ENG)0 John Bedford (ENG)0 Stuart Pettman (ENG)5 Stuart Pettman (ENG)5 Stuart Pettman (ENG)10 Stuart Pettman (ENG)10
 Declan Hughes (NIR)5 Nick Marsh (ENG)3 Steve Elliott (ENG)5 Steve Prest (ENG)5 Euan Henderson (SCO)10 Euan Henderson (SCO)3
 Andrew Alexandrou (ENG)3 Declan Hughes (NIR)5 Declan Hughes (NIR)4 Steve Elliott (ENG)2 Steve Prest (ENG)6
 Darren Dodd (ENG)5 Richard Culham (ENG)5 Tom Finstad (CAN)5 Chris Cookson (ENG)0 Steve Meakin (ENG)10
 Paul Thomerson (ENG)3 Darren Dodd (ENG)0 Richard Culham (ENG)3 Tom Finstad (CAN)5 Tom Finstad (CAN)5 Steve Meakin (ENG)6
 Robin Hull (ENG)5 Jamie Rous (ENG)0 Jimmy Long (IRL)2 Amrik Cheema (IND)3 Jimmy Michie (ENG)10 Jimmy Michie (ENG)10
 Paul Clarke (ENG)1 Robin Hull (ENG)5 Robin Hull (ENG)5 Robin Hull (ENG)5 Robin Hull (ENG)6
 Andrew Radford (ENG)5 Richard King (ENG)5 Allison Fisher (ENG)5 David McLellan (SCO)5 Rex Williams (ENG)4
 Dennis Hughes (ENG)3 Andrew Radford (ENG)0 Richard King (ENG)1 Allison Fisher (ENG)0 David McLellan (SCO)10 David McLellan (SCO)4
 Andrew Craig (ENG)5 Darren Lennox (IRL)5 Garry Baldrey (ENG)5 Kevin Ashby (ENG)5 Mark Davis (ENG)10 Mark Davis (ENG)10
 Paul McDonald (ENG)3 Andrew Craig (ENG)2 Darren Lennox (IRL)3 Garry Baldrey (ENG)0 Kevin Ashby (ENG)4
 Craig Bradshaw (ENG)5 Neil Selman (ENG)5 Micky Roughan (IRL)3 Steve Lemmens (BEL)5 Bill Oliver (ENG)4
 Frank Fitzgerald (ENG)1 Craig Bradshaw (ENG)2 Neil Selman (ENG)5 Neil Selman (ENG)1 Steve Lemmens (BEL)10 Steve Lemmens (BEL)6
 Martin Lee (ENG)5 Julian Goodyear (ENG)5 Michael Judge (IRL)5 Paul Wykes (ENG)2 Steve Campbell (ENG)5 Michael Judge (IRL)10
 Robert Grenville-Smith (ENG)4 Martin Lee (ENG)1 Julian Goodyear (ENG)2 Michael Judge (IRL)5 Michael Judge (IRL)10
 Richard Davis (ENG)5 Steve Archer (ENG)5 Jamie Burnett (SCO)5 Graham Cripsey (ENG)4 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)10
 Craig Glanville (ENG)1 Richard Davis (ENG)2 Steve Archer (ENG)3 Jamie Burnett (SCO)5 Jamie Burnett (SCO)7 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)10
 Mario Geudens (BEL)5 Geet Sethi (IND)w/d Stacey Hillyard (ENG)4 Robert Foxall (ENG)2 Chris Small (SCO)10 Chris Small (SCO)5
 David Mellon (ENG)0 Mario Geudens (BEL)w/o Mario Geudens (BEL)5 Mario Geudens (BEL)5 Mario Geudens (BEL)4
 Neil Mosley (ENG)5 Andrew Hannah (ENG)3 Roger Leighton (ENG)1 Darryn Walker (ENG)4 Paul McPhillips (SCO)9
 Chris Achilles (ENG)1 Neil Mosley (ENG)5 Neil Mosley (ENG)5 Neil Mosley (ENG)5 Neil Mosley (ENG)10 Neil Mosley (ENG)2
 Julian Mills (ENG)5 Eddie Lott (ENG)5 David Coles (ENG)3 Paul Cavney (ENG)5 Paddy Browne (IRE)5 Paul Cavney (ENG)10
 Matthew McGrotty (ENG)3 Julian Mills (ENG)3 Eddie Lott (ENG)5 Eddie Lott (ENG)2 Paul Cavney (ENG)10
 Matt Wilson (ENG)5 Jonathan Bagley (ENG)2 Daniel Smith (ENG)1 Karl Burrows (ENG)3 Jim Chambers (ENG)10
 Elliott Clark (ENG)2 Matt Wilson (ENG)5 Matt Wilson (ENG)5 Matt Wilson (ENG)5 Matt Wilson (ENG)9 Jim Chambers (ENG)10
 Wilfred Dijkstra (NED)5 Steven Cook (ENG)4 John Dunning (ENG)1 Wayne Rendle (ENG)5 Troy Shaw (ENG)8 Wayne Rendle (ENG)8
 Jason Curtis (ENG)1 Wilfred Dijkstra (NED)5 Wilfred Dijkstra (NED)5 Wilfred Dijkstra (NED)3 Wayne Rendle (ENG)10
 Scott Bigham (SCO)5 David Rice (ENG)1 Lee Richardson (ENG)1 Spencer Dunn (ENG)2 Jason Weston (ENG)10
 Jonathan White (ENG)0 Scott Bigham (SCO)5 Scott Bigham (SCO)5 Scott Bigham (SCO)5 Scott Bigham (SCO)7 Jason Weston (ENG)10
 Matthew Catchpole (ENG)5 Graham Stevens (ENG)3 Wayne Lloyd (WAL)1 Darren Hackeson (ENG)5 Steve Duggan (ENG)10 Steve Duggan (ENG)5
 John Clouden (ENG)4 Matthew Catchpole (ENG)5 Matthew Catchpole (ENG)5 Matthew Catchpole (ENG)4 Darren Hackeson (ENG)9
 John Kemp (SCO)5 Paul Hefford (ENG)4 Daryl Peach (ENG)5 Nick Walker (ENG)5 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)8
 Peter Bullen (BEL)4 John Kemp (SCO)5 John Kemp (SCO)4 Daryl Peach (ENG)3 Nick Walker (ENG)10 Nick Walker (ENG)8
 Michael Duffy (NIR)5 David Wilson (ENG)5 Nick Pearce (ENG)2 Bradley Jones (ENG)5 Ian Brumby (ENG)8 Bradley Jones (ENG)10
 Stephen Popplewell (ENG)1 Michael Duffy (NIR)2 David Wilson (ENG)5 David Wilson (ENG)1 Bradley Jones (ENG)10
 Jason Scott (ENG)w/o Karen Corr (NIR)2 John Timson (ENG)3 Nick Fruin (ENG)4 Craig Edwards (ENG)10
 Nicholas Segal (ENG)w/d Jason Scott (ENG)5 Jason Scott (ENG)5 Jason Scott (ENG)5 Jason Scott (ENG)6 Craig Edwards (ENG)10
 Andrew Essilfie (ENG)5 Gerry Jones (IRL)1 Tommy Murphy (NIR)1 Stuart Reardon (ENG)5 David Taylor (ENG)10 David Taylor (ENG)6
 Stephen Waldron (ENG)1 Andrew Essilfie (ENG)5 Andrew Essilfie (ENG)5 Andrew Essilfie (ENG)2 Stuart Reardon (ENG)8
 Matt Bayley (ENG)5 Paul Davison (ENG)5 Gabriel Burns (IRL)1 Darren Clarke (ENG)5 Paul Gibson (ENG)10
 Ronnie Shakespeare (ENG)0 Matt Bayley (ENG)3 Paul Davison (ENG)5 Paul Davison (ENG)1 Darren Clarke (ENG)4 Paul Gibson (ENG)9
 Martin Dziewialtowski (SCO)5 David Buskin (ENG)3 Paul Morgan (ENG)4 Gary Natale (CAN)4 Joe Grech (MLT)10 Joe Grech (MLT)10
 Darren Holdcroft (ENG)4 Martin Dziewialtowski (SCO)5 Martin Dziewialtowski (SCO)5 Martin Dziewialtowski (SCO)5 Martin Dziewialtowski (SCO)6
 John Bayliss (ENG)5 Richy McDonald (SCO)5 Simon Parker (ENG)1 Simon Morris (ENG)3 Stephen Lee (ENG)10
 Del Smith (ENG)1 John Bayliss (ENG)3 Richy McDonald (SCO)5 Richy McDonald (SCO)5 Richy McDonald (SCO)4 Stephen Lee (ENG)10
 Geoff Williams (ENG)5 James Vicarey (ENG)0 Chris Scanlon (ENG)5 Ian Williamson (ENG)5 Warren King (AUS)10 Warren King (AUS)3
 Matthew Spade (ENG)4 Geoff Williams (ENG)5 Geoff Williams (ENG)2 Chris Scanlon (ENG)2 Ian Williamson (ENG)5
 Darren Paris (SWI)5 Hassan Vaizie (ENG)5 Richard Pincott (ENG)2 Tony Rampello (ENG)5 Jason Whittaker (ENG)9
 David Mole (ENG)2 Darren Paris (SWI)4 Hassan Vaizie (ENG)5 Hassan Vaizie (ENG)4 Tony Rampello (ENG)10 Tony Rampello (ENG)8
 Stephen Taylor (ENG)5 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Jason Pegram (ENG)1 Craig MacGillivray (SCO)2 Murdo MacLeod (SCO)9 Sefton Payne (ENG)10
 Andrew Krasinski (ENG)3 Stephen Taylor (ENG)4 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Sefton Payne (ENG)10
 Tim Dunphy (IRE)5 John Knipe (ENG)w/d Steve Russell (ENG)4 Gary Lees (ENG)5 Mark Williams (WAL)10
 Darren Skinner (ENG)4 Tim Dunphy (IRE)w/o Tim Dunphy (IRE)5 Tim Dunphy (IRE)1 Gary Lees (ENG)8 Mark Williams (WAL)10
 Tim Bailey (ENG)5 Ian Hurdman (ENG)1 Frank Maskell (ENG)5 Yasin Merchant (IND)5 Karl Broughton (ENG)9 Yasin Merchant (IND)4
 Mario Wehrmann (NED)0 Tim Bailey (ENG)5 Tim Bailey (ENG)2 Frank Maskell (ENG)2 Yasin Merchant (IND)10
 Darren Martin (ENG)5 Anthony Buckley (ENG)3 Peter Gilchrist (ENG)5 Marcus Campbell (SCO)0 Dave Martin (ENG)9
 Rogelio Esteiro (ENG)1 Darren Martin (ENG)5 Darren Martin (ENG)1 Peter Gilchrist (ENG)5 Peter Gilchrist (ENG)10 Peter Gilchrist (ENG)2
 Ian Bullimore (ENG)5 Mark Williams (ENG)1 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)5 Anthony Davies (WAL)10 Anthony Davies (WAL)10
 Lun Wai Lee (ENG)3 Ian Bullimore (ENG)5 Ian Bullimore (ENG)0 Carl Waters (ENG)0 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)7
 Roberto Frezza (ITA)5 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)5 Will Jerram (ENG)1 Sergio Beggiato (ENG)4 Barry West (ENG)3
 Donald Newcombe (WAL)4 Roberto Frezza (ITA)3 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)5 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)5 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)10 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)10
 Chris Archer (ENG)5 Anthony Halpin (ENG)5 Eddie Manning (ENG)5 Anthony O'Connor (IRE)2 Anthony Harris (ENG)8 Eddie Manning (ENG)8
 Andrew Milliard (ENG)2 Chris Archer (ENG)4 Anthony Halpin (ENG)0 Eddie Manning (ENG)5 Eddie Manning (ENG)10
 Alistair Fleming (SCO)5 David Singh (IND)5 Nic Barrow (ENG)5 Dave Gilbert (ENG)5 Paul Medati (ENG)7
 Simon Smith (ENG)1 Alistair Fleming (SCO)4 David Singh (IND)4 Nic Barrow (ENG)2 Dave Gilbert (ENG)10 Dave Gilbert (ENG)4
 Alan Edmonds (ENG)5 David Athorn (ENG)0 Suriya Suwannasingh (THA)5 David Grimwood (ENG)1 Andrew Cairns (ENG)10 Andrew Cairns (ENG)10
 Christopher Flight (ENG)0 Alan Edmonds (ENG)5 Alan Edmonds (ENG)1 Suriya Suwannasingh (THA)5 Suriya Suwannasingh (THA)4
 Damon Zeid (ENG)5 Michael Kirkham (ENG)5 Lee Grant (ENG)5 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Colin Roscoe (WAL)3
 Ashot Potikyan (RUS)3 Damon Zeid (ENG)4 Michael Kirkham (ENG)0 Lee Grant (ENG)1 Dominic Dale (WAL)10 Dominic Dale (WAL)5
 Paul Sweeny (ENG)5 Stuart Mann (ENG)2 Colin Kelly (ENG)5 Dylan Leary (NIR)4 Joe O'Boye (IRE)9 Colin Kelly (ENG)10
 Brett Patmore (ENG)3 Paul Sweeny (ENG)5 Paul Sweeny (ENG)2 Colin Kelly (ENG)5 Colin Kelly (ENG)10
 Stuart Henderson (ENG)5 Norman MacLachlan (SCO)3 John Lardner (SCO)5 Oliver King (ENG)5 Mehmet Husnu (CYP)6
 Matthew Farrant (WAL)4 Stuart Henderson (ENG)5 Stuart Henderson (ENG)4 John Lardner (SCO)2 Oliver King (ENG)10 Oliver King (ENG)6
 David Thompson (ENG)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)5 Jamie Bodle (ENG)0 Matt Gibson (SCO)1 Shokat Ali (PAK)3 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)10
 Tony Brown (ENG)2 David Thompson (ENG)4 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)10
 Patrick Delsemme (BEL)5 Nick Jones (WAL)4 Neil Tomkins (WAL)2 Mick Fisher (ENG)5 Peter Daubney (ENG)10
 Huseyin Hursid (TUR)3 Patrick Delsemme (BEL)5 Patrick Delsemme (BEL)5 Patrick Delsemme (BEL)4 Mick Fisher (ENG)1 Peter Daubney (ENG)4
 Tom Bell (ENG)5 Justin Buckingham (ENG)3 Antony Bolsover (ENG)5 Sean Lynskey (ENG)3 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)10 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)10
 Paul Smith (ENG)3 Tom Bell (ENG)5 Tom Bell (ENG)1 Antony Bolsover (ENG)5 Antony Bolsover (ENG)2
 Joe Canny (IRE)5 John Leahy (IRL)0 Roger Garrett (ENG)5 Jason Wallace (ENG)0 Barry Pinches (ENG)10
 Dave Andrew (ENG)0 Joe Canny (IRE)5 Joe Canny (IRE)3 Roger Garrett (ENG)5 Roger Garrett (ENG)9 Barry Pinches (ENG)5
 Gary Ponting (ENG)5 Stephen Roberts (ENG)2 Mukesh Parmar (ENG)4 Jim Donnelly (SCO)2 David McDonnell (IRE)9 Gary Ponting (ENG)10
 Richard Batty (ENG)0 Gary Ponting (ENG)5 Gary Ponting (ENG)5 Gary Ponting (ENG)5 Gary Ponting (ENG)10
 Lee Walters (ENG)5 Mike Smith (ENG)4 Paul S. Davison (ENG)0 Adrian Rosa (ENG)5 Shaun Mellish (ENG)4
 Edvard Matthiasson (ISL)1 Lee Walters (ENG)5 Lee Walters (ENG)5 Lee Walters (ENG)4 Adrian Rosa (ENG)10 Adrian Rosa (ENG)10
 Darren Shaw (ENG)5 John Manley (ENG)5 Anton Bishop (ENG)5 John Giles (ENG)2 Pat Kenny (ENG)6 Anton Bishop (ENG)1
 Ian McCulloch (ENG)2 Darren Shaw (ENG)2 John Manley (ENG)3 Anton Bishop (ENG)5 Anton Bishop (ENG)10
 Andrew Atkinson (ENG)5 Bernard Bennett (ENG)0 Michael Valentine (SCO)4 Leigh Griffin (ENG)3 Ken Owers (ENG)4
 Joe Patterson (SCO)0 Andrew Atkinson (ENG)5 Andrew Atkinson (ENG)5 Andrew Atkinson (ENG)5 Andrew Atkinson (ENG)10 Andrew Atkinson (ENG)2
 Daniel Buskin (ENG)5 Stuart Parnell (ENG)5 Dean Venables (ENG)1 Daniel Murphy (ENG)5 Sean Lanigan (ENG)10 Sean Lanigan (ENG)10
 Alex Peart (JAM)1 Daniel Buskin (ENG)2 Stuart Parnell (ENG)5 Stuart Parnell (ENG)3 Daniel Murphy (ENG)6
 Neil Wood (ENG)5 Hitesh Lakhani (ENG)2 Jonathan Saunders (ENG)5 Mark King (ENG)5 Paul Tanner (ENG)3
 Jimmy O'Shea (ENG)0 Neil Wood (ENG)5 Neil Wood (ENG)3 Jonathan Saunders (ENG)3 Mark King (ENG)10 Mark King (ENG)10
 Mario Vassallo (MLT)5 Paul Florence (ENG)5 Ian Sargeant (WAL)5 Colin Morton (ENG)2 Brian Rowswell (ENG)10 Brian Rowswell (ENG)2
 Andrew Photiou (ENG)2 Mario Vassallo (MLT)3 Paul Florence (ENG)4 Ian Sargeant (WAL)5 Ian Sargeant (WAL)7
 Gerard Greene (NIR)5 Lyndon Smith (ENG)0 Darren Guest (ENG)4 Scott MacFarlane (SCO)0 Mark Rowing (ENG)10
 Mark Whatley (ENG)4 Gerard Greene (NIR)5 Gerard Greene (NIR)5 Gerard Greene (NIR)5 Gerard Greene (NIR)8 Mark Rowing (ENG)6
 Darren Mirza (ENG)5 Shane Haines (ENG)5 Graham Fisken (ENG)3 Jeff Cundy (ENG)5 Steve Longworth (ENG)5 Jeff Cundy (ENG)10
 Clive Bernstone (ENG)0 Darren Mirza (ENG)1 Shane Haines (ENG)5 Shane Haines (ENG)2 Jeff Cundy (ENG)10
 Jeffrey Moore (ENG)5 Anthony Taylor (ENG)5 Gary Peters (WAL)5 Mark Boyd (ENG)1 Peter Lines (ENG)8
 Mark Ganderton (ENG)0 Jeffrey Moore (ENG)3 Anthony Taylor (ENG)2 Gary Peters (WAL)5 Gary Peters (WAL)10 Gary Peters (WAL)6
 Grant Peabody (ENG)5 Philip Seaton (ENG)5 Michael Gold (ENG)0 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)5 Nick Dyson (ENG)w/d Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)10
 Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)2 Grant Peabody (ENG)2 Philip Seaton (ENG)5 Philip Seaton (ENG)1 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)w/o
 James McGouran (ENG)5 Steve Harrison (ENG)5 Iwan Jones (WAL)5 Guy Dennis (ENG)5 Robby Foldvari (AUS)7
 Robert Thallon (SCO)0 James McGouran (ENG)4 Steve Harrison (ENG)0 Iwan Jones (WAL)4 Guy Dennis (ENG)10 Guy Dennis (ENG)7
 Daniele Zagaroli (ITA)5 Darren Limburg (ENG)1 Karl Townsend (ENG)5 Steve Mifsud (AUS)5 Sean Storey (ENG)10 Sean Storey (ENG)10
 Jayson Morris (ENG)2 Daniele Zagaroli (ITA)5 Daniele Zagaroli (ITA)0 Karl Townsend (ENG)4 Steve Mifsud (AUS)6
 Kevin Lownds (ENG)5 Mike Dunn (ENG)5 Cary Kikis (ENG)w/d Jason Smith (ENG)5
 Kevin Brown (ENG)4 Kevin Lownds (ENG)1 Mike Dunn (ENG)w/o Mike Dunn (ENG)10 Mike Dunn (ENG)10
 Roy Bigg (ENG)5 Robert Chapman (ENG)5 Joe Delaney (IRE)3 Karl Payne (ENG)9 Robert Chapman (ENG)6
 Joe Perry (ENG)2 Roy Bigg (ENG)1 Robert Chapman (ENG)5 Robert Chapman (ENG)10
Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

Rounds 7–9

Results for rounds 7 to 9 are shown below.[23]

Seventh qualifying round
Best of 19 frames
Eighth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames
Ninth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames
 Jonathan Birch (ENG)7
 Surinder Gill (ENG)10 Surinder Gill (ENG)10 Mark Bennett (WAL)7
 Peter Francisco (RSA)4 Matthew Couch (ENG)8 Surinder Gill (ENG)10
 Matthew Couch (ENG)10
 Wayne Jones (WAL)10
 Leigh Robinson (ENG)9 Wayne Jones (WAL)8 Alain Robidoux (CAN)8
 Dave Harold (ENG)10 Dave Harold (ENG)10 Dave Harold (ENG)10
 John Burns (ENG)0
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)10
 Stuart Pettman (ENG)7 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)10 Tony Drago (MLT)5
 Rod Lawler (ENG)10 Rod Lawler (ENG)5 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)10
 Jimmy Michie (ENG)3
 Stephen Murphy (IRE)2
 Mark Davis (ENG)10 Mark Davis (ENG)10 Jason Ferguson (ENG)9
 Jim Wych (CAN)10 Jim Wych (CAN)4 Mark Davis (ENG)10
 Michael Judge (IRL)5
 Paul Davies (WAL)5
 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)10 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)10 Peter Ebdon (ENG)10
 Nick Terry (ENG)10 Nick Terry (ENG)8 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)4
 Paul Cavney (ENG)8
 Brian Morgan (ENG)10
 Jim Chambers (ENG)5 Brian Morgan (ENG)10 Dean Reynolds (ENG)8
 Danny Fowler (ENG)8 Jason Weston (ENG)3 Brian Morgan (ENG)10
 Jason Weston (ENG)10
 Nigel Gilbert (ENG)10
 Bradley Jones (ENG)4 Nigel Gilbert (ENG)3 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)9
 Les Dodd (ENG)10 Les Dodd (ENG)10 Les Dodd (ENG)10
 Craig Edwards (ENG)7
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)10
 Joe Grech (MLT)8 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)6 Dene O'Kane (NZL)10
 Tony Meo (ENG)3 Stephen Lee (ENG)10 Stephen Lee (ENG)6
 Stephen Lee (ENG)10
 Steve Newbury (WAL)10
 Sefton Payne (ENG)9 Steve Newbury (WAL)4 Joe Swail (NIR)4
 Billy Snaddon (SCO)10 Billy Snaddon (SCO)10 Billy Snaddon (SCO)10
 Mark Williams (WAL)6
 Ian Graham (ENG)4
 Anthony Davies (WAL)10 Anthony Davies (WAL)10 Joe Johnson (ENG)9
 Jack McLaughlin (NIR)1 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)8 Anthony Davies (WAL)10
 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)10
 Eddie Charlton (AUS)3
 Andrew Cairns (ENG)10 Andrew Cairns (ENG)5 Tony Knowles (ENG)9
 Alex Higgins (NIR)10 Alex Higgins (NIR)10 Alex Higgins (NIR)10
 Colin Kelly (ENG)9
 Cliff Wilson (WAL)9
 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)10 Mark O'Sullivan (IRL)9 Mick Price (ENG)4
 Tony Chappel (WAL)5 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)10 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)10
 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)10
 Bob Chaperon (CAN)5
 Gary Ponting (ENG)10 Gary Ponting (ENG)10 Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG)9
 Eugene Hughes (IRE)4 Adrian Rosa (ENG)6 Gary Ponting (ENG)10
 Adrian Rosa (ENG)10
 Jason Prince (NIR)6
 Sean Lanigan (ENG)10 Sean Lanigan (ENG)8 Gary Wilkinson (ENG)9
 Silvino Francisco (RSA)3 Mark King (ENG)10 Mark King (ENG)10
 Mark King (ENG)10
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10
 Jeff Cundy (ENG)4 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10 Tony Jones (ENG)8
 Andy Hicks (ENG)10 Andy Hicks (ENG)8 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10
 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)6
 David Finbow (ENG)8
 Sean Storey (ENG)10 Sean Storey (ENG)5 Mike Hallett (ENG)5
 Drew Henry (SCO)10 Drew Henry (SCO)10 Drew Henry (SCO)10
 Mike Dunn (ENG)2

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 35 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament,[43] tying the record with the 1993 tournament.[44] The highest break of the tournament was a 143 made by Alan McManus in the first round.[45][43]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 67 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds. The highest was a 143 made by Karl Payne.[20][32]

References

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