World Snooker Championship 1994

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Contents 1 The event 2 Notable Moments 3 Prize Money 4 The Results 5 Highest Break

[edit] The event

The 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, between the 16th April to the 2nd May 1994.

[edit] Notable Moments

• The final between Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White turned out to be the best of their 4 World finals together with Hendry winning 18-17. With White in amongst the balls and the finishing line in sight, he missed a routine black off the spot, from which Hendry duly cleaned up. It was to be White's sixth and final appearance in a World final, and he seems destined to never win a World title at this stage.

• Hendry's hopes to win the 1994 title was really unlikley after he fell in his hotel room in Sheffield and broke his left arm. He had beaten Surrinder Gill in the first round 10-1 before the incident happened. Hendry still carried on despite the accident and beat Dave Harold, Nigel Bond and Steve Davis which Hendry needed to win to keep his No1 spot in the World Rankings before beating White in the final.

• The tournament also featured one of the most remarkable comebacks in its history - Cliff Thorburn led Nigel Bond 9-2 before losing 10-9.Bond/Thorburn. This was Thorburn's first appearance at the Crucible since 1990 and 1994 would be his last year there.

• Alex Higgins also made a return to the Crucible where he played Ken Doherty which would also be his last appearance in the World Championship. He lost 6-10.

• Higgins' fellow Irishman Dennis Taylor also made his last appearance as he lost to Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-10 and went out of the Top 16 which he was the only original player left since the rankings were formed in 1976. He was also the last original player to play at the Crucible every year since the first championship in 1977.

[edit] Prize Money

147 break £100,000

[edit] The Results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 19 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 31 frames
	Stephen Hendry	10
	Surrinder Gill	1
					Stephen Hendry	13
					Dave Harold	2
	Dave Harold	10
	David Roe	8
									Stephen Hendry	13
									Nigel Bond	8
	Nigel Bond	10
	Cliff Thorburn	9
					Nigel Bond	13
					Terry Griffiths	8
	Terry Griffiths	10
	Mark Davis	6
													Stephen Hendry	16
													Steve Davis	9
	Steve Davis	10
	Dene O'Kane	3
					Steve Davis	13
					Steve James	3
	Steve James	10
	Les Dodd	8
									Steve Davis	13
									James Wattana	9
	James Wattana	10
	Peter Ebdon	6
					James Wattana	13
					Brian Morgan	9
	Brian Morgan	10
	Martin Clark	9
	Ken Doherty	10
	Alex Higgins	6
					Ken Doherty	13
					Alan McManus	11
	Alan McManus	10
	Fergal O'Brien	7
									Jimmy White	13
									Ken Doherty	10
	Jimmy White	10
	Billy Snaddon	6
					Jimmy White	13
					Neal Foulds	10
	Neal Foulds	10
	Anthony Davies	7
													Jimmy White	16
													Darren Morgan	8
	John Parrott	10
	Drew Henry	9
					John Parrott	13
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	Dennis Taylor	6
									Darren Morgan	13
									John Parrott	11
	Darren Morgan	10
	Mark King	5
					Darren Morgan	13
					Willie Thorne	12
	Willie Thorne	10
	Gary Ponting	2

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 May & 2 May 1994. Referee: John Williams
Stephen Hendry	18-17	Jimmy White
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Stephen Hendry wins the 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

143 Alan McManus

There were 35 centuries in the 1994 Embassy World Championship. A joint record from 1993.

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