1991 World Snooker Championship
The 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship snooker tournament took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 20 April and 6 May 1991.
John Parrott took the title, beating Jimmy White 18–11 in the final. It was the third time that White had lost in the final.
Prize fund
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- Winner: £135,000
- Runner-up: £80,000
- Semi-final: £42,000
- Quarter-final: £20,000
- Last 16: £11,000
- Last 32: £6,500
Notable moments
- Established player Cliff Thorburn missed out on the Championship for the first time after playing in every championship since 1973 and every Crucible championship. Thorburn lost to Nick Dyson 10–5 in the final qualifying round. This left Dennis Taylor (who also made his debut in 1973) as the only player to play at every Crucible championship since it started in 1977.
- Future champion Ken Doherty made his Crucible debut losing to Steve Davis 10–8, while former champion Joe Johnson qualified for the last time losing to Dennis Taylor 10–6. Both matches were played in the first round.
- Gary Wilkinson attempted a 147 break in his first round match against Doug Mountjoy after making a 120 but missed the last yellow in the bottom right pocket.
- Defending champion Stephen Hendry lost to Steve James 11–13 in the quarter-final. The defeat for Hendry would be his last until the 1997 final to Doherty.
- The opening of the semi-finals started on the day Steve James and Jimmy White had celebrated their birthdays. James his 30th and White his 29th. MC Alan Hughes sang 'Happy Birthday' with the crowd before the start of their session
- The other semi-final featured Steve Davis who made his 9th semi-final in a row, which is still a record, and John Parrott who gained revenge after his 18–3 defeat in the 1989 final by winning 16–10.
- There were 31 century breaks in the 1991 World Snooker Championship, which was a new championship record, surpassing the 20 made in 1986. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Jimmy White.
- Alan McManus got through to the second round proper after winning 5 qualifying rounds. He lost by the narrowest of margins to Terry Griffiths, a match which would have taken him through to the Quarter Finals.
Main draw
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Qualifying rounds
1st qualifying round
- Rod Lawler 5–0 Derek Mienie
- Bill Werbeniuk w/o-w/d Clive Everton
- Vladimir Potaznyk w/o-w/d Jim Meadowcroft
- Jon Birch 10–4 Pascal Burke
- Chris Cookson 10–5 Derek Heaton
- Paul Thornley 10–7 Paddy Morgan
- Frankie Chan 10–1 Ian Black
- Jason Ferguson 10–1 David Greaves
- Alan McManus 10–1 Billy Kelly
- Gary Natale 10–3 Bert Demarco
- Jason Whittaker 10–2 Bernard Bennett
- Jason Prince 10–4 Fred Davis
- Ken Doherty w/o-w/d Patsy Fagan
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2nd qualifying round
- Rod Lawler 10–5 Anthony Harris
- Jack Fitzmaurice 10–9 Marcel Gauvreau
- Mick Price 10–1 Bill Werbeniuk
- Vladimir Potaznyk 10–4 Graham Cripsey
- Jon Birch 10–4 Kirk Stevens
- Mario Morra 10–5 Vic Harris
- T Wilson 10–2 D Hughes
- J Wright 10–0 Mike Watterson
- Ian Brumby 10–4 Terry Whitthread
- Chris Cookson 10–1 Roger Bales
- John Rea 10–9 Robby Foldvari
- J Smith 10–9 Jim Bear
- Paul Medati 10–7 Ian Williamson
- Ray Edmonds 10–3 Paul Thornley
- Eddie Sinclair 10–4 M Bradley
- Nick Terry 10–8 Frankie Chan
- S Campbell 10–4 T Kearney
- Derek Gilbert 10–3 Dessie Sheehan
- Bob Harris 10–5 Mike Darrington
- Joe Grech 10–1 John Dunning
- Jason Ferguson 10–4 Pat Houlihan
- Alan McManus 10–6 Tommy Murphy
- Steve Meakin 10–6 Graham Miles
- Barry Pinches 10–3 Jim Donnelly
- Andrew Cairns 10–2 Gary Natale
- Paul Gibson w/o-w/d Paul Watchorn
- Jason Whittaker 10–8 S Murphy
- B Oliver 10–7 D Campbell
- G Scott 10–7 M Fisher
- Jason Prince 10–5 Ray Reardon
- Ken Doherty 10–9 M Smith
- Kenny Owers 10–2 M Gibson
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3rd qualifying round
- Rod Lawler 10–4 Brian Rowswell
- Warren King 10–3 Jack Fitzmaurice
- Mick Price 10–4 Jack McLaughlin
- Les Dodd 10–3 Vladimir Potaznyk
- Ian Graham 10–7 Jon Birch
- Mario Morra 10–8 David Taylor
- Robert Marshall 10–9 T Wilson
- Mark Johnston-Allen 10–0 J Wright
- Brian Morgan 10–3 Ian Brumby
- Chris Cookson 10–4 Murdo Macleod
- Mark Bennett 10–5 John Rea
- J Smith 10–8 Jim Chambers
- Darren Morgan 10–5 Paul Medati
- Ray Edmonds 10–4 John Spencer
- Nick Dyson 10–8 J Sinclair
- Mark Rowing 10–6 Nick Terry
- Nigel Gilbert 10–8 S Campbell
- John Campbell 10–8 Dave Gilbert
- Bob Harris 10–9 Steve Longworth
- Jim Wych 10–1 Joe Grech
- Jason Ferguson 10–9 Tony Chappel
- Alan McManus 10–6 David Roe
- Steve Meakin w/o–w/d Joe O’Boye
- Barry Pinches 10–6 Brady Gollan
- Tony Jones 10–6 Andrew Cairns
- Steve Duggan 10–7 P Gibson
- Eugene Hughes 10–6 Jason Whittaker
- Nigel Bond 10–2 Bill Oliver
- Craig Edwards 10–3 G Scott
- Jason Prince 10–9 Colin Roscoe
- Ken Doherty 10–4 Rex Williams
- Paddy Browne 10–6 Kenny Owers
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4th qualifying round
- Warren King 10–7 Rod Lawler
- Les Dodd 10–7 Mick Price
- Ian Graham 10–7 Mario Morra
- Robert Marshall 10–9 Mark Johnston-Allen
- C Cookson 10–4 Brian Morgan
- Mark Bennett 10–6 J Smith
- Ray Edmonds 10–7 Darren Morgan
- Nick Dyson 10–3 Mark Rowing
- Nigel Gilbert 10–9 John Campbell
- Jim Wych 10–7 Bob Harris
- Alan McManus 10–6 Jason Ferguson
- Barry Pinches 10–8 Steve Meakin
- Tony Jones 10–5 Steve Duggan
- Nigel Bond 10–5 Eugene Hughes
- Craig Edwards 10–6 J Prince
- Ken Doherty 10–6 Paddy Browne
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5th qualifying round
- Warren King 10–2 Barry West
- Steve Newbury 10–1 Les Dodd
- Ian Graham 10–7 Dene O’Kane
- Robert Marshall 10–9 Peter Francisco
- Gary Wilkinson 10–2 Chris Cookson
- Mark Bennett 10–8 Wayne Jones
- Eddie Charlton 10–2 Ray Edmonds
- Nick Dyson 10–5 Cliff Thorburn
- Nigel Gilbert 10–8 Bob Chaperon
- Tony Knowles 10–2 Jim Wych
- Alan McManus 10–8 Tony Drago
- Barry Pinches 10–5 Danny Fowler
- Tony Jones 10–6 Silvino Francisco
- Joe Johnson 10–8 Nigel Bond
- Craig Edwards 10–8 James Wattana
- Ken Doherty 10–5 Cliff Wilson
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