1994 World Snooker Championship

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
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1995 →

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.

Stephen Hendry won his fourth world title by defeating Jimmy White 18–17 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

Overview

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:[1][2][3]

  • 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: £4,000
  • Last 96: £1,750
  • Last 128: £1,000
  • Last 192: £600
  • Stage one highest break: £5,000
  • Stage two highest break: £15,400
  • Stage two maximum break: £100,000
  • Total: £1,068,000

Summary

First round

The first round took place from 16 to 21 April, each match played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.[4]

Two-time world champion Alex Higgins qualified for the championship for the last time, losing 6–10 in the first round to Ken Doherty.[5]

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.[6]

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.[4]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on 26 and 27 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.[4]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place from 28 to 30 April, played as the best of 31 frames over four sessions.[4]

Hendry sealed his position as world number one with a 16–9 semi-final victory over Steve Davis.[6] 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.[4]

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.[7]

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.

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[1][2][8][9][4]

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
Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)10
21 & 22 April
England Surinder Gill1
Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)13
16 & 17 April
England Dave Harold2
England David Roe (16)8
26 & 27 April
England Dave Harold10
Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)13
17 & 18 April
England Nigel Bond (9)8
England Nigel Bond (9)10
22 & 23 April
Canada Cliff Thorburn9
England Nigel Bond (9)13
18 & 19 April
Wales Terry Griffiths (8)8
Wales Terry Griffiths (8)10
28, 29 & 30 April
England Mark Davis7
Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)16
19 April
England Steve Davis (4)9
Thailand James Wattana (5)10
24 & 25 April
England Peter Ebdon6
Thailand James Wattana (5)13
20 & 21 April
England Brian Morgan9
England Martin Clark (12)9
26 & 27 April
England Brian Morgan10
Thailand James Wattana (5)9
17 & 18 April
England Steve Davis (4)13
England Steve James (13)10
23 & 24 April
England Les Dodd9
England Steve James (13)3
20 April
England Steve Davis (4)13
England Steve Davis (4)10
1 & 2 May
New Zealand Dene O'Kane3
Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)18
16 & 17 April
England Jimmy White (3)17
England Jimmy White (3)10
23, 24 & 25 April
Scotland Billy Snaddon6
England Jimmy White (3)13
20 & 21 April
England Neal Foulds (14)10
England Neal Foulds (14)10
26 & 27 April
Wales Anthony Davies7
England Jimmy White (3)13
18 April
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (11)10
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (11)10
22 & 23 April
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins6
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (11)13
19 & 20 April
Scotland Alan McManus (6)11
Scotland Alan McManus (6)10
28, 29 & 30 April
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien7
England Jimmy White (3)16
19 & 20 April
Wales Darren Morgan (10)8
England Willie Thorne (7)10
24 & 25 April
England Gary Ponting2
England Willie Thorne (7)12
18 & 19 April
Wales Darren Morgan (10)13
Wales Darren Morgan (10)10
26 & 27 April
England Mark King5
Wales Darren Morgan (10)13
16 April
England John Parrott (2)11
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (15)6
21 & 22 April
England Ronnie O'Sullivan10
England Ronnie O'Sullivan3
17 April
England John Parrott (2)13
England John Parrott (2)10
Scotland Drew Henry9
Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1994
Referee: John Williams[10]
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 18–17  Jimmy White (ENG) (3)
Session 1: 5–2
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: 2–7 (7–9)
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: 5–3 (12–12)
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: 6–5 (18–17)
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

Century breaks

A total of 35 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament,[11] tying the record with the 1993 tournament.[12] The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Alan McManus in the first round.[13][11] The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Karl Payne.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "World Championship 1994". global-snooker.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b "1994 Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship". WWW Snooker. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ^ Downer 2026, p. 172.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Downer 2026, pp. 38–39.
  5. ^ "Alex Higgins, snooker's anti-hero, dies aged 61". The Guardian. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "1994: Hendry beats White in classic". BBC Sport. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ Hodgson, Guy (3 May 1994). "Snooker / World Championship: Hendry holds nerve to deny White again: Champion staggers rather than swaggers on to equal Davis's record of winning title for third successive year at The Crucible". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  9. ^ "1994 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  10. ^ Downer 2026, p. 189.
  11. ^ a b Downer 2026, p. 198.
  12. ^ Downer 2026, pp. 196–212.
  13. ^ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.

Books

  • Downer, Chris (2026). Crucible Almanac. 2025 edition. Bournemouth.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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