1993 UK Championship

The 1993 UK Championship (officially the 1993 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 12 November 1993, and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 20 and 28 November 1993. The highest break of the tournament was a 141 made by David Roe.

1993 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–28 November 1993 (1993-11-12 – 1993-11-28)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£375,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break David Roe (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–6
1992
1994

Ronnie O'Sullivan became the youngest winner of a ranking event at the age of 17 years and 358 days[1] by defeating Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final; as of 2023 this record still stands. This was the first of O'Sullivan's record eight titles at the tournament.

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Total prize money: £375,000
  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £18,500
  • Quarter-final: £10,325
  • Last 16: £5,250
  • Last 32: £3,000
  • Last 64: £1,850
  • Last 96: £650
  • Last 128: £475
  • High break (TV stages): £3,000
  • High break (Pre-TV stages): £1,500
  • Maximum break (TV stage): £20,000
  • Maximum break (Pre-TV stage): £5,000

Main draw edit

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Top half edit

Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Jimmy White9
105 David McDonnell6
1 Jimmy White9
54 Andy Hicks3
25 Joe Swail5
54 Andy Hicks9
1 Jimmy White7
10 Darren Morgan9
24 Mark Bennett8
48 Tony Chappel9
48 Tony Chappel5
10 Darren Morgan9
10 Darren Morgan9
143 Darren Clarke7
10 Darren Morgan9
8 Terry Griffiths5
14 Neal Foulds3
50 Dave Harold9
50 Dave Harold7
28 Dean Reynolds9
28 Dean Reynolds9
44 Jonathan Birch1
28 Dean Reynolds6
8 Terry Griffiths9
26 Joe Johnson7
89 Craig Edwards9
89 Craig Edwards6
8 Terry Griffiths9
8 Terry Griffiths9
91 Mark Davis8
10 Darren Morgan5
57 Ronnie O'Sullivan9
6 Alan McManus5
57 Ronnie O'Sullivan9
57 Ronnie O'Sullivan9
52 Nigel Gilbert8
31 Mark Johnston-Allen8
52 Nigel Gilbert9
57 Ronnie O'Sullivan9
11 Ken Doherty5
32 Jason Ferguson8
138 Terry Murphy9
138 Terry Murphy5
11 Ken Doherty9
11 Ken Doherty9
53 Nick Terry3
57 Ronnie O'Sullivan9
4 Steve Davis6
15 Dennis Taylor9
61 Alex Higgins3
15 Dennis Taylor7
20 Tony Drago9
20 Tony Drago9
221 Jamie Burnett5
20 Tony Drago3
4 Steve Davis9
19 Mike Hallett9
77 Troy Shaw5
19 Mike Hallett4
4 Steve Davis9
4 Steve Davis9
33 Silvino Francisco2

Bottom half edit

Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
               
3 John Parrott9
285 Garry Baldrey4
3 John Parrott9
23 Tony Knowles2
23 Tony Knowles9
56 Steve Newbury4
3 John Parrott9
16 David Roe3
18 Alain Robidoux9
35 Danny Fowler4
18 Alain Robidoux7
16 David Roe9
16 David Roe9
82 Steve Campbell6
3 John Parrott9
9 Nigel Bond5
9 Nigel Bond9
83 Karl Broughton5
9 Nigel Bond9
30 Doug Mountjoy5
30 Doug Mountjoy9
47 Cliff Wilson8
9 Nigel Bond9
64 Drew Henry6
22 Dene O'Kane9
46 Les Dodd5
22 Dene O'Kane4
64 Drew Henry9
7 Willie Thorne8
64 Drew Henry9
3 John Parrott3
2 Stephen Hendry9
5 James Wattana9
104 Jim Chambers1
5 James Wattana9
21 Peter Ebdon3
21 Peter Ebdon9
163 Darryn Walker3
5 James Wattana9
29 Tony Jones2
29 Tony Jones9
43 Wayne Jones4
29 Tony Jones9
13 Steve James3
13 Steve James9
45 Rod Lawler8
5 James Wattana7
2 Stephen Hendry9
12 Martin Clark9
34 Eddie Charlton2
12 Martin Clark9
27 Mick Price4
27 Mick Price9
42 Jason Prince6
12 Martin Clark5
2 Stephen Hendry9
17 Gary Wilkinson3
49 Anthony Hamilton9
49 Anthony Hamilton5
2 Stephen Hendry9
2 Stephen Hendry9
100 Fergal O'Brien5

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 November 1993.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (57)
 England
10–6Stephen Hendry (2)
 Scotland
First session: 78–45 (78), 108–23 (103), 8–132 (132), 64–73, 123–0 (121), 61–60, 85–35 (52), 72–32
Second session: 69–42, 16–74, 6–113 (67), 68–44 (62), 16–97 (65), 102–27 (73), 1–77 (76), 85–0 (85)
121Highest break132
2Century breaks1
750+ breaks4

Century breaks edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ^ "1993 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2011.