1994 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament April 2026 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship 1994 04 16 1994 05 2 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £1,068,000 £180,000 Alan McManus SCO (143) Stephen Hendry SCO Jimmy White ENG 18–17 1993 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 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 thumb|alt=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).Everton Clive The History of Snooker and Billiards Partridge Press Haywards Heath 1986 978-1-85225-013-3 50Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 2008 31 March 2024 6 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160606102115/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html dead11 July 1978 Joe Davis, a snooker champion who retired unbeaten, Was 77 https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/11/archives/joe-davis-a-snooker-champion-who-retired-unbeaten-was-77.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20231022194142/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/07/11/archives/joe-davis-a-snooker-champion-who-retired-unbeaten-was-77.html 22 October 2023 31 March 2024 The New York Times en-US 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. 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".Nunns Hector Hendon David Full history https://wpbsa.com/about-us/history/full-history/ WPBSA 31 March 2024 31 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240331092827/https://wpbsa.com/about-us/history/full-history/ liveWright Joe Who has won the most World Snooker Championship titles? Hendry, O'Sullivan, Davis and the players with the most trophies https://www.sportingnews.com/us/snooker/news/most-world-snooker-championship-titles-hendry-osullivan-davis-trophies/joqsk1qyc3vivgpfptced4rl The Sporting News 30 April 2023 31 March 2024 14 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240114220848/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/snooker/news/most-world-snooker-championship-titles-hendry-osullivan-davis-trophies/joqsk1qyc3vivgpfptced4rl live The 1977 edition was the first staged at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, where it has remained since.Halo World Championship https://www.wst.tv/worldchampionship World Snooker Tour 10 April 2024 10 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240410053119/https://www.wst.tv/cazooworldchampionship/ liveWorld Snooker Championship in Sheffield https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/visit/headline-events/world-snooker-championship/ Sheffield City Council 31 March 2024 16 August 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250816104322/https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/visit/headline-events/world-snooker-championship/ live As of 1994, the most successful players in the modern era were Ray Reardon and Steve Davis, each having won the title six times.World Snooker Championship 2022: Ronnie O'Sullivan plays down record-equalling seventh title https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/61301395 Sutcliffe Steve BBC Sport 3 May 2022 29 March 2024 22 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231022211824/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/61301395 livehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/world_champs_2002/1921334.stm 1989: Davis makes it six 12 April 2002 BBC Sport 11 September 2025Betfred World Championship World Snooker 27 March 2022 https://wst.tv/tournaments/betfred-world-championship/ 14 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210514143520/https://wst.tv/tournaments/betfred-world-championship/ dead Stephen Hendry was the tournament's youngest winner, having captured his first title at the 1990 event, aged 1969-01-13 1990-04-29 and.Millington Sarah Looking back to 1990: when Stephen Hendry became a snooker champion https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24091190.looking-back-1990-stephen-hendry-became-snooker-champion/ News and Star 2 February 2024 31 March 2024 31 March 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240331125625/https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24091190.looking-back-1990-stephen-hendry-became-snooker-champion/ live en Reardon was the oldest winner, having secured his sixth title at the 1978 event, aged 1932-10-08 1978-04-29 and.Snooker World Records https://www.snooker.org/plr/records.shtml snooker.org 6 May 2025 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.https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1600 Embassy World Championship (1994) snooker.org 2 July 2026 2 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260702072627/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1600 liveHistory of the World Snooker Championship http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306123,00.html World Snooker Tour 2 March 2011 31 March 2024 29 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195714/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2306123,00.html deadEmbassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 Snooker Scene 31 March 2024 24 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 dead Sponsored by cigarette brand Embassy, it was the ninth and last ranking tournament of the 1993–94 season, held after the British Open.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/19/snooker.gdnsport31 Snooker finds sponsor with deep pockets The Guardian Mike Anstead 19 January 2006 1 September 2025 25 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160325161804/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2006/jan/19/snooker.gdnsport31 liveNo reference for the fact that it was the ninth and last ranking tournament. Need a reference for the calendar. July 2026 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.https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1602 Embassy World Championship (1993) snooker.org 2 July 2026 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.https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1601 World Championship Qualifiers (1994) snooker.org 2 July 2026 First-round matches were played as the best of 19 frame frames, held over two session 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.Downer 2026 38–39 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:World Championship 1994 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1994.asp global-snooker.com 28 October 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101228175115/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1994.asp 28 December 2010 usurped dmy-allDowner 2026 172 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.Where it's at Snooker Scene January 1994 30 The first four rounds were the best-of-nine frames and the later rounds were the best-of-19 frames.Downer 2026 248–249 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.Yates Phil The long haul: Blackpool to Sheffield Snooker Scene February 1994 5 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. Robinson lost position on the final blue ball and failed to pot it, finishing the break on 129. 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. World Women's champion Allison Fisher defeated Richard King 5–1 in round three but then lost 0–5 to David McLellan. 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.Yates Phil Payne pockets £5000 but feels the pain of defeat Snooker Scene February 1994 6 Although this gave him a 9–8 lead, he lost 9–10. In round six, John Higgins led Robinson 8–2 and 9–4 but lost 9–10.Yates Phil Robinson's amazing recovery Snooker Scene February 1994 7 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.Back to the Crucible Snooker Scene February 1994 3 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?" In Higgins's final qualifying match, he was 3–6 down to Tony Knowles at the end of the first session.Yates Phil Higgins sheds blood to qualify Snooker Scene February 1994 10–11 Higgins fell over a small wall while going to a pub during the interval, and gashed his left arm. As seeking medical attention would have made him late for the concluding session, he bandaged himself. During the match, small specks of blood from the wound fell onto the snooker table table.Walker Michael Raising the devil, right on cue The Observer 23 January 1994 55 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer/201007373/ Newspapers.com The UK Champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeated Tony Jones 10–8 after leading 9–5. 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. 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.Davies gets dream debut South Wales Echo 20 January 1994 43 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-wales-echo/201009610/ Newspapers.com Doug Mountjoy led Les Dodd 9–5, but Dodd then won five consecutive frames to take the match. Only two of the players seeded 17th to 32nd, Dene O'Kane and Peter Ebdon, qualified.Smith Terry Injured Higgins reaches Crucible The Daily Telegraph 21 January 1994 36 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/201007738/ Newspapers.com 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. 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. Payne's break of 143 was the highest of the qualifying rounds. First round The first round took place from 16 to 21 April, each match played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions.Downer 2026 38–39 Two-time world champion Alex Higgins qualified for the championship for the last time, losing 6–10 in the first round to Ken Doherty.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/25/alex-higgins-dies-aged-61 Alex Higgins, snooker's anti-hero, dies aged 61 25 July 2010 The Guardian 25 April 2020 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. 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.Downer 2026 38–39 Quarter-finals The quarter-finals took place on 26 and 27 April, each match played as the best of 25 frames over three sessions.Downer 2026 38–39 Semi-finals The semi-finals took place from 28 to 30 April, played as the best of 31 frames over four sessions.Downer 2026 38–39 Hendry sealed his position as world number one with a 16–9 semi-final victory over Steve Davis.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557681.stm 1994: Hendry beats White in classic 7 April 2004 BBC Sport 25 April 2020 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.Downer 2026 38–39 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.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-world-championship-hendry-holds-nerve-to-deny-white-again-champion-staggers-rather-than-1433306.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-world-championship-hendry-holds-nerve-to-deny-white-again-champion-staggers-rather-than-1433306.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 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 3 May 1994 Guy Hodgson The Independent 25 April 2020 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 ball black off the black spot spot, and Hendry clearance 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'?"Cooper 2023 63 White replied, smiling, that Hendry was "beginning to annoy me."Cooper 2023 63 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."Cooper 2023 63 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."Hendon 2025 136 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.A vintage championship Snooker Scene June 1994 3 Hendry received a £190,000 Bentley Continental R from Graham de Zille, owner of his sponsors Sweater Shop for winning.Now Stephen's doing the continental Norwich Evening News 20 May 1994 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/norwich-evening-news/201012444/ Newspapers.com 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.Hendry 2019 156 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.World Rankings: 1993–94 end of season list Snooker Scene June 1994 22–24 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. 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.Downer 2026 38–39 numbered high First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 31 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 16 April Stephen Hendry SCO (1) player seeding 10 Surinder Gill ENG 1 16 & 17 April David Roe ENG (16) player seeding 8 Dave Harold ENG 10 17 & 18 April Nigel Bond ENG (9) player seeding 10 Cliff Thorburn CAN 9 18 & 19 April Terry Griffiths WAL (8) player seeding 10 Mark Davis ENG 7 19 April James Wattana THA (5) player seeding 10 Peter Ebdon ENG 6 20 & 21 April Martin Clark ENG (12) player seeding 9 Brian Morgan ENG 10 17 & 18 April Steve James ENG (13) player seeding 10 Les Dodd ENG 9 20 April Steve Davis ENG (4) player seeding 10 Dene O'Kane NZL 3 16 & 17 April Jimmy White ENG (3) player seeding 10 Billy Snaddon SCO 6 20 & 21 April Neal Foulds ENG (14) player seeding 10 Anthony Davies WAL 7 18 April Ken Doherty IRL (11) player seeding 10 Alex Higgins NIR 6 19 & 20 April Alan McManus SCO (6) player seeding 10 Fergal O'Brien IRL 7 19 & 20 April Willie Thorne ENG (7) player seeding 10 Gary Ponting ENG 2 18 & 19 April Darren Morgan WAL (10) player seeding 10 Mark King ENG 5 16 April Dennis Taylor NIR (15) player seeding 6 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 10 17 April John Parrott ENG (2) player seeding 10 Drew Henry SCO 9 21 & 22 April Stephen Hendry SCO (1) player seeding 13 Dave Harold ENG 2 22 & 23 April Nigel Bond ENG (9) player seeding 13 Terry Griffiths WAL (8) player seeding 8 24 & 25 April James Wattana THA (5) player seeding 13 Brian Morgan ENG 9 23 & 24 April Steve James ENG (13) player seeding 3 Steve Davis ENG (4) player seeding 13 23, 24 & 25 April Jimmy White ENG (3) player seeding 13 Neal Foulds ENG (14) player seeding 10 22 & 23 April Ken Doherty IRL (11) player seeding 13 Alan McManus SCO (6) player seeding 11 24 & 25 April Willie Thorne ENG (7) player seeding 12 Darren Morgan WAL (10) player seeding 13 21 & 22 April Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 3 John Parrott ENG (2) player seeding 13 26 & 27 April Stephen Hendry SCO (1) player seeding 13 Nigel Bond ENG (9) player seeding 8 26 & 27 April James Wattana THA (5) player seeding 9 Steve Davis ENG (4) player seeding 13 26 & 27 April Jimmy White ENG (3) player seeding 13 Ken Doherty IRL (11) player seeding 10 26 & 27 April Darren Morgan WAL (10) player seeding 13 John Parrott ENG (2) player seeding 11 28, 29 & 30 April Stephen Hendry SCO (1) player seeding 16 Steve Davis ENG (4) player seeding 9 28, 29 & 30 April Jimmy White ENG (3) player seeding 16 Darren Morgan WAL (10) player seeding 8 1 & 2 May Stephen Hendry SCO (1) player seeding 18 Jimmy White ENG (3) player seeding 17 Final: frame scores Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1994Referee: John WilliamsDowner 2026 189 Stephen Hendry SCO (1) player seeding 1817 Jimmy White ENG (3) player seedingSession 1: 52Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hendry764frame winner89frame winner (50)68frame winner93frame winner (80)76frame winner (76)1N/AN/AN/AN/A White94frame winner (60)5202124085frame winner (63)N/AN/AN/AN/ASession 2: 27 (79)Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hendry68 (57)4229153771frame winner (63)5994frame winner (66)15 N/A N/A White70frame winner85frame winner (58)72frame winner (61)110frame winner (58)84frame winner54 (54)60frame winner2764frame winner N/A N/ASession 3: 53 (1212)Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hendry71frame winner89frame winner (89)02573frame winner (53)88frame winner (87)5372frame winner (52) N/A N/A N/A White26077frame winner (77)69frame winner41364frame winner34 N/A N/A N/ASession 4: 65 (1817)Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hendry5668frame winner66frame winner67frame winner072frame winner66 (51)6668frame winner082frame winner (58) White61frame winner313434116frame winner (116)3971frame winner67frame winner085frame winner (75)3789Highest break1160Century breaks11250+ breaks9Stephen Hendry wins the 1994 World Snooker ChampionshipBreaks over 50 are shown in parentheses.frame winner = Winner of frame Qualifying results Nine qualifying rounds were played.Downer 2026 248–249 Rounds 1–6 Results for rounds 1 to 6 are shown below.Downer 2026 248–249 high 6 64 4 4 4 4 4 auto no yes no First qualifying roundBest of 9 frames Second qualifying roundBest of 9 frames Third qualifying roundBest of 9 frames Fourth qualifying roundBest of 9 frames Fifth qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Sixth qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Stephen Kershaw ENG 5 Ramu Vaswani ENG 2 Wayne Saidler ENG 5 Alfonso Bellusci ENG 2 Lee Marney ENG 5 Craig McDonald SCO 2 Michael O'Sullivan ENG 5 Philip Williams WAL 4 Mario Fernandez IRE 5 David Lazenby ENG 0 Martin O'Neill NIR 5 Gareth Esprit ENG 1 Chris Taylor ENG 5 Craig Barber ENG 1 Kevin Johnstone ENG 5 Gareth Chilcott WAL 4 John Bedford ENG 5 Shaun Berry ENG 0 Declan Hughes NIR 5 Andrew Alexandrou ENG 3 Darren Dodd ENG 5 Paul Thomerson ENG 3 Robin Hull ENG 5 Paul Clarke ENG 1 Andrew Radford ENG 5 Dennis Hughes ENG 3 Andrew Craig ENG 5 Paul McDonald ENG 3 Craig Bradshaw ENG 5 Frank Fitzgerald ENG 1 Martin Lee ENG 5 Robert Grenville-Smith ENG 4 Richard Davis ENG 5 Craig Glanville ENG 1 Mario Geudens BEL 5 David Mellon ENG 0 Neil Mosley ENG 5 Chris Achilles ENG 1 Julian Mills ENG 5 Matthew McGrotty ENG 3 Matt Wilson ENG 5 Elliott Clark ENG 2 Wilfred Dijkstra NED 5 Jason Curtis ENG 1 Scott Bigham SCO 5 Jonathan White ENG 0 Matthew Catchpole ENG 5 John Clouden ENG 4 John Kemp SCO 5 Peter Bullen BEL 4 Michael Duffy NIR 5 Stephen Popplewell ENG 1 Jason Scott ENG w/o Nicholas Segal ENG w/d Andrew Essilfie ENG 5 Stephen Waldron ENG 1 Matt Bayley ENG 5 Ronnie Shakespeare ENG 0 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO 5 Darren Holdcroft ENG 4 John Bayliss ENG 5 Del Smith ENG 1 Geoff Williams ENG 5 Matthew Spade ENG 4 Darren Paris SWI 5 David Mole ENG 2 Stephen Taylor ENG 5 Andrew Krasinski ENG 3 Tim Dunphy IRE 5 Darren Skinner ENG 4 Tim Bailey ENG 5 Mario Wehrmann NED 0 Darren Martin ENG 5 Rogelio Esteiro ENG 1 Ian Bullimore ENG 5 Lun Wai Lee ENG 3 Roberto Frezza ITA 5 Donald Newcombe WAL 4 Chris Archer ENG 5 Andrew Milliard ENG 2 Alistair Fleming SCO 5 Simon Smith ENG 1 Alan Edmonds ENG 5 Christopher Flight ENG 0 Damon Zeid ENG 5 Ashot Potikyan RUS 3 Paul Sweeny ENG 5 Brett Patmore ENG 3 Stuart Henderson ENG 5 Matthew Farrant WAL 4 David Thompson ENG 5 Tony Brown ENG 2 Patrick Delsemme BEL 5 Huseyin Hursid TUR 3 Tom Bell ENG 5 Paul Smith ENG 3 Joe Canny IRE 5 Dave Andrew ENG 0 Gary Ponting ENG 5 Richard Batty ENG 0 Lee Walters ENG 5 Edvard Matthiasson ISL 1 Darren Shaw ENG 5 Ian McCulloch ENG 2 Andrew Atkinson ENG 5 Joe Patterson SCO 0 Daniel Buskin ENG 5 Alex Peart JAM 1 Neil Wood ENG 5 Jimmy O'Shea ENG 0 Mario Vassallo MLT 5 Andrew Photiou ENG 2 Gerard Greene NIR 5 Mark Whatley ENG 4 Darren Mirza ENG 5 Clive Bernstone ENG 0 Jeffrey Moore ENG 5 Mark Ganderton ENG 0 Grant Peabody ENG 5 Bjorn Haneveer BEL 2 James McGouran ENG 5 Robert Thallon SCO 0 Daniele Zagaroli ITA 5 Jayson Morris ENG 2 Steve Whalley ENG 5 Stephen Kershaw ENG 4 Peter McCullagh ENG 5 Wayne Saidler ENG 1 Matthew Couch ENG 5 Lee Marney ENG 4 Michael Leach ENG w/d Michael O'Sullivan ENG w/o Leigh Robinson ENG 5 Mario Fernandez IRE 3 Craig Harrison ENG 1 Martin O'Neill NIR 5 Steven Evans ENG 5 Chris Taylor ENG 0 Philip Minchin ENG w/d Kevin Johnstone ENG w/o Stuart Pettman ENG 5 John Bedford ENG 0 Nick Marsh ENG 3 Declan Hughes NIR 5 Richard Culham ENG 5 Darren Dodd ENG 0 Jamie Rous ENG 0 Robin Hull ENG 5 Richard King ENG 5 Andrew Radford ENG 0 Darren Lennox IRL 5 Andrew Craig ENG 2 Neil Selman ENG 5 Craig Bradshaw ENG 2 Julian Goodyear ENG 5 Martin Lee ENG 1 Steve Archer ENG 5 Richard Davis ENG 2 Geet Sethi IND w/d Mario Geudens BEL w/o Andrew Hannah ENG 3 Neil Mosley ENG 5 Eddie Lott ENG 5 Julian Mills ENG 3 Jonathan Bagley ENG 2 Matt Wilson ENG 5 Steven Cook ENG 4 Wilfred Dijkstra NED 5 David Rice ENG 1 Scott Bigham SCO 5 Graham Stevens ENG 3 Matthew Catchpole ENG 5 Paul Hefford ENG 4 John Kemp SCO 5 David Wilson ENG 5 Michael Duffy NIR 2 Karen Corr NIR 2 Jason Scott ENG 5 Gerry Jones IRL 1 Andrew Essilfie ENG 5 Paul Davison ENG 5 Matt Bayley ENG 3 David Buskin ENG 3 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO 5 Richy McDonald SCO 5 John Bayliss ENG 3 James Vicarey ENG 0 Geoff Williams ENG 5 Hassan Vaizie ENG 5 Darren Paris SWI 4 Sefton Payne ENG 5 Stephen Taylor ENG 4 John Knipe ENG w/d Tim Dunphy IRE w/o Ian Hurdman ENG 1 Tim Bailey ENG 5 Anthony Buckley ENG 3 Darren Martin ENG 5 Mark Williams ENG 1 Ian Bullimore ENG 5 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 5 Roberto Frezza ITA 3 Anthony Halpin ENG 5 Chris Archer ENG 4 David Singh IND 5 Alistair Fleming SCO 4 David Athorn ENG 0 Alan Edmonds ENG 5 Michael Kirkham ENG 5 Damon Zeid ENG 4 Stuart Mann ENG 2 Paul Sweeny ENG 5 Norman MacLachlan SCO 3 Stuart Henderson ENG 5 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 5 David Thompson ENG 4 Nick Jones WAL 4 Patrick Delsemme BEL 5 Justin Buckingham ENG 3 Tom Bell ENG 5 John Leahy IRL 0 Joe Canny IRE 5 Stephen Roberts ENG 2 Gary Ponting ENG 5 Mike Smith ENG 4 Lee Walters ENG 5 John Manley ENG 5 Darren Shaw ENG 2 Bernard Bennett ENG 0 Andrew Atkinson ENG 5 Stuart Parnell ENG 5 Daniel Buskin ENG 2 Hitesh Lakhani ENG 2 Neil Wood ENG 5 Paul Florence ENG 5 Mario Vassallo MLT 3 Lyndon Smith ENG 0 Gerard Greene NIR 5 Shane Haines ENG 5 Darren Mirza ENG 1 Anthony Taylor ENG 5 Jeffrey Moore ENG 3 Philip Seaton ENG 5 Grant Peabody ENG 2 Steve Harrison ENG 5 James McGouran ENG 4 Darren Limburg ENG 1 Daniele Zagaroli ITA 5 Kevin Lownds ENG 5 Kevin Brown ENG 4 Roy Bigg ENG 5 Joe Perry ENG 2 John Shilton ENG 4 Steve Whalley ENG 5 Surinder Gill ENG 5 Peter McCullagh ENG 1 Robert Tavagna AUS 2 Matthew Couch ENG 5 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 5 Michael O'Sullivan ENG 2 Norman Maher WAL 2 Leigh Robinson ENG 5 Pat Horne ENG 2 Martin O'Neill NIR 5 Jason Walton ENG 5 Steven Evans ENG 2 John Burns ENG 5 Kevin Johnstone ENG 2 Mark Gray ENG 3 Stuart Pettman ENG 5 Steve Elliott ENG 5 Declan Hughes NIR 4 Tom Finstad CAN 5 Richard Culham ENG 3 Jimmy Long IRL 2 Robin Hull ENG 5 Allison Fisher ENG 5 Richard King ENG 1 Garry Baldrey ENG 5 Darren Lennox IRL 3 Micky Roughan IRL 3 Neil Selman ENG 5 Michael Judge IRL 5 Julian Goodyear ENG 2 Jamie Burnett SCO 5 Steve Archer ENG 3 Stacey Hillyard ENG 4 Mario Geudens BEL 5 Roger Leighton ENG 1 Neil Mosley ENG 5 David Coles ENG 3 Eddie Lott ENG 5 Daniel Smith ENG 1 Matt Wilson ENG 5 John Dunning ENG 1 Wilfred Dijkstra NED 5 Lee Richardson ENG 1 Scott Bigham SCO 5 Wayne Lloyd WAL 1 Matthew Catchpole ENG 5 Daryl Peach ENG 5 John Kemp SCO 4 Nick Pearce ENG 2 David Wilson ENG 5 John Timson ENG 3 Jason Scott ENG 5 Tommy Murphy NIR 1 Andrew Essilfie ENG 5 Gabriel Burns IRL 1 Paul Davison ENG 5 Paul Morgan ENG 4 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO 5 Simon Parker ENG 1 Richy McDonald SCO 5 Chris Scanlon ENG 5 Geoff Williams ENG 2 Richard Pincott ENG 2 Hassan Vaizie ENG 5 Jason Pegram ENG 1 Sefton Payne ENG 5 Steve Russell ENG 4 Tim Dunphy IRE 5 Frank Maskell ENG 5 Tim Bailey ENG 2 Peter Gilchrist ENG 5 Darren Martin ENG 1 Carl Waters ENG 5 Ian Bullimore ENG 0 Will Jerram ENG 1 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 5 Eddie Manning ENG 5 Anthony Halpin ENG 0 Nic Barrow ENG 5 David Singh IND 4 Suriya Suwannasingh THA 5 Alan Edmonds ENG 1 Lee Grant ENG 5 Michael Kirkham ENG 0 Colin Kelly ENG 5 Paul Sweeny ENG 2 John Lardner SCO 5 Stuart Henderson ENG 4 Jamie Bodle ENG 0 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 5 Neil Tomkins WAL 2 Patrick Delsemme BEL 5 Antony Bolsover ENG 5 Tom Bell ENG 1 Roger Garrett ENG 5 Joe Canny IRE 3 Mukesh Parmar ENG 4 Gary Ponting ENG 5 Paul S. Davison ENG 0 Lee Walters ENG 5 Anton Bishop ENG 5 John Manley ENG 3 Michael Valentine SCO 4 Andrew Atkinson ENG 5 Dean Venables ENG 1 Stuart Parnell ENG 5 Jonathan Saunders ENG 5 Neil Wood ENG 3 Ian Sargeant WAL 5 Paul Florence ENG 4 Darren Guest ENG 4 Gerard Greene NIR 5 Graham Fisken ENG 3 Shane Haines ENG 5 Gary Peters WAL 5 Anthony Taylor ENG 2 Michael Gold ENG 0 Philip Seaton ENG 5 Iwan Jones WAL 5 Steve Harrison ENG 0 Karl Townsend ENG 5 Daniele Zagaroli ITA 0 Mike Dunn ENG 5 Kevin Lownds ENG 1 Robert Chapman ENG 5 Roy Bigg ENG 1 Dermot McGlinchey NIR 5 Steve Whalley ENG 4 Ray Edmonds ENG 3 Surinder Gill ENG 5 Alex Borg MLT 2 Matthew Couch ENG 5 David Rippon ENG 5 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 2 Barry Bunn ENG 1 Leigh Robinson ENG 5 Graham MacDonald ENG 1 Martin O'Neill NIR 5 Frank Dezi ENG 1 Jason Walton ENG 5 Graham Horne SCO 4 John Burns ENG 5 Terry Murphy ENG 1 Stuart Pettman ENG 5 Steve Prest ENG 5 Steve Elliott ENG 2 Chris Cookson ENG 0 Tom Finstad CAN 5 Amrik Cheema IND 3 Robin Hull ENG 5 David McLellan SCO 5 Allison Fisher ENG 0 Kevin Ashby ENG 5 Garry Baldrey ENG 0 Steve Lemmens BEL 5 Neil Selman ENG 1 Paul Wykes ENG 2 Michael Judge IRL 5 Graham Cripsey ENG 4 Jamie Burnett SCO 5 Robert Foxall ENG 2 Mario Geudens BEL 5 Darryn Walker ENG 4 Neil Mosley ENG 5 Paul Cavney ENG 5 Eddie Lott ENG 2 Karl Burrows ENG 3 Matt Wilson ENG 5 Wayne Rendle ENG 5 Wilfred Dijkstra NED 3 Spencer Dunn ENG 2 Scott Bigham SCO 5 Darren Hackeson ENG 5 Matthew Catchpole ENG 4 Nick Walker ENG 5 Daryl Peach ENG 3 Bradley Jones ENG 5 David Wilson ENG 1 Nick Fruin ENG 4 Jason Scott ENG 5 Stuart Reardon ENG 5 Andrew Essilfie ENG 2 Darren Clarke ENG 5 Paul Davison ENG 1 Gary Natale CAN 4 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO 5 Simon Morris ENG 3 Richy McDonald SCO 5 Ian Williamson ENG 5 Chris Scanlon ENG 2 Tony Rampello ENG 5 Hassan Vaizie ENG 4 Craig MacGillivray SCO 2 Sefton Payne ENG 5 Gary Lees ENG 5 Tim Dunphy IRE 1 Yasin Merchant IND 5 Frank Maskell ENG 2 Marcus Campbell SCO 0 Peter Gilchrist ENG 5 Mark Flowerdew ENG 5 Carl Waters ENG 0 Sergio Beggiato ENG 4 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 5 Anthony O'Connor IRE 2 Eddie Manning ENG 5 Dave Gilbert ENG 5 Nic Barrow ENG 2 David Grimwood ENG 1 Suriya Suwannasingh THA 5 Dominic Dale WAL 5 Lee Grant ENG 1 Dylan Leary NIR 4 Colin Kelly ENG 5 Oliver King ENG 5 John Lardner SCO 2 Matt Gibson SCO 1 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 5 Mick Fisher ENG 5 Patrick Delsemme BEL 4 Sean Lynskey ENG 3 Antony Bolsover ENG 5 Jason Wallace ENG 0 Roger Garrett ENG 5 Jim Donnelly SCO 2 Gary Ponting ENG 5 Adrian Rosa ENG 5 Lee Walters ENG 4 John Giles ENG 2 Anton Bishop ENG 5 Leigh Griffin ENG 3 Andrew Atkinson ENG 5 Daniel Murphy ENG 5 Stuart Parnell ENG 3 Mark King ENG 5 Jonathan Saunders ENG 3 Colin Morton ENG 2 Ian Sargeant WAL 5 Scott MacFarlane SCO 0 Gerard Greene NIR 5 Jeff Cundy ENG 5 Shane Haines ENG 2 Mark Boyd ENG 1 Gary Peters WAL 5 Bjorn L'Orange NOR 5 Philip Seaton ENG 1 Guy Dennis ENG 5 Iwan Jones WAL 4 Steve Mifsud AUS 5 Karl Townsend ENG 4 Cary Kikis ENG w/d Mike Dunn ENG w/o Joe Delaney IRE 3 Robert Chapman ENG 5 Steve Judd ENG 10 Dermot McGlinchey NIR 5 Brady Gollan CAN w/d Surinder Gill ENG w/o Tony Wilson IOM 5 Matthew Couch ENG 10 Robert Marshall ENG 10 David Rippon ENG 8 Jamie Woodman ENG 6 Leigh Robinson ENG 10 John Higgins SCO 10 Martin O'Neill NIR 6 John Rea SCO 3 Jason Walton ENG 10 Bob Harris ENG 5 John Burns ENG 10 John Read ENG 4 Stuart Pettman ENG 10 Euan Henderson SCO 10 Steve Prest ENG 6 Steve Meakin ENG 10 Tom Finstad CAN 5 Jimmy Michie ENG 10 Robin Hull ENG 6 Rex Williams ENG 4 David McLellan SCO 10 Mark Davis ENG 10 Kevin Ashby ENG 4 Bill Oliver ENG 4 Steve Lemmens BEL 10 Steve Campbell ENG 5 Michael Judge IRL 10 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 10 Jamie Burnett SCO 7 Chris Small SCO 10 Mario Geudens BEL 4 Paul McPhillips SCO 9 Neil Mosley ENG 10 Paddy Browne IRE 5 Paul Cavney ENG 10 Jim Chambers ENG 10 Matt Wilson ENG 9 Troy Shaw ENG 8 Wayne Rendle ENG 10 Jason Weston ENG 10 Scott Bigham SCO 7 Steve Duggan ENG 10 Darren Hackeson ENG 9 Stephen O'Connor IRE 8 Nick Walker ENG 10 Ian Brumby ENG 8 Bradley Jones ENG 10 Craig Edwards ENG 10 Jason Scott ENG 6 David Taylor ENG 10 Stuart Reardon ENG 8 Paul Gibson ENG 10 Darren Clarke ENG 4 Joe Grech MLT 10 Martin Dziewialtowski SCO 6 Stephen Lee ENG 10 Richy McDonald SCO 4 Warren King AUS 10 Ian Williamson ENG 5 Jason Whittaker ENG 9 Tony Rampello ENG 10 Murdo MacLeod SCO 9 Sefton Payne ENG 10 Mark Williams WAL 10 Gary Lees ENG 8 Karl Broughton ENG 9 Yasin Merchant IND 10 Dave Martin ENG 9 Peter Gilchrist ENG 10 Anthony Davies WAL 10 Mark Flowerdew ENG 7 Barry West ENG 3 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 10 Anthony Harris ENG 8 Eddie Manning ENG 10 Paul Medati ENG 7 Dave Gilbert ENG 10 Andrew Cairns ENG 10 Suriya Suwannasingh THA 4 Colin Roscoe WAL 3 Dominic Dale WAL 10 Joe O'Boye IRE 9 Colin Kelly ENG 10 Mehmet Husnu CYP 6 Oliver King ENG 10 Shokat Ali PAK 3 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 10 Peter Daubney ENG 10 Mick Fisher ENG 1 Fergal O'Brien IRE 10 Antony Bolsover ENG 2 Barry Pinches ENG 10 Roger Garrett ENG 9 David McDonnell IRE 9 Gary Ponting ENG 10 Shaun Mellish ENG 4 Adrian Rosa ENG 10 Pat Kenny ENG 6 Anton Bishop ENG 10 Ken Owers ENG 4 Andrew Atkinson ENG 10 Sean Lanigan ENG 10 Daniel Murphy ENG 6 Paul Tanner ENG 3 Mark King ENG 10 Brian Rowswell ENG 10 Ian Sargeant WAL 7 Mark Rowing ENG 10 Gerard Greene NIR 8 Steve Longworth ENG 5 Jeff Cundy ENG 10 Peter Lines ENG 8 Gary Peters WAL 10 Nick Dyson ENG w/d Bjorn L'Orange NOR w/o Robby Foldvari AUS 7 Guy Dennis ENG 10 Sean Storey ENG 10 Steve Mifsud AUS 6 Jason Smith ENG 5 Mike Dunn ENG 10 Karl Payne ENG 9 Robert Chapman ENG 10 Steve Judd ENG 6 Surinder Gill ENG 10 Matthew Couch ENG 10 Robert Marshall ENG 2 Leigh Robinson ENG 10 John Higgins SCO 9 Jason Walton ENG 9 John Burns ENG 10 Stuart Pettman ENG 10 Euan Henderson SCO 3 Steve Meakin ENG 6 Jimmy Michie ENG 10 David McLellan SCO 4 Mark Davis ENG 10 Steve Lemmens BEL 6 Michael Judge IRL 10 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 10 Chris Small SCO 5 Neil Mosley ENG 2 Paul Cavney ENG 10 Jim Chambers ENG 10 Wayne Rendle ENG 8 Jason Weston ENG 10 Steve Duggan ENG 5 Nick Walker ENG 8 Bradley Jones ENG 10 Craig Edwards ENG 10 David Taylor ENG 6 Paul Gibson ENG 9 Joe Grech MLT 10 Stephen Lee ENG 10 Warren King AUS 3 Tony Rampello ENG 8 Sefton Payne ENG 10 Mark Williams WAL 10 Yasin Merchant IND 4 Peter Gilchrist ENG 2 Anthony Davies WAL 10 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 10 Eddie Manning ENG 8 Dave Gilbert ENG 4 Andrew Cairns ENG 10 Dominic Dale WAL 5 Colin Kelly ENG 10 Oliver King ENG 6 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 10 Peter Daubney ENG 4 Fergal O'Brien IRE 10 Barry Pinches ENG 5 Gary Ponting ENG 10 Adrian Rosa ENG 10 Anton Bishop ENG 1 Andrew Atkinson ENG 2 Sean Lanigan ENG 10 Mark King ENG 10 Brian Rowswell ENG 2 Mark Rowing ENG 6 Jeff Cundy ENG 10 Gary Peters WAL 6 Bjorn L'Orange NOR 10 Guy Dennis ENG 7 Sean Storey ENG 10 Mike Dunn ENG 10 Robert Chapman ENG 6 Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn Rounds 7–9 Results for rounds 7 to 9 are shown below.Downer 2026 248–249 high 6 32 4 auto no yes no Seventh qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Eighth qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Ninth qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Jonathan Birch ENG 7 Surinder Gill ENG 10 Peter Francisco RSA 4 Matthew Couch ENG 10 Wayne Jones WAL 10 Leigh Robinson ENG 9 Dave Harold ENG 10 John Burns ENG 0 Cliff Thorburn CAN 10 Stuart Pettman ENG 7 Rod Lawler ENG 10 Jimmy Michie ENG 3 Stephen Murphy IRE 2 Mark Davis ENG 10 Jim Wych CAN 10 Michael Judge IRL 5 Paul Davies WAL 5 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 10 Nick Terry ENG 10 Paul Cavney ENG 8 Brian Morgan ENG 10 Jim Chambers ENG 5 Danny Fowler ENG 8 Jason Weston ENG 10 Nigel Gilbert ENG 10 Bradley Jones ENG 4 Les Dodd ENG 10 Craig Edwards ENG 7 Anthony Hamilton ENG 10 Joe Grech MLT 8 Tony Meo ENG 3 Stephen Lee ENG 10 Steve Newbury WAL 10 Sefton Payne ENG 9 Billy Snaddon SCO 10 Mark Williams WAL 6 Ian Graham ENG 4 Anthony Davies WAL 10 Jack McLaughlin NIR 1 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 10 Eddie Charlton AUS 3 Andrew Cairns ENG 10 Alex Higgins NIR 10 Colin Kelly ENG 9 Cliff Wilson WAL 9 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 10 Tony Chappel WAL 5 Fergal O'Brien IRE 10 Bob Chaperon CAN 5 Gary Ponting ENG 10 Eugene Hughes IRE 4 Adrian Rosa ENG 10 Jason Prince NIR 6 Sean Lanigan ENG 10 Silvino Francisco RSA 3 Mark King ENG 10 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 10 Jeff Cundy ENG 4 Andy Hicks ENG 10 Bjorn L'Orange NOR 6 David Finbow ENG 8 Sean Storey ENG 10 Drew Henry SCO 10 Mike Dunn ENG 2 Surinder Gill ENG 10 Matthew Couch ENG 8 Wayne Jones WAL 8 Dave Harold ENG 10 Cliff Thorburn CAN 10 Rod Lawler ENG 5 Mark Davis ENG 10 Jim Wych CAN 4 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 10 Nick Terry ENG 8 Brian Morgan ENG 10 Jason Weston ENG 3 Nigel Gilbert ENG 3 Les Dodd ENG 10 Anthony Hamilton ENG 6 Stephen Lee ENG 10 Steve Newbury WAL 4 Billy Snaddon SCO 10 Anthony Davies WAL 10 Noppadon Noppachorn THA 8 Andrew Cairns ENG 5 Alex Higgins NIR 10 Mark O'Sullivan IRL 9 Fergal O'Brien IRE 10 Gary Ponting ENG 10 Adrian Rosa ENG 6 Sean Lanigan ENG 8 Mark King ENG 10 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 10 Andy Hicks ENG 8 Sean Storey ENG 5 Drew Henry SCO 10 Mark Bennett WAL 7 Surinder Gill ENG 10 Alain Robidoux CAN 8 Dave Harold ENG 10 Tony Drago MLT 5 Cliff Thorburn CAN 10 Jason Ferguson ENG 9 Mark Davis ENG 10 Peter Ebdon ENG 10 Stefan Mazrocis ENG 4 Dean Reynolds ENG 8 Brian Morgan ENG 10 Doug Mountjoy WAL 9 Les Dodd ENG 10 Dene O'Kane NZL 10 Stephen Lee ENG 6 Joe Swail NIR 4 Billy Snaddon SCO 10 Joe Johnson ENG 9 Anthony Davies WAL 10 Tony Knowles ENG 9 Alex Higgins NIR 10 Mick Price ENG 4 Fergal O'Brien IRE 10 Mark Johnston-Allen ENG 9 Gary Ponting ENG 10 Gary Wilkinson ENG 9 Mark King ENG 10 Tony Jones ENG 8 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG 10 Mike Hallett ENG 5 Drew Henry SCO 10 Century breaks Main stage centuries A total of 35 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament,Downer 2026 198 tying the record with the 1993 tournament.Downer 2026 196–212 The highest break of the tournament was a 143 made by Alan McManus in the first round.Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 2 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011 dmy Downer 2026 198 143, 105, 102 Alan McManus 139, 102 Martin Clark 139 Cliff Thorburn 137 Billy Snaddon 134, 108 Brian Morgan 134, 101 Steve Davis 133, 112 Drew Henry 132 John Parrott 124, 120, 120, 109, 100 Stephen Hendry 124 Peter Ebdon 119, 100 Ken Doherty 118, 100 Fergal O'Brien 118 Willie Thorne 116, 112, 108, 107, 103 Jimmy White 115, 107, 100 Darren Morgan 114 Dene O'Kane 100 James Wattana Qualifying stage centuries A total of 67 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds. The highest was a 143 made by Karl Payne.Centurions Snooker Scene February 1994 11 143 Karl Payne 141, 103 Jamie Burnett 138, 129 John Higgins 135 Jon Birch 135 Dominic Dale 133, 118, 101 Mark Davis 133 Paul Canvey 133 Tom Finstad 132 Mark O'Sullivan 132 Eddie Manning 129, 127, 105 Leigh Robertson 125 Peter Gilchrist 125 Colin Kelly 125 Roger Garrett 123 Karl Broughton 121, 113 Cliff Thorburn 121, 100 Michael Judge 118 Alastair Fleming 117, 102 Dean Reynolds 117 Joe Canny 116, 102 Stephen Lee 116 Mark Flowerdew 115 Gary Peters 114, 109, 109 Drew Henry 114 Gary Natale 114 Leigh Griffin 111 Chris Small 110 Neil Mosley 109 Andy Hicks 109 Sefton Payne 108 Adrian Rosa 108 Gary Ponting 108 John Lardner 107 Anthony Hamilton 107 Joe Johnson 106, 100 Mark King 106 Norman Maher 106 Matt Wilson 106 John Timson 106 Nick Walker 106 Surinder Gill 106 Robert Champman 105 Lee Walters 105 Bradley Jones 104 Neil Wood 104 Darren Lennox 104 Stefan Mazrocis 104 Gerard Greene 103 Martin O'Neill 103 Alex Higgins 103 Noppadon Noppachorn 102 Stuart Pettman 101 Tim Dunphy 101 Philip Williams References Books Cooper Brendan Deep Pockets: Snooker and the Meaning of Life 2023 Constable London 978-1-4087-1777-6 Downer Chris Crucible Almanac. 2025 edition 2026 Bournemouth self-published Hendon David 2025 Pots of Gold: a History of Snooker Swift Press London 978-1-80075-353-2 Kindle Hendry Stephen Stephen Hendry Me and the Table 2018 2019 Second John Blake London 978-1-78946-077-3 External links The deciding frame of the final on Youtube 1994 1994 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield Category:April 1994 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:May 1994 sports events in the United Kingdom