1991 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament May 2022 June 2012 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship 1991 04 20 1991 05 6 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £750,000 £135,000 Jimmy White ENG (140) John Parrott ENG Jimmy White ENG 18–11 1990 1992 The 1991 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 1991 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was the eighth and final ranking event of the 1990–91 snooker season and the fifteenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament at this location having taken place in 1977. The defending champion was Stephen Hendry, who had defeated Jimmy White 18–12 in the final of the 1990 World Snooker Championship, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Steve James, becoming another champion who was unable to defend his first world title in an example of the "Crucible curse". John Parrott won his only World Championship title by defeating White 18–11 in the final. It was the third time that White had lost in the final after 1984 and 1990. The highest break of the tournament was 140, made by White during his second-round match against Neal Foulds. A five-round qualifying event for the championship was held at the Preston Guild Hall from 22 March to 1 April to produce 16 players for the main stage, where they met the 16 invited seeded players. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom by the BBC, and was sponsored by the Embassy cigarette company. Parrott received £135,000 from the total prize fund of £750,000. Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual professional snooker tournament organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).Harris 2020 227–237 Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,Williams 2015 286 the cue sport was popular in the British Isles.Harris 2020 227–237 However, in the modern era, which started in 1969 when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format,John Higgins Eyes More Crucible Titles https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html The Telegraph London 5 May 2009 13 April 2020 registration "the modern era, which began in 1969 when the World Championship became a knockout event." https://web.archive.org/web/20100430020307/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/5276218/John-Higgins-eyes-more-Crucible-titles.html 30 April 2010 live it has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China wst.tv World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 26 February 2018 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 liveWilson Bill 24 April 2015 Snooker Looks to Cue up More Big Breaks in China https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 BBC News 9 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200305033819/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32429022 5 March 2020 liveAgence France-Presse 17 March 2018 Snooker World Champion, Hongkonger Ng On-Yee Aims to Change Image of Male-Dominated Game https://hongkongfp.com/2018/03/17/snooker-world-champion-hongkonger-ng-yee-aims-change-image-male-dominated-game/ Hong Kong Free Press 9 May 2020 16 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190816141250/https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/03/17/snooker-world-champion-hongkonger-ng-yee-aims-change-image-male-dominated-game/ live Joe Davis won the first World Championship in 1927, hosted by the Billiards Association and Control Council, the final match being held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England.Everton 2012 23History of Snooker – a Timeline https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ wpbsa World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 21 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190418140049/https://www.wpbsa.com/about/history/ 18 April 2019 live The 1991 championship featured 32 professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a single-elimination format, each round being played over a pre-determined number of frames, and each match divided into two or more sessions containing a set number of frames.Downer 2019 32–33 These competitors in the main tournament were selected using a combination of the top players in the snooker world rankings and the winners of a pre-tournament qualification stage. The top 16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the event, the remaining 16 players coming through the qualification rounds. It was the eighth and final ranking event of the 1990–91 snooker season, and the fifteenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament there having taken place in 1977.Smith 1991 14Crucible Celebrates 40 Years of Hosting Snooker Worlds https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/crucible-reaches-a-milestone/55590 Sporting Life UK 12 April 2017 16 March 2021 The defending champion in 1991 was Stephen Hendry, who had defeated Jimmy White 18–12 in the final of the 1990 World Snooker Championship.Everton Clive Hendry Charges to a Place in History The Guardian 30 April 1990 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-charges/174227941/ Newspapers.com The tournament was sponsored by cigarette brand Embassy, and was also referred to as the Embassy World Snooker Championship.Embassy Bow out on High Note Snooker Scene June 2005 3Embassy World Championship – How John Parrott became champion – how the others fell by the wayside Snooker Scene June 1991 5–22 The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC 2, with around 100 hours of broadcast coverage, which attracted a peak viewing figure of 5.98 million.Fiddick Peter Research The Guardian 20 May 1991 25 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-fiddick/181246753/ Newspapers.comLowdown: More than 20 things you'll need to know about... snooker The Observer 21 April 1991 84 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-lowdown/181353754/ Newspapers.com Prize fund The winner of the event received £135,000 from a total prize fund of £750,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Downer 2019 146Where the £750,000 Went Snooker Scene June 1991 22 Winner: £135,000 Runner-up: £80,000 Semi-final: £42,000 Quarter-final: £20,000 Last 16: £11,000 Last 32: £6,000 Fifth qualifying round losers: £5,000 Fourth qualifying round losers: £2,750 Third qualifying round losers: £1,000 Second qualifying round losers:£500 Highest break of the main tournament: £12,000 Highest break of the qualifying rounds: £3,000 Maximum break: £100,000 Total: £750,000 Tournament summary Qualifying right vertical thumb Alan McManus at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2013-01-30 06.jpg Ken Doherty PHC 2012-3.jpg Alan McManus (pictured in 2013) and Ken Doherty (pictured in 2012) both started in the first round of qualifying and progressed to the main event. The qualifying competition took place at Preston Guild Hall from 22 March to 1 April.Baxter Trevor Jones poses the threat Manchester Evening News 23 Mar 1991 76 https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-poses/181604907/ Newspapers.comTheatre: Preston Guild Hall Lancashire Telegraph 22 March 1991 34 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancashire-telegraph-theatre/181605132/ Newspapers.com Matches were the best-of-19 frames, played over two session sessions. Six-time world champion Ray Reardon, who had turned professional in 1967, announced his retirement from the snooker circuit after being defeated 5–10 by Jason Prince in the second round.Ray Reardon turns professional Billiards and Snooker Billiards Association and Control Council December 1967 5Bierley Stephen Dracula does not look the same in spectacles https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-dracula/181603538/ The Guardian 27 March 1991 21Smith Terry Reardon bows out of world title arena https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-reardonbows/181603822/ The Daily Telegraph 26 March 1991 30 In the previous round, Prince had eliminated 77-year-old eight-time champion Fred Davis, a professional since 1930, 10–4.Fred's fancy Wales on Sunday 24 Mar 1991 34 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wales-on-sunday-fredsfancy/181604332/ Newspapers.com In the third round, Ray Edmonds defeated three-time winner John Spencer 10–4.Ray's revenge is just so sweet https://www.newspapers.com/article/grimsby-evening-telegraph-raysrevenge/181604230/ Grimsby Evening Telegraph 28 Mar 1991 42 Newspapers.com The 1980 champion Cliff Thorburn was beaten 10-5 by Nick Dyson, so failed to qualify for the Crucible for the first time since the tournament moved there in 1977.More woe for Cliff Black Country Evening Mail 1 Apr 1991 23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/black-country-evening-mail-morewoe/181604035/ Newspapers.com The only former champion to progress to the main tournament from qualifying was Joe Johnson, who beat Nigel Bond 10–8 in the fifth round.Acteson Steve Safe passage steered by Johnson The Times 2 April 1991 30 Derek Mienie, who had travelled from South Africa for his first-round match against Rod Lawler, conceded at 0–5 after his opponent was awarded the firth frame when Mienie was a few minutes late returning from the mid-session interval.Sports round=up: snooker The Daily Telegraph 23 Mar 1991 29 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-roundupsnooker/181604501/ Newspapers.com Eddie Sinclair led Dyson 8–1 in the third round, but lost 8–10.Round-up: snooker The Daily Telegraph 28 March 1991 38 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-dyson/181605413/ Newspapers.com Seven players from qualifying progressed to the Crucible for the first time, including first-season professionals Alan McManus and Ken Doherty, who had both started in the first round. The others were Dyson, Robert Marshall, Craig Edwards, Ian Graham and Barry Pinches.Your guide to the final 32 players in the world championships Telegraph and Argus 18 April 1991 48 https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-and-argus-yourguide/181606392/ Newspapers.com As Martin Clark was ranked within the top 16, he automatically qualified for his debut match at the Crucible. The highest break of the qualifying competition was 143 by Kirk Stevens in the 12th frame of his match against Jonathan Birch, equalling the record in world championship qualifying set by Darren Morgan in 1989.Eliminated The Expositor 26 March 1991 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-expositor-eliminated/181604445/ Newspapers.com First round The first round took place between 20 and 25 April, each match played over two sessions as the best of 19 frames. Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the bookmaker's pre-tournament favourite to win the title, priced at odds of 6–4.Guide to the World Championship The Daily Telegraph 19 April 1991 31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-guide/181353361/ Newspapers.com Jimmy White was second-favourite at 3–1, followed by Steve Davis at 7–2 and John Parrott at 16–1. Hendry compiled a break of 135 in the fourth frame followed by 122 in the fifth frame and established a 6–3 lead against Warren King in their first session. In the tenth frame he had a further century break, 105, and although King won frame 11, Hendry took the next three frames to progress 10–4. Alain Robidoux also held a 6–3 lead after one session, and his 10–5 defeat of Steve Newbury meant that Newbury finished the 1990–91 snooker season without reaching the last 16 stage of any ranking event. Another player to establish a 6–3 first session advantage was Steve James, who went on to win 10–3 against Ian Graham. Dean Reynolds led Robert Marshall 8–5; the pair were later level at 8–8.Everton Clive Timely run by Reynolds The Guardian 26 April 1991 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-timely/181367158/ Newspapers.com After winning 10–8, Reynolds said that he had been "timid" in his play because he had recently fitted a new tip to his cue. In the fourth frame of his match against Doug Mountjoy, Gary Wilkinson potted 15 red ball reds and 15 black ball blacks to make a break of 120. With all six colour ball colours on their spots, Wilkinson was on track to complete a maximum break of 147 and win a £100,000 prize for the maximum on top of £12,000 for the highest break, but then missed pot potting the yellow ball. He went on to lead 7–0 and eventually beat Mountjoy 10–2. Martin Clark, who had only reached the last 16 in one of the previous nine ranking events, defeated Mark Bennett 10–6. The match between Neal Foulds and Eddie Charlton was described as a "slow moving, often almost stagnant contest"; Foulds won 10–7 .8 Nick Dyson said that he was "steamrollered" in his 3–10 loss to White.8 Parrott made a 131 break in the fifth frame against Nigel Gilbert, and later compiled breaks of 95 and 87 as he established a 6–3 first-session lead and went on to win 10–6. John Virgo took a 4–0 lead against Tony Knowles but then lost four of the next five frames. In the second session, Knowles took the first four frames, followed by a three-frame winning run by Virgo, then Knowles adding the next two frames to win 10–8. Alan McManus led Willie Thorne 5–4, and won 10–8.Hale Janice McManus blunts Thorne The Independent 25 April 1991 37 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-blunts/181354939/ Newspapers.com Thorne's defeat meant that he would lose his place in the top 16 of the rankings. Terry Griffiths led Barry Pinches 5–2 and went on to win 10–3.Hale Janice Mountjoy is cut down The Independent 24 April 1991 31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-cutdown/181354429/ Newspapers.com 1991 European Open champion Tony Jones won six successive frames from 4–4 to defeat Mike Hallett. The 1986 champion Joe Johnson qualified for the last time, losing to Dennis Taylor 6–10.Everton Clive Taylor curtails Johnson's rally The Guardian 23 April 1991 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-curtails/181354104/ Newspapers.comJoe Johnson at the World Championships http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=61&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 11 May 2012 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306055216/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=61&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults dead Tony Meo defeated Craig Edwards 10–7. Future champion Ken Doherty made his Crucible debut, losing to Davis 8–10 after leading 8–6.Ken Doherty at the World Championships http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=27&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults Snooker Database 11 May 2012 31 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200831015027/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?PlayerKey=27&tourns=WC&plStat=2#PlayerResults deadHale Janice Doherty eclipsed by Davis The Independent 22 April 1991 30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-eclipsed/181353963/ Newspapers.com Second round thumb|alt=Jimmy White with is cue|Jimmy White (pictured in 2016) made the highest break of the tournament. He finished as runner-up at the World Snooker Championship for the third time in 1991, having previously reached the final in 1984 and 1990. The second round, which took place between 25 and 29 April, was played as best-of-25-frames matches spread over three sessions.Downer 2019 32–33 Hendry won each of the first two sessions 5–3 against Robidoux, and had a break of 102 in frame 12.Everton Clive Hendry set for last eight The Guardian 27 April 1991 19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-hendryset/181367361/ Newspapers.com Robidoux won the first two frames of the final session, but Hendry went on to win 13–8 with a break of 116 in the 21st frame.Hale Janie Hendry shrugs off the critics The Observer 28 April 1991 48 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-observer-shrugs/181292861/ Newspapers.com Having lost the first two frames, Reynolds recovered from over 50 points behind in each of the next two frames to level with James at 2–2. James took a 5–3 lead into the second session, in which Reynolds won four successive frames to lead 7–5. Reynolds finished that session 9–7 up, and later led 11–9 before losing on the deciding frame. Clark, who played Wilkinson, commented that "I made four breaks over 40 and went 7–1 down. It was unbelievable."13 With the score at 12–9 to Wilkinson, Clark made a break of 43 but as the frame progressed, Wilkinson was a single point behind with three colours remaining. He potted the blue ball and the cue ball went into baulk to knock the pink ball pink away from the black, making the pink pottable; this was voted as "shot of the championship" by BBC TV viewers. Wilkinson took the frame to secure his progress at 13–9. The contest between Foulds and White also went to a deciding frame. White established a 3–0 lead, but the pair were level at 4–4 as the first session concluded. During the second session White made a total clearance of 140, but Foulds held the advantage at 9–7 by the end.Everton Clive Veteran Griffiths follows safety code The Guardian 29 April 1991 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-veterang/181367652/ Newspapers.com White won three consecutive frames from 8–11 behind, and after Foulds had won frame 23, White made breaks of 62 and 69 in frame 24, and 44 and 30 in frame 25, and won. Foulds said afterwards that he had enjoyed the match, and complimented White, saying that "In the balls he is lethal."14 Knowles won only the third frame as Parrott's 13–1 victory equalled the biggest margin of victory in a best-of-25 frames match at the Crucible, previously achieved only by two players in 1988. Parrott made a break of 137 in frame six and a 138 in frame 12. Griffiths reached the quarter-finals, as he had each year since 1984, and remarked after his 13–12 defeat of McManus that "I didn't do the job in style but I got it done."15 A total clearance of 137 by McManus in the sixth frame contribute to him building a 4–3 lead in the first session and two breaks over 50 in frame 8 put him two ahead. Griffiths took the lead at 6–5 with a run of three frames, but McManus was again a frame ahead at the session's end, at 8–7. The players were level at 10–10 and 12–12, with Griffiths winning the deciding frame after a safety shot by McManus left him in a position from which be made a break including the last three reds. Taylor led Jones 6–2 and 11–5, and won 13–8.Everton Clive White-hot heat The Guardian 30 April 1991 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-whitehot/181368286/ Newspapers.com It was the first time Taylor had reached the quarter-finals of the world championship since he won the tournament in 1985. The 14th frame of the second-round match between Davis and Meo took over 69 minutes, including over 25 minutes on the final yellow ball; this was a new record for the longest frame at the Crucible.Holmes Bob Davis and Meo grind way to longest-frame record The Daily Telegraphy 27 April 1991 34 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-grind/181355476/ Newspapers.com Davis then won the next five frames to win 13–6. Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were played as best-of-25-frames matches over three sessions on 30 April and 1 May.Downer 2019 32–33 Defending champion Hendry lost to James 11–13, despite having led 11–9.Smith 1991a 92Hale Janice James breaks though Hendry's defence The Independent 2 May 1991 38 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-breaksthrough/181443916/ Newspapers.com Hendry, who had won seven titles since his world championship victory the previous year, remarked that "I am aware that many people will be relieved to have seen me beaten and the truth is that I was not the most popular champion ever but nor was Davis when he was winning everything." He became the latest player to fail to successfully defend his title at the Crucible, as all champions since the move to the venue in 1977 had in what has become known as the "Crucible curse".Holmes Bob Hendry edged out by James as Crucuble jinx strikes again The Daily Telegraph 2 May 1991 31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-hendryedged/181444280/ Newspapers.comAustralia's Neil Robertson aiming to break the curse of the Crucible https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/15/neil-robertson-crucible-trump-judd The Guardian 23 April 2011 Jamie Jackson 15 April 2011 20 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140420043656/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/apr/15/neil-robertson-crucible-trump-judd live He later wrote that, "I was overconfident. Steve James was up against the defending champion and he played to win. So did I – my problem was that I thought I'd won before I'd even got to the table... Simply, I was outplayed by a guy who raised his game specially."Hendry 2019 126 Hendry would not suffer another defeat at the Crucible until the 1997 final against Ken Doherty.Stephen Hendry profile http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/stephen-hendry/ Betfred 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416072038/http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/stephen-hendry/ 16 April 2012 dead White won 11 frames in a row to go from 0–1 behind to 11–1 in front of Wilkinson. In the 13th frame Wilkinson was on track for a maximum break but missed an attempt to double the last red, so the break finished at 112. White wrapped up the win with a session to spare by compiling a 138 break in frame 16, the 100th century break in major tournaments during his ten-year professional career. From 9–7 ahead of Griffiths, Parrott won 13–10, and declared that he was "ready to take this tournament" helped by a "harder streak" in him than he had previously displayed. Davis heard from his wife in the early hours of 29 April that she was going into labour two weeks earlier than expected, and he took a taxi the 200 miles to the hospital in Essex where she was; their son was born at around 8:00pm. Davis was then driven back to Sheffield and started his match against Taylor in the afternoon session on 30 April. Taylor won the first two frames, but Davis led 5–3 by the end of the first session. From 7–7, Davis took the next six frames, which meant he reached the semi-finals for the ninth consecutive year. Semi-finals thumb|alt=A head and shoulders picture of John Parrott|John Parrott (pictured in 2025) won the title. The semi-finals took place between 2 and 4 May as best-of-31-frames matches played over four sessions.Downer 2019 32–33 Davis faced Parrott in a repeat of the 1989 final, and won the first frame before Parrott levelled at 1–1.Everton Clive Davis strolls to a hat-trick The Guardian 2 May 1989 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-strolls/194532613/ Newspapers.comHale Janice Davis is left trailing The Independent 3 May 1991 31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-trailing/181222906/ Newspapers.com Parrott took a 2–1 led by doubling the respotted black twice the length of the table, before finishing the session 5–2 ahead. He added the first four frames of the second session, and made a 122 break in the last of these.Hale Janice Parrott drives Davis to the brink of elimination The Independent 4 May 1991 56 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-brink/181447008/ Newspapers.com The second session finished with Parrott leading 10–4. Parrott added the first frame of the third session, then Davis won three consecutive frames to narrow his deficit to 7–11. By the end of the session Parrott was 14–8 ahead. He won the match 16–10; Davis failed to score in the last two frames. The first day of the match between White and James was played on their 29th and 30th birthdays respectively.James revving up to spoil White's birthday Acteson Steve The Times 3 May 1991 40 White led 3–1 and was 5–3 up at the end of the first session. Bob Holmes of The Daily Telegraph described White's performance in the session as "masterly", and noted that the first four frames of the match together were completed more quickly that the first frame in the other semi-final.White has look of a champion Holmes Bob The Daily Telegraph 3 May 1991 36 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-whitelook/181446648/ Newspapers.com By the close of the second session White was 9–6 ahead.White has look of a champion Lancaster Joe Sundayelegraph 5 May 1991 24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph-parrottback/181447303/ Newspapers.com James had century breaks in the 13th and 15th frames, and then he made a 135 in the first frame of the third session, the third century break across four frames, equalling a Crucible record.Smith 1991a 92Downer 2019 33 From a single frame ahead at 10–9, White went on to win 16–9. Final The final between John Parrott and Jimmy White was played as the best-of-35 frames across four sessions on 5 and 6 May.Downer 2019 32 Everton later wrote that "It is hard to imagine a better first-session performance than the one which gave Parrott a 7–0 lead".Everton 1993 157 He won the first frame with a 97 break, and having made breaks of at least 43 in each of the next five frames, compiled a 117 break in frame seven.Downer 2019 33Everton 1993 157 During the session he scored a total of 634 points against White's 80.Everton 1993 157 Journalist Terry Smith remarked that many observers, including former champion John Spencer and BBC TV Commentator Ted Lowe, felt that it was "the finest session by one player" they had ever seen.Smith 1991a 90Holmes Bob Parrott retains control despite White revival The Daily Telegraphy 6 May 1991 30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-retcon/181222817/ Newspapers.com White later wrote that Parrott "played like a god. The first seven frames he played were out of this world."White 2015 149 When they resumed for the second session, White won frames eight and nine, then Parrott won the next. In the 11th frame, a break of 70 by Parrott left White with two snookers required. A foul by Parrott and a free ball potted by White led to the frame being decided on a respotted black; Parrott won that frame, and the next, to lead 10-2. White took the next three frames, then Parrott made a break of 112 in the final frame of the first day to take an overnight lead of 11-5. The pace and quality of the play on the second day was lower than on the first.Holmes Bob Parrott wins battle of the 'nearly' men The Daily Telegraphy 7 May 1991 33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-nearlymen/181204137/ Newspapers.com Parrott said that he had difficulty sleeping: "It would have been easier to have nailed a blancmange to the ceiling." White claimed frame 17 with a break of 92, and took the next frame on the final black.Hale Janic Parrott at the peak of his powers The Independent 7 May 1991 30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-peak-parrott/194536344/ Newspapers.com A clearance of 34 by Parrott after White had missed a pot won frame 19, and White's capture of frame 20 was followed by Parrott taking frames 21 and 22. White's clearance of 67 won frame 23 on the black, and Parrott's break of 52 and 34 in frame 24 meant that Parrott finished the session with a 15-9 advantage. In the first frame of the fourth session, Parrott made a break of 112, to equal Davis's 1986 record of eight century breaks at a world championship. White took two of the next three frames before Parrott clinched victory at 18–11 with a break of 48. It was the third time that White had lost in the final, after 1984 and 1990.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 16 April 2013 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 24 February 2011Hall of Fame http://www.snooker.org/Trn/hof.asp?pEvent=World Snooker.org 24 February 2011 Hendry wrote that "I have to admit that John Parrott played the best snooker of the tournament and deserved his win".Smith 1991a 6 It was Parrott's first win in eight finals in a significant tournament held in the UK, although he had won four tournaments held in other countries.Smith 1991a 92Hale Janice Parrott's coming of age The Independent 8 May 1991 30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-parrotts-coming/181203581/ Newspapers.com In the 1991–92 snooker world rankings, published after the championship and based on results from 18 tournaments across two years, Parrott dropped from third to fourth, exchanging positions with White, while Hendry and Davis remained first and second respectively.Wilko Leaps up the Table Sports Argus 1 June 1991 17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sports-argus-wilko-leaps-up-the-table/159653801/ Newspapers.comWPBSA World Rankings Snooker Scene June 1991 22–23 Main draw Shown below are the results for each round and the details of the final. The numbers in parentheses are their seeding ranks.World Championship 1991 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1991.asp Global Snooker 28 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110310184525/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1991.asp 10 March 2011 usurpedDowner 2019 32–33 numbered First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 31 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 20 April Stephen Hendry SCO (1) 10 Warren King AUS (39) 4 20 & 21 April Alain Robidoux CAN (16) 10 Steve Newbury WAL (20) 5 21 & 22 April Steve James ENG (9) 10 Ian Graham ENG (50) 3 24 & 25 April Dean Reynolds ENG (8) 10 Robert Marshall ENG (46) 8 22 & 23 April Doug Mountjoy WAL (5) 2 Gary Wilkinson ENG (19) 10 23 April Martin Clark ENG (12) 10 Mark Bennett WAL (33) 6 21 & 22 April Neal Foulds ENG (13) 10 Eddie Charlton AUS (31) 7 24 April Jimmy White ENG (4) 10 Nick Dyson ENG (64) 3 23 & 24 April John Parrott ENG (3) 10 Nigel Gilbert ENG (51) 6 21 April John Virgo ENG (14) 8 Tony Knowles ENG (21) 10 23 & 24 April Willie Thorne ENG (11) 8 Alan McManus SCO (-) 10 22 & 23 April Terry Griffiths WAL (6) 10 Barry Pinches ENG (62) 3 24 & 25 April Mike Hallett ENG (7) 4 Tony Jones ENG (35) 10 22 April Dennis Taylor NIR (10) 10 Joe Johnson ENG (17) 6 20 April Tony Meo ENG (15) 10 Craig Edwards ENG (61) 7 20 & 21 April Steve Davis ENG (2) 10 Ken Doherty IRE (-) 8 25, 26 & 27 April Stephen Hendry SCO (1) 13 Alain Robidoux CAN (16) 8 28 & 29 April Steve James ENG (9) 13 Dean Reynolds ENG (8) 12 26 & 27 April Gary Wilkinson ENG (19) 13 Martin Clark ENG (12) 9 27, 28 & 29 April Neal Foulds ENG (13) 12 Jimmy White ENG (4) 13 27 & 28 April John Parrott ENG (3) 13 Tony Knowles ENG (21) 1 26 & 27 April Alan McManus SCO (-) 12 Terry Griffiths WAL (6) 13 28 & 29 April Tony Jones ENG (35) 8 Dennis Taylor NIR (10) 13 25 & 26 April Tony Meo ENG (15) 6 Steve Davis ENG (2) 13 30 April & 1 May Stephen Hendry SCO (1) 11 Steve James ENG (9) 13 30 April Gary Wilkinson ENG (19) 3 Jimmy White ENG (4) 13 30 April & 1 May John Parrott ENG (3) 13 Terry Griffiths WAL (6) 10 30 April & 1 May Dennis Taylor NIR (10) 7 Steve Davis ENG (2) 13 2, 3 & 4 May Steve James ENG (9) 9 Jimmy White ENG (4) 16 2, 3 & 4 May John Parrott ENG (3) 16 Steve Davis ENG (2) 10 5 & 6 May Jimmy White ENG (4) 11 John Parrott ENG (3) 18 Final: frame scores (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 & 6 May 1991Referee: John Williams WAL Jimmy White ENG (4) player seeding 1118 John Parrott ENG (3) player seeding 07 (0-7) 5 4 (511) 44 (915) 23 (1118) (frame 17) 92 117(frame 7) 0 3 5 12 John Parrott wins the 1991 World Snooker Championship White Parrott 0 34 0 24 6 16 0 N/A 87 67 0 63 28 69 82 (71) 64 (55) 8 136 (92) 70 50 75 55 4 68 8 8 103 (58) 13 89 24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 97 (97) 96 (75) 82 75 88 (88) 79 (74) 117 (117) N/A 26 32 77 77 (70) 88 (88) 49 2 6 120 (112) 0 60 51 8 58 59 55 (55) 91 (52) 112 (112) 0 74 (59) 42 76 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Qualifying rounds The results from the qualifying rounds are shown below. Players in bold denote match winners.Downer 2019 201 high 5 16 auto 4 4 4 2 2 no yes yes First qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Second qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Third qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Fourth qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Fifth qualifying roundBest of 19 frames Rod Lawler ENG 5Mienie conceded the match at 0–5.Yates Phil The hard road from Preston to Sheffield Snooker Scene May 1991 4–14 Derek Mienie SAF 1982 0 Bill Werbeniuk CAN w/o Clive Everton WAL w/d withdrew Vladimir Potaznyk AUS w/o Jim Meadowcroft ENG w/d withdrew Jonathan Birch ENG 10 Pascal Burke IRL 4 Chris Cookson ENG 10 Derek Heaton ENG 5 Paul Thornley CAN 10 Paddy Morgan AUS 7 Franky Chan HKG 1959 10 Ian Black SCO 1 Jason Ferguson ENG 10 David Greaves ENG 1 Alan McManus SCO 10 Billy Kelly IRL 1 Gary Natale CAN 10 Bert Demarco SCO 3 Jason Whittaker ENG 10 Bernard Bennett ENG 2 Jason Prince NIR 10 Fred Davis ENG 4 Ken Doherty IRL w/o Patsy Fagan IRL w/d withdrew Rod Lawler ENG 10 Anthony Harris ENG 5 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 10 Marcel Gauvreau CAN 9 Mick Price ENG 10 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 1 Vladimir Potaznyk AUS 10 Graham Cripsey ENG 4 Jonathan Birch ENG 10 Kirk Stevens CAN 4 Mario Morra CAN 10 Vic Harris ENG 5 Tony Wilson IOM 10 Dennis Hughes ENG 2 Jon Wright ENG 10 Mike Watterson ENG 0 Ian Brumby ENG 10 Terry Whitthread ENG 4 Chris Cookson ENG 10 Roger Bales ENG 1 John Rea SCO 10 Robby Foldvari AUS 9 Jason Smith ENG 10 Jim Bear CAN 9 Paul Medati ENG 10 Ian Williamson ENG 7 Ray Edmonds ENG 10 Paul Thornley CAN 3 Eddie Sinclair SCO 10 Malcolm Bradley ENG 4 Nick Terry ENG 10 Franky Chan HKG 1959 8 Steve Campbell ENG 10 Tony Kearney IRL 4 Dave Gilbert ENG 10 Dessie Sheehan IRL 3 Bob Harris ENG 10 Mike Darrington ENG 5 Joe Grech MLT 10 John Dunning ENG 1 Jason Ferguson ENG 10 Pat Houlihan ENG 4 Alan McManus SCO 10 Tommy Murphy NIR 6 Steve Meakin ENG 10 Graham Miles ENG 6 Barry Pinches ENG 10 Jim Donnelly SCO 3 Andrew Cairns ENG 10 Gary Natale CAN 2 Paul Gibson ENG w/o Paul Watchorn IRL w/d withdrew Jason Whittaker ENG 10 Stephen Murphy IRL 8 Bill Oliver ENG 10 Duncan Campbell SCO 7 George Scott ENG 10 Mick Fisher ENG 7 Jason Prince NIR 10 Ray Reardon WAL 5 Ken Doherty IRL 10 Martin Smith ENG 9 Ken Owers ENG 10 Matt Gibson SCO 2 Rod Lawler ENG 10 Brian Rowswell ENG 4 Warren King AUS 10 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 3 Mick Price ENG 10 Jack McLaughlin NIR 4 Les Dodd ENG 10 Vladimir Potaznyk AUS 3 Ian Graham ENG 10 Jonathan Birch ENG 7 Mario Morra CAN 10 David Taylor ENG 8 Robert Marshall ENG 10 Tony Wilson IOM 9 Mark Johnston-Allen ENG 10 Jon Wright ENG 0 Brian Morgan ENG 10 Ian Brumby ENG 3 Chris Cookson ENG 10 Murdo MacLeod SCO 4 Mark Bennett WAL 10 John Rea SCO 5 Jason Smith ENG 10 Jim Chambers ENG 8 Darren Morgan WAL 10 Paul Medati ENG 5 Ray Edmonds ENG 10 John Spencer ENG 4 Nick Dyson ENG 10 Eddie Sinclair SCO 8 Mark Rowing ENG 10 Nick Terry ENG 6 Nigel Gilbert ENG 10 Steve Campbell ENG 8 John Campbell AUS 10 Dave Gilbert ENG 8 Bob Harris ENG 10 Steve Longworth ENG 9 Jim Wych CAN 10 Joe Grech MLT 1 Jason Ferguson ENG 10 Tony Chappel ENG 9 Alan McManus SCO 10 David Roe ENG 6 Steve Meakin ENG w/o Joe O'Boye IRL w/d withdrew Barry Pinches ENG 10 Brady Gollan CAN 6 Tony Jones ENG 10 Andrew Cairns ENG 6 Steve Duggan ENG 10 Paul Gibson ENG 7 Eugene Hughes IRL 10 Jason Whittaker ENG 6 Nigel Bond ENG 10 Bill Oliver ENG 2 Craig Edwards ENG 10 George Scott ENG 3 Jason Prince NIR 10 Colin Roscoe WAL 9 Ken Doherty IRL 10 Rex Williams ENG 4 Paddy Browne IRL 10 Ken Owers ENG 6 Rod Lawler ENG 7 Warren King AUS 10 Mick Price ENG 7 Les Dodd ENG 10 Ian Graham ENG 10 Mario Morra CAN 7 Robert Marshall ENG 10 Mark Johnston-Allen ENG 9 Brian Morgan ENG 4 Chris Cookson ENG 10 Mark Bennett WAL 10 Jason Smith ENG 6 Darren Morgan WAL 7 Ray Edmonds ENG 10 Nick Dyson ENG 10 Mark Rowing ENG 3 Nigel Gilbert ENG 10 John Campbell AUS 9 Bob Harris ENG 7 Jim Wych CAN 10 Jason Ferguson ENG 6 Alan McManus SCO 10 Steve Meakin ENG 8 Barry Pinches ENG 10 Tony Jones ENG 10 Steve Duggan ENG 5 Eugene Hughes IRL 5 Nigel Bond ENG 10 Craig Edwards ENG 10 Jason Prince NIR 6 Ken Doherty IRL 10 Paddy Browne IRL 6 Warren King AUS 10 Barry West ENG 2 Steve Newbury WAL 10 Les Dodd ENG 5 Ian Graham ENG 10 Dene O'Kane NZL 7 Robert Marshall ENG 10 Peter Francisco SAF 1982 9 Gary Wilkinson ENG 10 Chris Cookson ENG 2 Mark Bennett WAL 10 Wayne Jones WAL 8 Eddie Charlton AUS 10 Ray Edmonds ENG 2 Nick Dyson ENG 10 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 Nigel Gilbert ENG 10 Bob Chaperon CAN 8 Tony Knowles ENG 10 Jim Wych CAN 2 Alan McManus SCO 10 Tony Drago MLT 8 Barry Pinches ENG 10 Danny Fowler ENG 5 Tony Jones ENG 10 Silvino Francisco SAF 1982 6 Joe Johnson ENG 10 Nigel Bond ENG 8 Craig Edwards ENG 10 James Wattana THA 8 Ken Doherty IRL 10 Cliff Wilson WAL 5 Century breaks There were 31 century breaks in the main championship. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Jimmy White.Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 3 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011 Downer 2019 163 140, 138, 136, 117, 115 Jimmy White 138, 137, 131, 122, 117, 112, 112, 101 John Parrott 137 Alan McManus 135, 126, 106, 102 Steve James 135, 122, 116, 105, 102, 100 Stephen Hendry 123, 114 Tony Meo 120, 112 Gary Wilkinson 106 Dean Reynolds 103 Martin Clark 102 Tony Jones Notes References Books Downer Chris Crucible Almanac Bournemouth 2019 Self-published Everton Clive Clive Everton 1993 The Embassy Book of World Snooker Bloomsbury London 978-0-7475-1610-1 Clive Everton Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards: The Inside Story of the Snooker World 2012 Mainstream Publishing Edinburgh 978-1-78057-568-1 Hendry Stephen Stephen Hendry Me and the Table 2018 2019 Second John Blake London 978-1-78946-077-3 John Nauright Sarah Zipp Routledge Handbook of Global Sport Luke J. Harris 21. Snooker and billiards https://books.google.com/books?id=htTHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277 3 January 2020 Taylor & Francis Abingdon 978-1-138-88723-7 227–237 3 September 2020 5 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220525/https://books.google.com/books?id=htTHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT277 live Smith Terry 1991 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Eighth London Pelham Books 978-0-7207-1983-3 Smith 1991a White Jimmy Second Wind Sport Media Liverpool 2015 2014 978-1-910335-12-3 Victoria R. Williams Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing https://books.google.com/books?id=lpDdBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 2015 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara 978-1-61069-639-5 286 3 September 2020 5 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200905220523/https://books.google.com/books?id=lpDdBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 live 1991 1991 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship