- World Snooker Championship 1993
The event
The 1993 Embassy
World Snooker Championship took place at theCrucible Theatre ,Sheffield , between the 16 April and 3 May 1993. The final stands out for the fact thatStephen Hendry , in what was his greatest performance at the Crucible, soundly defeatedJimmy White in the final, 18–5.Notable moments
* Hendry beating White 18-5 was only the third time since the Championship moved to the Crucible, and so far the last, that the title was settled in the afternoon with a Cuegloss|Session to spare|session to spare.
* Hendry and
Alan McManus in their semi-final Cuegloss|Match|match was the first time two Scots had competed against each other in a World Championship semi-final. A bagpiper played "Scotland the Brave " to mark the ocassasion, when he came down to the arena along with the two players.* In the other semi-final,
James Wattana ofThailand became the first player from theFar East to make it to that stage and the only fourth from overseas; until that point, the only non-British and non-Irish players that had made it to the last-four stage were fromCanada andSouth Africa .*
Ronnie O'Sullivan made his World Championship debut at the age of 17 years and 5 months, making him the second-youngest Championship player sinceStephen Hendry in the 1986 event. O'Sullivan lost to McManus 7–10 in the first round.* There were 35 Cuegloss|Century|century breaks in the 1993 Championship, a new record beating 31 centuries in the 1991 event.
* Only one seeded player lost in the first round, equalling the championship's record low. This was in stark contrast to the previous year, in which a record-equalling eight seeds were defeated [http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board/showthread.php?t=6730]
Highest break
The highest break of the event was a 144 by
Steve Davis .Prize money
Winner: UK£175,000
The results
World Snooker Championship Rounds
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |10|flagicon|EnglandDanny Fowler |1
|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |10|flagicon|EnglandLes Dodd |6
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |10|flagicon|EnglandSpencer Dunn |4
|flagicon|EnglandGary Wilkinson |10|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |4
|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |10|flagicon|EnglandBrian Morgan |5
|flagicon|EnglandMartin Clark |10|flagicon|EnglandKarl Payne |6
|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |10|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |7
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |10|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |3
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |10|flagicon|Northern IrelandJoe Swail |4
|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |10|flagicon|CanadaAlain Robidoux |6
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |10|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |9
|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |10|flagicon|EnglandDavid Roe |6
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |10|flagicon|England Tony Jones|7
|flagicon|England Steve James|10|flagicon|England John Giles|2
|flagicon|EnglandWillie Thorne |10|flagicon|EnglandShaun Mellish |6
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |10|flagicon|IrelandStephen O'Connor |3
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |4
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |13|flagicon|EnglandGary Wilkinson |7
|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |13|flagicon|EnglandMartin Clark |7
|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |13|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |11
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |13|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |6
|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |13|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |11
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |13|flagicon|England Steve James|7
|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |13|flagicon|EnglandWillie Thorne |9
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |13|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |7
|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |13|flagicon|EnglandNeal Foulds |11
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |13|flagicon|Northern IrelandDennis Taylor |8
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |13|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |6
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |16|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |9
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |16|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |9
("Best of 35 frames") Crucible Theatre, Sheffield,2 May &3 May 1993 . Referee:Len Ganley
flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry
18-5Jimmy White flagicon|England
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flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry wins the 1993 EmbassyWorld Snooker Championship
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