1993 World Snooker Championship

Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates 16 April–3 May 1993
Venue Crucible Theatre
City Sheffield
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £1,000,000
Winner's share £175,000[1]
Highest break England Steve Davis (144)
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-up England Jimmy White
Score 18–5
1992
1994

The 1993 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 3 May 1993 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Stephen Hendry won his third World title by defeating Jimmy White 18–5 in the final.[1] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

Tournament summary

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8][9]

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).[8][10][11][12]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 31 frames
                           
17 April            
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)  10
22, 23 & 24 April
 England Danny Fowler  1  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)  13
17 & 18 April
   Wales Darren Morgan (16)  4  
 Wales Darren Morgan (16)  10
27 & 28 April
 England Les Dodd  5  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)  13
18 & 19 April
   England Nigel Bond (9)  7  
 England Nigel Bond (9)  10
23 & 24 April
 England Spencer Dunn  4  
 England Nigel Bond (9)  13
19 & 20 April
   England Gary Wilkinson (8)  7  
 England Gary Wilkinson (8)  10
29, 30 April & 1 May
 England Dean Reynolds  4  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)  16
20 April
   Scotland Alan McManus (13)  8
 England Neal Foulds (5)  10
25 & 26 April
 England Brian Morgan  5  
 England Neal Foulds (5)  13
21 & 22 April
   England Martin Clark (12)  7  
 England Martin Clark (12)  10
27 & 28 April
 England Karl Payne  6  
 England Neal Foulds (5)  11
18 & 19 April
   Scotland Alan McManus (13)  13  
 Scotland Alan McManus (13)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan  7  
 Scotland Alan McManus (13)  13
21 April
   England Steve Davis (4)  11  
 England Steve Davis (4)  10
 England Peter Ebdon  3  
17 & 18 April            
 England Jimmy White (3)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail  4  
 England Jimmy White (3)  13
21 & 22 April
   Wales Doug Mountjoy  6  
 Canada Alain Robidoux (14)  6
27 & 28 April
 Wales Doug Mountjoy  10  
 England Jimmy White (3)  13
19 April
   Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (11)  8  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (11)  10
23 & 24 April
 Malta Tony Drago  9  
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (11)  13
20 & 21 April
   Wales Terry Griffiths (6)  11  
 Wales Terry Griffiths (6)  10
29, 30 April & 1 May
 England David Roe  6  
 England Jimmy White (3)  16
20 & 21 April
   Thailand James Wattana (7)  9
 Thailand James Wattana (7)  10
25 & 26 April
 England Tony Jones  7  
 Thailand James Wattana (7)  13
19 & 20 April
   England Steve James (10)  7  
 England Steve James (10)  10
27 & 28 April
 England John Giles  2  
 Thailand James Wattana (7)  13
17 April
   England John Parrott (2)  6  
 England Willie Thorne (15)  10
22 & 23 April
 England Shaun Mellish  6  
 England Willie Thorne (15)  9
18 April
   England John Parrott (2)  13  
 England John Parrott (2)  10
 Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Connor  1  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2 & 3 May 1993. Referee: Len Ganley[13]
Stephen Hendry (1)
 Scotland
18–5 Jimmy White (3)
 England
136–0, 37–65, 68–63, 63–48, 76–0, 126–1, 29–83, 39–68, 75–50, 80–0, 134–0, 38–69, 99–0, 77–38, 80–7, 68–6, 81–46, 68–20, 123–16, 1–84, 63–15, 72–0, 127–0 Century breaks: 3 (Hendry 3)

Highest break by Hendry: 136
Highest break by White: 60

136–0, 37–65, 68–63, 63–48, 76–0, 126–1, 29–83, 39–68, 75–50, 80–0, 134–0, 38–69, 99–0, 77–38, 80–7, 68–6, 81–46, 68–20, 123–16, 1–84, 63–15, 72–0, 127–0
Scotland Stephen Hendry wins the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

There were 35 century breaks in the championship,[14] a new record beating the 31 centuries of 1991. The highest break of the event was a 144 made by Steve Davis.[15]

  • 144 Steve Davis
  • 139, 122, 101 Nigel Bond
  • 138, 106 Steve James
  • 136, 129, 128, 126, 124, 123, 113, 110 Stephen Hendry
  • 133 Terry Griffiths
  • 124, 108, 100, 100 Neal Foulds
  • 122, 102 John Parrott

  • 121 Martin Clark
  • 112 Alan McManus
  • 110, 104, 104, 103 James Wattana
  • 108, 105, 104 Jimmy White
  • 108, 104 Willie Thorne
  • 105 Peter Ebdon
  • 104, 101 Gary Wilkinson

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