1991 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 April–6 May 1991 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £750,000 |
| Winner's share | £135,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Parrott |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White |
| Score | 18–11 |
← 1990 1992 → | |
The 1991 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 1991 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in quarter finals and fell to the Crucible curse, becoming another champion who was unable to defend his first world title.
John Parrott won his only World Championship title by defeating Jimmy White 18–11 in the final. It was the third time that White had lost in the final after 1984 and 1990.[1][2] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The highest break of the tournament was 140, made by Jimmy White.
Contents
1 Tournament summary
2 Prize fund
3 Main draw
4 Qualifying rounds
4.1 1st qualifying round
4.2 2nd qualifying round
4.3 3rd qualifying round
4.4 4th qualifying round
4.5 5th qualifying round
5 Century breaks
6 References
Tournament summary
- Future champion Ken Doherty made his Crucible debut losing to Steve Davis 8–10,[3] whilst former champion Joe Johnson qualified for the last time losing to Dennis Taylor 6–10.[4] Both matches were played in the first round.
- Future three-time semi-finalist Alan McManus also made his debut this year. McManus reached the second round where he narrowly lost 12–13 to Terry Griffiths.
Cliff Thorburn failed to qualify for the first time after playing in every championship since 1973.[5]
- Defending champion Stephen Hendry lost to Steve James 11–13 in the quarter-final. Hendry would not suffer defeat at the Crucible again until the 1997 final against Doherty.[6]
Steve Davis made his 9th semi-final in a row, which is still a record,[7][8] but lost 10–16 against John Parrott.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9][10]
- Winner: £135,000
- Runner-up: £80,000
- Semi-final: £42,000
- Quarter-final: £20,000
- Last 16: £11,000
- Last 32: £6,500
- Highest break: £12,000
Maximum break: £100,000- Total: £750,000
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).[9][11][12][13]
First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 19 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 31 frames | |||||||||||
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| 20 April | | | | | | | ||||||||
 Stephen Hendry (1) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
 Warren King | 4 | | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| |  Alain Robidoux (16) | 8 | | |||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux (16) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | ||||||||||||||
 Steve Newbury | 5 | | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (1) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Steve James (9) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Steve James (9) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | ||||||||||||||
| Ian Graham | 3 | | ||||||||||||
| Steve James (9) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Dean Reynolds (8) | 12 | | |||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds (8) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2, 3 & 4 May | ||||||||||||||
| Robert Marshall | 8 | | ||||||||||||
| Steve James (9) | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White (4) | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (5) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson | 10 | | ||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Martin Clark (12) | 9 | | |||||||||||
| Martin Clark (12) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 30 April | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Bennett | 6 | | ||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Neal Foulds (13) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 27, 28 & 29 April | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton | 7 | | ||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds (13) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Nick Dyson | 3 | | ||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | ||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 27 & 28 April | ||||||||||||||
| Nigel Gilbert | 6 | | ||||||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Tony Knowles | 1 | | |||||||||||
| John Virgo (14) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 10 | | ||||||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Terry Griffiths (6) | 10 | | |||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (11) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 10 | | ||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Terry Griffiths (6) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (6) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2, 3 & 4 May | ||||||||||||||
| Barry Pinches | 3 | | ||||||||||||
| John Parrott (3) | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Steve Davis (2) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (7) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Jones | 10 | | ||||||||||||
| Tony Jones | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| |  Dennis Taylor (10) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (10) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 6 | | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (10) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Steve Davis (2) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Tony Meo (15) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
| Craig Edwards | 7 | | ||||||||||||
| Tony Meo (15) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Steve Davis (2) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Steve Davis (2) | 10 | |||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty | 8 | | ||||||||||||
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 & 6 May 1991 Referee: John Williams[14] | ||
Jimmy White (4) England | 11–18 | John Parrott (3) England |
| 0–97, 34–96, 0–82, 24–75, 6–88, 16–79, 0–117, 87–26, 67–32, 0–77, 63–77, 28–88, 69–49, 82–2, 64–6, 8–120, 136–0, 70–60, 50–51, 75–8, 55–58, 4–59, 68–55, 8–91, 8–112, 103–0, 13–74, 89–42, 24–76 | Century breaks: 3 (Parrott 3) Highest break by White: 92 | 0–97, 34–96, 0–82, 24–75, 6–88, 16–79, 0–117, 87–26, 67–32, 0–77, 63–77, 28–88, 69–49, 82–2, 64–6, 8–120, 136–0, 70–60, 50–51, 75–8, 55–58, 4–59, 68–55, 8–91, 8–112, 103–0, 13–74, 89–42, 24–76 |
| John Parrott wins the 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship | ||
Qualifying rounds
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Century breaks
There were 31 century breaks in the championship. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Jimmy White.[15][16]
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