1992 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 April–4 May 1992 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £850,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White |
| Score | 18–14 |
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The 1992 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1992 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry was the eventual winner, after defeating Jimmy White 18–14 in the final. At one point White led by 14–8, but Hendry then won 10 successive frames to secure his second World Championship title.[1] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
Tournament summary
- Debutants at the Crucible this year were Peter Ebdon,[2] Mark Johnston-Allen,[3] Mick Price,[4] Chris Small,[5] Stephen Murphy,[6] Nigel Bond[7] and James Wattana.[8] Ebdon, Price, Small and Wattana reached the second round.[9]
- Jimmy White became only the second player ever to compile a maximum break at the Crucible, during his 10–4 first round win over Tony Drago, nine years after Cliff Thorburn's maximum in 1983.[10] The highest break of the qualifying stage was 141 made by Joe Johnson.[9]
- Hendry secured a record in the semi-final, when he beat Terry Griffiths 16–4. This was the biggest semi-final victory at the World Championship, until it was superseded in 2004 by Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Hendry 17–4.[11]
- Steve Davis' 4–10 defeat to qualifier Ebdon was his first defeat in the opening round since 1982. It also ended his nine-year streak of reaching at least the semi-finals of the tournament.[12]
- The 10–0 win by defending champion John Parrott over Eddie Charlton is the only whitewash in the history of the Crucible.[1][13]
- Eight of the sixteen seeded players exited the tournament in the first round. This did not happen again until 2012.[14]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9][15]
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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][16][17][18] Template:World Snooker Championship Rounds
Century breaks
There were 25 century breaks in the championship.[19][20]
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References
- ^ a b "1992: Hendry on top". BBC Sport. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Peter Ebdon at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Mark Johnston Allen at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Mick Price at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Chris Small at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Stephen Murphy at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Nigel Bond at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ "James Wattana at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d "World Championship 1992". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ Yates, Phil (2 May 2004). "Unstoppable O'Sullivan". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Steve Davis at the World Championships". Snooker Database. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "Maguire Ends Brecel Crucible Dream". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "World Snooker Championship 2012: Ken Doherty Q&A". BBC Sport. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 130.
- ^ "1992 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 34–35.
- ^ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 147.
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