1994 UK Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–27 November 1994 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £328,100 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Ken Doherty |
| Score | 10–5 |
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The 1994 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on November 11, 1994 and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 19–27 November 1994.
Stephen Hendry won the tournament with record 12 century breaks, beating Ken Doherty 10–5 in the final. During the match Hendry scored seven century breaks; which remains a joint record for a professional match and a standalone record for a best-of-19 match. Hendry also made five centuries in seven frames.[1] Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost 7–9 to Doherty in the quarter finals.
Ranking points
| Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Third Round | Second Round | First Round (Unseeded) | First Round (Seeded) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 | 3600 | 2700 | 2025 | 1520 | 1140 | 855 | 570 |
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
| Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Third Round | Second Round | First Round | Qualifying Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £70,000 | £37,000 | £18,500 | £10,325 | £5,250 | £3,000 | £2,200 | £775 |
| Highest Break (TV) | Highest Break (Non-TV) |
|---|---|
| £3,000 | £1,200 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 27 November 1994. | ||
| Stephen Hendry Scotland
|
10–5 | Ken Doherty Ireland
|
| First session: 46–72 (72), 112–0 (112), 114–9 (114), 130–0 (130), 10–71 (71), 109–23 (109), 61–66 (Hendry 52), 106–20 (106) Second session: 117–9 (110), 64–65, 20–61 (56), 67–50, 113–17 (106), 74–25 (57), 72–45 | ||
| 130 | Highest break | 72 |
| 7 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks
- 139, 106 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 138, 118, 113, 112, 104, 103 Ken Doherty
- 135 Dave Harold
- 135 Mick Price
- 130, 128, 120, 114, 113, 112, 110, 109, 106, 106, 103, 101 Stephen Hendry
- 128, 121 Chris Small
- 125, 115, 111, 101 Peter Ebdon
- 124, 100 Terry Murphy
- 119 Alex Higgins
- 116, 114, 113, 112, 107 James Wattana
- 115 Bradley Jones
- 114 Billy Snaddon
- 113 Jamie Burnett
- 112 Martin Clark
- 112 Lee Richardson
- 107, 103, 100 Darren Morgan
- 107, 100 Matthew Stevens
- 107 Joe Swail
- 106 John Read
- 105, 104 Willie Thorne
- 102 Yasin Merchant
- 102 Fergal O'Brien
References
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d "1994 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship, Preston". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "1994 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 25 July 2012.