World Snooker Championship 1991

World Snooker Championship 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 20, 1991
Endgame:	May 6, 1991
Winner:	John Parrott
Finalist:	Jimmy White
Highest Break:	140 ( Jimmy White )
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The 1991 World Snooker Championship , which took place from April 20 to May 6, 1991 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield , marked the end of the 1990/91 snooker season .

Defending champion Stephen Hendry failed in the quarterfinals to Steve James . In the final, John Parrott won 18:11 against Jimmy White and became (two years after his defeat in the final ( 1989 against Steve Davis)) for the first and only time snooker world champion. After 1984 and 1990 , it was the third of a total of six World Cup final defeats for White.

Prize money and world ranking points

	Prize money	World ranking points
winner	£ 135,000	10,000
finalist	£ 80,000	8,000
Semi-finalist	£ 42,000	6,400
Quarter finalist	£ 20,000	5,000
Round of 16	£ 11,000	3,800
Last 32	£ 6,500	2,800 (1,400)
Highest Break (Main Round)	£ 12,000
Maximum break	£ 100,000
All in all	£ 750,000

Main round

	Round 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9-10					Round of 16 Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9					Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9					Semi-final Best of 31 frames 4 sessions; Frames 8-8-8-9					Final Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10
	1	Stephen Hendry	10
		Warren King	4th
						1	Stephen Hendry	13
						16	Alain Robidoux	8th
	16	Alain Robidoux	10
		Steve Newbury	5
											1	Stephen Hendry	11
											9	Steve James	13
	9	Steve James	10
		Ian Graham	3
						9	Steve James	13
						8th	Dean Reynolds	12
	8th	Dean Reynolds	10
		Robert Marshall	8th
																9	Steve James	9
																4th	Jimmy White	16
	5	Doug Mountjoy	2
		Gary Wilkinson	10
							Gary Wilkinson	13
						12	Martin Clark	9
	12	Martin Clark	10
		Mark Bennett	6th
												Gary Wilkinson	3
											4th	Jimmy White	13
	13	Neal Foulds	10
		Eddie Charlton	7th
						13	Neal Foulds	12
						4th	Jimmy White	13
	4th	Jimmy White	10
		Nick Dyson	3
																					4th	Jimmy White	11
																					3	John Parrott	18th
	3	John Parrott	10
		Nigel Gilbert	6th
						3	John Parrott	13
							Tony Knowles	1
	14th	John Virgo	8th
		Tony Knowles	10
											3	John Parrott	13
											6th	Terry Griffiths	10
	11	Willie Thorne	8th
		Alan McManus	10
							Alan McManus	12
						6th	Terry Griffiths	13
	6th	Terry Griffiths	10
		Barry Pinches	3
																3	John Parrott	16
																2	Steve Davis	10
	7th	Mike Hallett	4th
		Tony Jones	10
							Tony Jones	8th
						10	Dennis Taylor	13
	10	Dennis Taylor	10
		Joe Johnson	6th
											10	Dennis Taylor	7th
											2	Steve Davis	13
	15th	Tony Meo	10
		Craig Edwards	7th
						15th	Tony Meo	6th
						2	Steve Davis	13
	2	Steve Davis	10
		Ken Doherty	8th

final

Final: Best of 35 Frames Referee: John Williams Crucible Theater ,  Sheffield , England , 5th / 6th May 1991
Jimmy White	11: 18	John Parrott
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
92	Highest break	117
-	Century breaks	2
5	50+ breaks	11

qualification

The results of the two final qualifying rounds for the unset players are shown in the following overview:

4th round

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	Warren King	7th10 : 710	Rod Lawler
2	Les Dodd	7th10 : 710	Mick Price
3	Ian Graham	7th10 : 710	Mario Morra
4th	Robert Marshall	910 : 910	Mark Johnston-Allen
5	Chris Cookson	4th10 : 410	Brian Morgan
6th	Mark Bennett	6th10 : 610	Jason Smith
7th	Ray Edmonds	7th10 : 710	Darren Morgan
8th	Nick Dyson	310 : 310	Mark Rowing
9	Nigel Gilbert	910 : 910	John Campbell
10	Jim Wych	7th10 : 710	Bob Harris
11	Alan McManus	6th10 : 610	Jason Ferguson
12	Barry Pinches	8th10 : 810	Steve Meakin
13	Tony Jones	510 : 510	Steve Duggan
14th	Nigel Bond	510 : 510	Eugene Hughes
15th	Craig Edwards	6th10 : 610	Jason Prince
16	Ken Doherty	6th10 : 610	Paddy Browne

5th round

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	Warren King	210 : 210	Barry West
2	Steve Newbury	110 : 110	Les Dodd
3	Ian Graham	7th10 : 710	Dene O'Kane
4th	Robert Marshall	910 : 910	Peter Francisco
5	Gary Wilkinson	210 : 210	Chris Cookson
6th	Mark Bennett	8th10 : 810	Wayne Jones
7th	Eddie Charlton	210 : 210	Ray Edmonds
8th	Nick Dyson	510 : 510	Cliff Thorburn
9	Nigel Gilbert	8th10 : 810	Bob chaperone
10	Tony Knowles	210 : 210	Jim Wych
11	Alan McManus	8th10 : 810	Tony Drago
12	Barry Pinches	510 : 510	Danny Fowler
13	Tony Jones	6th10 : 610	Silvino Francisco
14th	Joe Johnson	8th10 : 810	Nigel Bond
15th	Craig Edwards	8th10 : 810	James Wattana
16	Ken Doherty	510 : 510	Cliff Wilson

Century breaks

There were 31 century breaks in the tournament. The highest break was a 140 by Jimmy White .

• 140, 138, 136, 117, 115 Jimmy White
• 138, 137, 131, 122, 117, 112, 112, 101 John Parrott
• 137 Alan McManus
• 135, 122, 116, 105, 102, 100 Stephen Hendry
• 135, 126, 106, 102 Steve James
• 123, 114 Tony Meo
• 120, 112 Gary Wilkinson
• 106 Dean Reynolds
• 103 Martin Clark
• 102 Tony Jones

Individual evidence

1. ^ Chris Turner: World Professional Championship . In: cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
2. ^ Hall of Fame . Snooker.org. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
3. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac 2012, p. 130.
4. ↑ Tournament results (including qualification) (cuetracker.net)
5. ↑ Crucible Centuries . Snooker.org. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
6. ↑ Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac 2012, p. 147.