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1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates17 April – 3 May 1993 (1993-04-17 – 1993-05-03)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,000,000
Winner's share£175,000
Highest break Steve Davis (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up Jimmy White (ENG)
Score18–5
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The 1993 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1993 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 April and 3 May 1993 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was the ninth and final ranking event of the 1992–93 snooker season and the seventeenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament at this location having taken place in 1977.

Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, having defeated Jimmy White 18–14 in the 1992 final. The two players reached the final again in 1993, and Hendry won 18–5 with a session to spare. Hendry compiled a break of 136 at his first visit to the table in the first frame of the final, setting a new record of 204 career century breaks.

Eleven rounds of qualifying for the championship were held from 19 July to 20 September at the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool. The qualifying competition produced 16 players for the main stage, where they met the 16 invited seeded players. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC2, and was sponsored by the Embassy cigarette brand. Hendry received £175,000 from the total prize fund of £1,000,000. The highest break of the main stage was 144, the fourth-highest in championship history, made by Steve Davis.

Overview

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The World Snooker Championship is an annual professional snooker tournament organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).[1] Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,[2] the cue sport was popular in the British Isles.[1] However, in the modern era, which started in 1969 when the World Championship reverted to a knockout format,[3] it has become increasingly popular worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.[4][5][6]

Joe Davis won the first World Championship in 1927, hosted by the Billiards Association and Control Council, the final match being held at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England.[7][8] The 1993 championship featured 32 professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a single-elimination format, each round being played over a pre-determined number of frames, and each match divided into two or more sessions containing a set number of frames.[9] These competitors in the main tournament were selected using a combination of the top players in the snooker world rankings and the winners of a pre-tournament qualification stage.[10] The top 16 players in the world rankings automatically qualified for the event, the remaining 16 players coming through the qualification rounds.[10] It was the seventeenth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament there having taken place in 1977.[11][12] The defending champion in 1993 was Stephen Hendry, who had defeated Jimmy White 18–14 in the final of the 1992 World Snooker Championship.[13] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette brand Embassy, and was also referred to as the Embassy World Snooker Championship.[14][15] The championship was broadcast on BBC2 in the UK.[15][16] It was the ninth and final ranking event of the 1992–93 snooker season.[17] The event attracted 542 entrants, a record.[18]

Prize fund

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The tournament had a total prize fund of £1,000,000,[19] broken down as shown below.

Main stage[20][19]

  • Winner: £175,000[19]
  • Runner-up: £105,000[19]
  • Semi-final: £52,000[19]
  • Quarter-final: £26,000[19]
  • Last 16: £14,000[19]
  • Last 32: £8,000[19]
  • 11th qualifying round losers: £5,750[21]
  • 10th qualifying round losers: £3,400[22]
  • 9th qualifying round losers: unknown
  • 8th qualifying round losers: £850[23]
  • Highest break in qualifying: £4,000[24]
  • Highest break in main event: £14,400[19]
  • Maximum break: £100,000[19]

Tournament summary

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Qualifying

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There were 11 rounds of matches in the qualifying competition,[25] which was held at the Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool, from 19 July to 20 September 1992.[26][27][28] The first seven rounds were the best-of-9-frames, and the later rounds were best-of-19.[25] Sixteen players progressed from qualifying to the main stage where they met the 16 invited seeded players.[9][25]

The reigning world amateur champion Noppadon Noppachorn beat reigning English Amateur champion Stephen Lee 5–2 in the second round.[29] Noppachorn lost 4–5 to Darren Lennox in round 4.[29] In the sixth round, Pat Kenny made a break of 143 during his 5–4 defeat of Norman Maher, which turned out to be the highest break of the qualifying rounds.[29][24] The women's world champion Allison Fisher defeated Michael Valentine and Robert Champman to reach round six, then lost on the final black ball, 4–5 to Craig MacGillivray.[29][30] Ronnie O'Sullivan lost only two frames in his first five matches, which included a whitewash of Guy Dennis in round 6.[29] Eight-time champion Fred Davis was also whitewashed, by Mark King, and two-time champion John Spencer withdrew.[25][31]

Alex Higgins, the champion in 1972 and 1982, started in the seventh round and defeated Steve Judd 5–1, Murdo MacLeod 10–9 and Kirk Stevens 10–5.[25][32] In the penultimate round of qualifying, Higgins lost 1–10 to Brian Morgan, and said afterwards that there should be drug tests for him and his opponent, Morgan had played so well: "I've never seen anyone play like a machine before. It was surreal snooker."[33][25] Morgan responded by demanding that he was drug-tested as he had nothing to hide, and a test was carried out.[33][21] The test result was negative.[34] The 1980 winner Cliff Thorburn lost in his first match, 7–10 to Stephen O'Connor in round nine.[22]

In the last round of qualifying, Les Dodd had a walkover when Eddie Charlton's flight back from a pool tournament in the United States was delayed, meaning that he was in the plane at the time that match started.[35] Joe Johnson, the 1986 World Champion, lost 6–10 to Karl Payne.[33] Joe Swail, the Irish professional champion, won eight consecutive frames from 2–7 down to beat Mike Hallett 10–7.[36]

Eight players qualified for their debut at the main stage of the World Championship.[37] First-season professional Spencer Dunn won 11 matches to reach the main stage, which remained a record as of 2026.[37] Two other players in their first professional season, John Giles and O'Sullivan, each won ten matches to qualify.[37] O'Sullivan was the youngest player ever to qualify for the World Championship main stage.[38] He became the second-youngest player to compete at the main stage, at 17 years and 5 months old, two months older than Stephen Hendry had been at his debut in 1986.[39] The other debutants this year were Morgan, Swail, Payne, Shaun Mellish and O'Connor.[36]

Snooker historian Clive Everton attributed the high number of debutants to the governing body's decision to hold pre-qualifying at the beginning of the season.[40] According to Everton, "This had created the situation whereby relatively inexperienced players could become match hardened in the summer qualifying school and then catch cold many established players just outside the top 16 in the rankings, which would have exempted them from the qualifying competition."[38]

First round

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Ronnie O'Sullivan playing snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured in 2015) was the youngest player ever to qualify for the World Championship main stage, and the second-youngest player to compete at the main stage.[38][39]

The first round took place between 17 and 22 April, each match played over two sessions as the best of 19 frames.[9] In frame three of his first-round match against Danny Fowler, Hendry compiled the 250th century break at the Crucible, a 124.[41] Three frames later, he made a 128 break, the 200th century break of his career.[42] Fowler won only the tenth frame; Hendry won 10–1.[42] Morgan established a 5–1 lead against Dodd before Dodd took the last three frames of the first session to trail 4–5.[43] In the second session, Morgan lost only the second frame and completed a 10–5 victory.[43] Nigel Bond converted a 6–3 first-session lead into a 10–4 win against Spencer Dunn.[43] The first session of the match between Gary Wilkinson and Dean Reynolds was described by Everton as "perhaps the worst ever seen here in 16 years of championship play."[44] The highest break of the session was only 34, and both players made numerous unforced errors.[43][44] Wilkinson made two breaks of 58 and a break of 101 in the second session as he ran out a 10–4 winner.[43]

Martin Clark defeated Karl Payne 10–6 and commented afterwards that "He's a bit of a slow player that likes to grind it out and that made it a struggle".[43]: 5  Guy Hodgson of The Independent wrote that "it was tortuous progress at times as the play was heavily laced with safety. By the end the audience was exhausted, never mind the players."[45] Neal Foulds retained his place in the top 16 of the rankings by progressing to the second round with a 10–5 win against Morgan; the highest break of the match was 108 by Foulds in frame nine to lead 6–3.[43][44] O'Sullivan lost 7–10 against Alan McManus.[46] Everton felt that O'Sullivan had been affected by the pressure, and that his "brilliant long pots were counter-balanced by unforced errors at close quarters."[47] Peter Ebdon had defeated Steve Davis 10–4 in the previous year's championship.[43] In the two months leading up to the 1993 Championship, Davis had won the European Open, the British Open and the Irish Masters, and he beat Ebdon 10–3.[43] Davis remarked that "There were no feelings of revenge. If you have a grudge it's more difficult to play well.[43]: 6 

Jimmy White took a 7–2 lead against Swail into the second session of their match, and although Swail won frames ten and eleven, White went on to win 10–4.[48] Alain Robidoux's 6–10 loss to Doug Mountjoy meant that he would drop out of the top 16; Mountjoy commented after that he sensed that Robidoux had played "with fear in his heart".[49] Dennis Taylor's 10–9 win against Tony Drago was sealed with a break of 46 in the deciding frame after Drago had missed an attempt to pot a red after a poor positional shot.[47] Terry Griffiths won the first six frames against David Roe, and Roe won the next four frames.[43] Griffiths compiled a break of 133 in frame 12, and won the match 10–6.[43]

James Wattana made a break of 103 in the seventh frame of his 10–7 win against Tony Jones.[43] Steve James made two century breaks, 106 and 138, while establishing an 8–1 lead against Giles and won the match 10–2 after needing a snooker to take frame 12.[44][43] Willie Thorne won five of the nine frames of the first session against Mellish.[43] Mellish was again only one frame behind at 6–7, then Thorne took three consecutive frames to prevail 10–6.[43] O'Connor won frame six as he lost 1–10 to 1991 champion John Parrott.[48]

Second round

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Steve Davis wearing a waistcoat
Steve Davis (pictured in 2014) made a break of 144, the highest break of the tournament, and the fourth-highest in championship history.

The second round, which took place between 22 and 26 April, was played as best-of-25-frames matches spread over three sessions.[9] Hendry won both of the first two sessions against Morgan 6–2, and had a break of 113 in frame 16.[50] He won 13–4.[51] Bond recovered from 2–4 down to lead Wilkinson 9–7, and won 13–9.[50][43]

Foulds had never beaten Clark in any of their four previous meetings in ranking tournaments, but led 6–2 after the first session, then 10–6 after the second session, and won 13–7.[43] Davis made the highest break of the tournament, and the fourth-highest in championship history, with a 144 in the third frame against McManus.[51] Despite this, he trailed 1–4 before levelling at 4–4.[51] McManus built a 12–9 lead, which Davis narrowed by winning the next two frames.[52] After Davis missed an attempt to pot the blue ball in frame 24, McManus cleared the colours to win 13–11.[52] Speaking after the match, Davis said about the missed blue, "I'm not upset about missing it. You're allowed to miss balls in this championship."[52]

White compiled five breaks over 50, including a 108 as he built a 5–3 lead against Mountjoy.[51] From 11–5 at the end of the second session, he beat Mountjoy 13–6.[43] Griffiths and Taylor faced each other at the championship for the first time since the 1979 final;[43] Taylor won 13–11 in a match that lasted over 13 hours and finished at 1:40 am.[53]

Wattana made three century breaks in his 13–7 defeat of James: a 110 in frame six and 104s in frames 10 and 13.[54] Thorne and Parrott were level at 4–4 after their first session, but Parrott took the next five frames and eventually won 13–9.[50]

Quarter-finals

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James Wattana playing snooker
James Wattana (pictured in 2013) became the first player from the Far East ever to reach the championship semi-finals.[55]

The quarter-finals were played as best-of-25-frames matches over three sessions on 27 and 28 April.[54] Hendry led Bond 6–2 after one session.[43] In the second session, Hendry made a break of 129, while Bond had breaks of 139 and 110.[56] Hendry moved from a 11–5 lead after two sessions to a 13–7 victory.[43] Foulds made a 124 break in the first session against McManus, which finished 4–4.[56] He had breaks of 100 in both the second and third sessions,[57] but lost 11–13.[58]

White trailed Taylor 2–5 but then won seven of the next eight frames,[56] and eventually won 13–8.[58] Wattana, from Thailand, became the first player from the Far East ever to reach the semi-finals of the event when he beat Parrott.[55] In the first session, both players made a number of mistakes.[56] Despite Parrott compiling a 122 break, Wattana took a 5–3 lead.[56] They were tied at 5–5 but Wattana then took six consecutive frames and went on to win 13–6.[59][58]

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals took place between 29 April and 1 May as best-of-31-frames matches played over four sessions.[54] McManus and Hendry, both from Scotland, entered the arena to music played by a Scottish piper.[60] Hendry later wrote that he was annoyed by this, as he felt it was inappropriate for a serious match and "if there's one thing I can't stand it's the sound of those bloody pipes. I'm furious but there's little I can do except grit my teeth and get on with focusing on the game."[61] Hendry took a 3–0 lead, but McManus won the next four frames; their first session finished with them at 4–4.[60] The first frame of the second session was won by McManus, but Hendry took the other seven.[43] It was 15–7 to Hendry after the third session, and he won 16–8.[43] Hendry's break of 110 in the 22nd frame was his 33rd in a World Championship match, surpassing Davis's record.[57][62] It also brought Hendry, who had been a professional for eight years, to a career total of 203 century breaks, equalling the record number that Davis had achieved in 15 years.[62][63]

Wattana built a 5–0 lead against White, and finished the first session 5–2 up.[60] From 2–6, White made breaks of 104 and 108 and won 12 consecutive frames for a 14–8 lead.[64] After losing 9–16, Wattana remarked that his concentration had been "very much on and off" during the match.[43]: 15  Guy Hodgson of The Independent commented that in winning the streak of 12 frames, White had "an almost hypnotic intensity about him".[65] The match was broadcast live by BBC satellite transmission to around 13 million viewers in Thailand.[59]

Final

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Stephen Hendry playing snooker
Stephen Hendry (pictured in 2011) won the title for the third time.[66]

The final between Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White was played as the best-of-35 frames across four sessions on 2 and 3 May.[9] Hendry compiled a break of 136 at his first visit to the table to win the first frame, setting a new record of 204 career century breaks.[67][68] White took the second frame, but lost frame three despite a break of 54, after Hendry made a 63.[43] Hendry moved into a 5–1 lead, making breaks of 76 in the fifth frame and 126 in the sixth frame, then White won the last frame of the first session.[43] After session two, Hendry was 12–4 ahead.[68] A 123 in the ninth frame was Hendry's eighth century break of the tournament, equalling the record held by Davis and Parrott.[43]

Hendry's 18–5 victory over White was only the third time since the championship moved to the Crucible that the title was settled in the afternoon with a session to spare. The previous two were in 1983 and 1989.[69] Everton wrote that Hendry "dominated the championship so thoroughly that it was easy to forget the inconsistency which had plagued him for most of the season."[70] In The Independent Hodgson wrote that the difference between the players during the final "was every bit as emphatic as the scoreline suggests. Indeed, there were some who believed it flattered White."[71] Hodgson saw a recurring pattern during the match where White would miss and then Hendry would make a significant break.[71]

White wrote in his autobiography Second Wind that he had low expectations coming into the championship, as he was separated from his wife Maureen and had "spent months on the piss[a] and coke[b], running around like a madman, and generally just forgetting about snooker."[72] He added that he felt he "fell over the line" in each match on the way to the final, and that in the final was "out-played and outclassed by the best player in the world."[73] In Hendry's autobiography Me and the Table, he wrote that he was confident of victory going into the tournament: "I don't take winning for granted, yet I knew I was going to win this, and maybe I don't feel it's that big a deal."[74]

The final attracted a peak of 4.6m viewers on BBC2.[16] Everton wrote in Snooker Scene that "some snooker tournaments produce a series of dramatic conflicts and developments that catch the imagination of the public. Others do not and this was one of them."[75]

The world rankings received their annual revision after the championship.[76] Hendry retained his first place in the 1993–94 ranking list, extending his lead over second-placed John Parrott with 50,050 points to Parrott's 44,200.[76] White and Davis stayed in third and fourth places respectively.[76] Wattana moved from seventh to fifth, and McManus rose from 13th to 6th.[76]

Qualifying results

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Eleven qualifying rounds were played.[25]

Rounds 1–7

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Results for rounds 1 to 7 are shown below.[25][77]

First qualifying round
Best of 9 frames		Second qualifying round
Best of 9 frames		Third qualifying round
Best of 9 frames		Fourth qualifying round
Best of 9 frames		Fifth qualifying round
Best of 9 frames		Sixth qualifying round
Best of 9 frames		Seventh qualifying round
Best of 9 frames
 Paul Moss (ENG)5 Peter Delaney (ENG)3 Aidan Murphy (IRE)5 Chris Nicholson (ENG)5 Simon Parker (ENG)0 Brian Cassidy (ENG)5 Jon Wright (ENG)5
 Robert Clifforth (ENG)2 Paul Moss (ENG)5 Paul Moss (ENG)2 Aidan Murphy (IRE)2 Chris Nicholson (ENG)5 Chris Nicholson (ENG)1 Brian Cassidy (ENG)1
 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Nicholas Segal (ENG)1 Stuart Pegrum (ENG)1 Michael Kirkham (ENG)1 David Langton (ENG)4 Nick Walker (ENG)4 Mark Davis (ENG)4
 Martin O'Neill (NIR)0 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Carl Waters (ENG)5 Carl Waters (ENG)5
 Paul Lawrence (ENG)5 Clive Bernstone (ENG)3 Mark Darnes (ENG)2 John Clouden (ENG)3 Craig Johnston-Allen (ENG)5 Kevin Ashby (ENG)5 Euan Henderson (SCO)5
 Mark Congram (ENG)1 Paul Lawrence (ENG)5 Paul Lawrence (ENG)5 Paul Lawrence (ENG)5 Paul Lawrence (ENG)4 Craig Johnston-Allen (ENG)4 Kevin Ashby (ENG)4
 Gary Morris (ENG)5 Del Smith (ENG)5 Lyndon Smith (ENG)5 Anthony Buckley (ENG)5 John Burns (ENG)5 Karl Broughton (ENG)5 Gary Natale (CAN)w/d
 James Gibson (ENG)4 Gary Morris (ENG)2 Del Smith (ENG)3 Lyndon Smith (ENG)3 Anthony Buckley (ENG)4 John Burns (ENG)3 Karl Broughton (ENG)w/o
 Stephen Roberts (ENG)5 Kevin Johnstone (ENG)2 Neil Martin (SCO)4 Pat Horne (ENG)5 Darryn Walker (ENG)2 Bradley Jones (ENG)4 Paul McPhillips (SCO)5
 Dean Bracey (ENG)1 Stephen Roberts (ENG)5 Stephen Roberts (ENG)5 Stephen Roberts (ENG)4 Pat Horne (ENG)5 Pat Horne (ENG)5 Pat Horne (ENG)2
 Neil Tomkins (WAL)5 Ronnie Shakespeare (ENG)0 Steve Harrison (ENG)0 Lee Richardson (ENG)4 Anthony O'Connor (IRE)5 David Grimwood (ENG)5 Chris Cookson (ENG)3
 Richard Culham (ENG)3 Neil Tomkins (WAL)5 Neil Tomkins (WAL)5 Neil Tomkins (WAL)5 Neil Tomkins (WAL)4 Anthony O'Connor (IRE)4 David Grimwood (ENG)5
 Eddie Lott (ENG)5 Foizur Rahman (ENG)0 Simon Westcott (ENG)1 Jonathan Bagley (ENG)5 Lee Grant (ENG)3 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)5 Steve Campbell (ENG)2
 Steve Gough (ENG)1 Eddie Lott (ENG)5 Eddie Lott (ENG)5 Eddie Lott (ENG)1 Jonathan Bagley (ENG)5 Jonathan Bagley (ENG)0 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)5
 Neil Davies (ENG)w/o Trevor Holtby (ENG)5 Richard Pipe (ENG)4 Neil Figgins (ENG)4 Tom Finstad (CAN)5 Dave Gilbert (ENG)5 Craig Edwards (ENG)4
 Donald Lelievre (CAN)w/d Neil Davies (ENG)0 Trevor Holtby (ENG)5 Trevor Holtby (ENG)5 Trevor Holtby (ENG)2 Tom Finstad (CAN)3 Dave Gilbert (ENG)5
 Alfonso Bellusci (ENG)5 Chris Milner (ENG)1 Fjolnir Thorgeirsson (ISL)5 Mike Smith (ENG)5 Stacey Hillyard (ENG)4 Sean Storey (ENG)5 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)5
 Grant Peabody (ENG)1 Alfonso Bellusci (ENG)5 Alfonso Bellusci (ENG)4 Fjolnir Thorgeirsson (ISL)0 Mike Smith (ENG)5 Mike Smith (ENG)3 Sean Storey (ENG)3
 Jamie Burnett (SCO)5 Clement Walden (ENG)w/d John Lardner (SCO)3 Pete Seager (ENG)5 Graham Fisken (ENG)3 Shokat Ali (PAK)2 Dave Harold (ENG)5
 Alexander Ferguson (ENG)1 Jamie Burnett (SCO)w/o Jamie Burnett (SCO)5 Jamie Burnett (SCO)1 Pete Seager (ENG)5 Pete Seager (ENG)5 Pete Seager (ENG)1
 Mark Canovan (NZL)5 Barry O'Loughlin (IRE)3 David Athorn (ENG)5 Micky Wareham (ENG)5 Steve Ventham (ENG)4 Frank Dezi (ENG)2 Bill Oliver (ENG)5
 Suriya Suwannasingh (THA)4 Mark Canovan (NZL)5 Mark Canovan (NZL)3 David Athorn (ENG)3 Micky Wareham (ENG)5 Micky Wareham (ENG)5 Micky Wareham (ENG)4
 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5 Colin Mitchell (ENG)1 Elliott Clark (ENG)4 Neil Selman (ENG)1 Julian Goodyear (ENG)1 Kieran McAlinden (NIR)4 Mehmet Husnu (CYP)2
 Ian Bullimore (ENG)1 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5 Spencer Dunn (ENG)5
 Chris Wright (ENG)5 Gavin Burns (ENG)5 Mike Henson (GER)w/d Louis Fazekas (CAN)0 Steve Russell (ENG)5 Robert Foxall (ENG)5 Paul Gibson (ENG)0
 Alan Brookes (ENG)4 Chris Wright (ENG)3 Gavin Burns (ENG)w/o Gavin Burns (ENG)5 Gavin Burns (ENG)2 Steve Russell (ENG)4 Robert Foxall (ENG)5
 Andrew Hannah (ENG)5 Ryan Milton (ENG)3 Nick Stanfield (ENG)0 Geet Sethi (IND)5 Surinder Gill (ENG)5 John Dunning (ENG)3 Anthony Davies (WAL)3
 Jonathan Saunders (ENG)0 Andrew Hannah (ENG)5 Andrew Hannah (ENG)5 Andrew Hannah (ENG)3 Geet Sethi (IND)2 Surinder Gill (ENG)5 Surinder Gill (ENG)5
 Nick Pearce (ENG)5 Frank Smith (ENG)0 Andrew Prydden (ENG)1 Sukhbir Grewal (ENG)2 Darren Hackeson (ENG)0 Mike Watterson (ENG)1 Nick Dyson (ENG)5
 Brett Patmore (ENG)1 Nick Pearce (ENG)5 Nick Pearce (ENG)5 Nick Pearce (ENG)5 Nick Pearce (ENG)5 Nick Pearce (ENG)5 Nick Pearce (ENG)1
 Ian Sargeant (WAL)5 Glenn Stevenson (ENG)5 John Benton (IRE)3 Antony Bolsover (ENG)5 Steve Mifsud (AUS)2 Jimmy Michie (ENG)1 Jim Chambers (ENG)1
 Mark Gray (ENG)2 Ian Sargeant (WAL)4 Glenn Stevenson (ENG)5 Glenn Stevenson (ENG)4 Antony Bolsover (ENG)5 Antony Bolsover (ENG)5 Antony Bolsover (ENG)5
 Bryngmar Valdimarsson (ISL)5 Simon Morfitt (ENG)5 Hitesh Lakhani (ENG)5 Garry Baldrey (ENG)5 Jason Wallace (ENG)5 Daniel Murphy (ENG)2 Murdo MacLeod (SCO)5
 Andrew Shaw (ENG)2 Bryngmar Valdimarsson (ISL)4 Simon Morfitt (ENG)2 Hitesh Lakhani (ENG)4 Garry Baldrey (ENG)3 Jason Wallace (ENG)5 Jason Wallace (ENG)2
 David Mellon (ENG)5 Alistair Fleming (SCO)5 David Hoggarth (ENG)3 John Rees (ENG)3 Paul Morgan (ENG)5 Steve Judd (ENG)5 Alex Higgins (NIR)5
 Mario Wehrmann (NED)3 David Mellon (ENG)1 Alistair Fleming (SCO)5 Alistair Fleming (SCO)5 Alistair Fleming (SCO)1 Paul Morgan (ENG)2 Steve Judd (ENG)1
 Paul Davison (ENG)5 Stephen Taylor (ENG)5 Richard McHugh (IRE)5 Nicky Lazarus (ENG)5 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)5 Nic Barrow (ENG)2 Ray Edmonds (ENG)0
 Mark Whatley (ENG)3 Paul Davison (ENG)3 Stephen Taylor (ENG)3 Richard McHugh (IRE)2 Nicky Lazarus (ENG)0 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)5 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)5
 Darren Limburg (ENG)5 Steve Archer (ENG)5 Michael Eaves (ENG)1 Kevin Lownds (ENG)2 Darren Guest (ENG)5 Eddie Sinclair (SCO)4 Martin Smith (ENG)1
 Wilson Dornan (SCO)0 Darren Limburg (ENG)2 Steve Archer (ENG)5 Steve Archer (ENG)5 Steve Archer (ENG)4 Darren Guest (ENG)5 Darren Guest (ENG)5
 Brian Smits (NED)5 Chris Scanlon (ENG)5 Stuart Mann (ENG)2 Paul Hefford (ENG)5 Stuart Swinburn (ENG)0 Joe Delaney (IRE)5 Karl Payne (ENG)5
 John Disney (ENG)0 Brian Smits (NED)3 Chris Scanlon (ENG)5 Chris Scanlon (ENG)2 Paul Hefford (ENG)5 Paul Hefford (ENG)1 Joe Delaney (IRE)2
 David Wilson (ENG)5 Paul Clarke (ENG)5 Andrew Photiou (ENG)5 John Leahy (IRE)5 Mark King (ENG)5 Fred Davis (ENG)0 Graham Cripsey (ENG)0
 Mark Williams (WAL)2 David Wilson (ENG)3 Paul Clarke (ENG)4 Andrew Photiou (ENG)3 John Leahy (IRE)2 Mark King (ENG)5 Mark King (ENG)5
 Ramu Vaswani (ENG)5 Andrew Fisher (ENG)2 Mark Jervis (ENG)1 George Wood (ENG)1 Paul Dawkins (WAL)5 Oliver King (ENG)5 Amrik Cheema (IND)3
 Paul Davis (ENG)3 Ramu Vaswani (ENG)5 Ramu Vaswani (ENG)5 Ramu Vaswani (ENG)5 Ramu Vaswani (ENG)3 Paul Dawkins (WAL)2 Oliver King (ENG)5
 Joe Canny (IRE)5 Ian Hurdman (ENG)5 Tim Dunphy (IRE)0 Anton Bishop (ENG)3 Michael Stocks (ENG)3 Mark Boyd (ENG)5 Troy Shaw (ENG)5
 Ian McCulloch (ENG)1 Joe Canny (IRE)1 Ian Hurdman (ENG)5 Ian Hurdman (ENG)5 Ian Hurdman (ENG)5 Ian Hurdman (ENG)0 Mark Boyd (ENG)0
 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Jamie Bodle (ENG)3 Philip Seaton (ENG)3 Robert Harrhy (WAL)1 Bert Demarco (SCO)0 Tommy Murphy (NIR)0 Ian Brumby (ENG)4
 Charles Vos (CAN)1 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Dominic Dale (WAL)5
 Anthony Halpin (ENG)5 Alan Edmonds (ENG)3 Sacha Journet (ENG)4 John Herbert (WAL)5 Robert Marshall (ENG)5 Matt Gibson (SCO)4 Alex Borg (MLT)5
 Richard Cleeter (ENG)1 Anthony Halpin (ENG)5 Anthony Halpin (ENG)5 Anthony Halpin (ENG)2 John Herbert (WAL)4 Robert Marshall (ENG)5 Robert Marshall (ENG)3
 Andrew Essilfie (ENG)5 Brian Peddie (ENG)5 Karen Corr (NIR)5 Richard Pincott (ENG)5 Leigh Robinson (ENG)5 Sam Chong (MYS)0 Robby Foldvari (AUS)5
 Paul Florence (ENG)1 Andrew Essilfie (ENG)1 Brian Peddie (ENG)0 Karen Corr (NIR)3 Richard Pincott (ENG)3 Leigh Robinson (ENG)5 Leigh Robinson (ENG)4
 Matthew Spade (ENG)5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)5 Robert Thallon (SCO)1 Patrick Mahon (IRE)0 Robert Tavagna (AUS)1 Guy Dennis (ENG)0 Chris Small (SCO)1
 Andrea Barbacane (ITA)0 Matthew Spade (ENG)0 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)5
 Brent Wells (NZL)5 Chris Henry (ENG)5 Steven Cook (ENG)3 Michael Leach (ENG)4 Steve Lemmens (BEL)5 Mark Evans (ENG)4 Jason Weston (ENG)3
 Craig Harrison (ENG)3 Brent Wells (NZL)4 Chris Henry (ENG)5 Chris Henry (ENG)5 Chris Henry (ENG)3 Steve Lemmens (BEL)5 Steve Lemmens (BEL)5
 Shaun Berry (ENG)5 Lee Walters (ENG)5 Tony Bolahood (CAN)1 Wayne Lloyd (WAL)5 John Timson (ENG)5 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)5 Steve Longworth (ENG)5
 Stephen Kiddle (ENG)2 Shaun Berry (ENG)1 Lee Walters (ENG)5 Lee Walters (ENG)4 Wayne Lloyd (WAL)2 John Timson (ENG)4 Fergal O'Brien (IRE)4
 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Chris Capel (ENG)4 David Rice (ENG)2 Will Jerram (ENG)1 Alan Peacock (ENG)3 Sefton Payne (ENG)4
 Iain Trimble (ENG)2 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Sefton Payne (ENG)5 Ken Owers (ENG)5
 Matthew Davies (ENG)5 Ahmed Hussein Gamal (EGY)2 Daryl Peach (ENG)5 John Shilton (ENG)4 Eddie Manning (ENG)1 Drew Henry (SCO)5
 Peter Kippie (CAN)2 Matthew Davies (ENG)5 Matthew Davies (ENG)4 Daryl Peach (ENG)5 Daryl Peach (ENG)5 Daryl Peach (ENG)2
 Nick Marsh (ENG)5 John Harrop (ENG)2 Peter McCullagh (ENG)5 Jason Walton (ENG)1 Tony Rampello (ENG)5 Dave Martin (ENG)1
 Gunnar Valsson (ISL)1 Nick Marsh (ENG)5 Nick Marsh (ENG)3 Peter McCullagh (ENG)5 Peter McCullagh (ENG)3 Tony Rampello (ENG)5
 Len Davies (ENG)5 Graham Stevens (ENG)2 Marc Devon (ENG)2 Frank Maskell (ENG)5 Paul Tanner (ENG)5 David Taylor (ENG)4
 Darren Martin (ENG)2 Len Davies (ENG)5 Len Davies (ENG)5 Len Davies (ENG)0 Frank Maskell (ENG)2 Paul Tanner (ENG)5
 Jayson Morris (ENG)5 Gary Thomas (SCO)4 Mike Dunn (ENG)4 Graham Horne (SCO)5 Steve Prest (ENG)1 Nick Terry (ENG)5
 David Buskin (ENG)3 Jayson Morris (ENG)5 Jayson Morris (ENG)5 Jayson Morris (ENG)2 Graham Horne (SCO)5 Graham Horne (SCO)1
 David Mole (ENG)5 Jimmy O'Shea (ENG)3 Jamie Rous (ENG)5 Robert Dickson (ENG)5 Mike Darrington (ENG)5 Jason Smith (ENG)5
 Martin Dziewialtowski (SCO)4 David Mole (ENG)5 David Mole (ENG)0 Jamie Rous (ENG)2 Robert Dickson (ENG)2 Mike Darrington (ENG)2
 Jason Scott (ENG)5 Kevin Brown (ENG)1 Iwan Jones (WAL)5 Dean Venables (ENG)1 Colin Morton (ENG)5 Paul Medati (ENG)4
 Mark Ganderton (ENG)3 Jason Scott (ENG)5 Jason Scott (ENG)4 Iwan Jones (WAL)5 Iwan Jones (WAL)0 Colin Morton (ENG)5
 Steve Bradley (ENG)5 Martin Grainger (ENG)5 David McLellan (SCO)5 Roger Leighton (ENG)5 Leigh Griffin (ENG)2 Rex Williams (ENG)4
 Max Cockrell (ENG)3 Steve Bradley (ENG)2 Martin Grainger (ENG)0 David McLellan (SCO)3 Roger Leighton (ENG)5 Roger Leighton (ENG)5
 Michael Judge (IRE)5 Peter Peratikou (ENG)4 Justin Buckingham (ENG)3 Wayne Rendle (ENG)4 Alan Trigg (ENG)5 Joe Grech (MLT)5
 David Stone (ENG)1 Michael Judge (IRE)5 Michael Judge (IRE)5 Michael Judge (IRE)5 Michael Judge (IRE)2 Alan Trigg (ENG)1
 Chris Hamson (ENG)5 Richard King (ENG)1 Gaye Burns (IRE)4 Nick Fruin (ENG)1 Mick Fisher (ENG)4 Peter Lines (ENG)5
 Michael O'Sullivan (ENG)3 Chris Hamson (ENG)5 Chris Hamson (ENG)5 Chris Hamson (ENG)5 Chris Hamson (ENG)5 Chris Hamson (ENG)2
 Nick Jones (ENG)5 Gerry Jones (IRE)0 John Manley (ENG)5 Marcus Campbell (SCO)5 David Rippon (ENG)5 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN)5
 Gary Skipworth (ENG)3 Nick Jones (ENG)5 Nick Jones (ENG)2 John Manley (ENG)2 Marcus Campbell (SCO)1 David Rippon (ENG)1
 Shawn Budd (AUS)5 Chris Achilles (ENG)2 Chris Carpenter (ENG)2 Jimmy Long (IRE)5 Sergio Beggiato (ENG)5 Mark Rowing (ENG)5
 Philip Alden (ENG)0 Shawn Budd (AUS)5 Shawn Budd (AUS)5 Shawn Budd (AUS)0 Jimmy Long (IRE)3 Sergio Beggiato (ENG)3
 David Blagg (ENG)5 Michael Valentine (SCO)5 Allison Fisher (ENG)5 Robert Chapman (ENG)1 Craig MacGillivray (SCO)5 Tony Wilson (IOM)5
 Huseyin Hursid (TUR)0 David Blagg (ENG)4 Michael Valentine (SCO)4 Allison Fisher (ENG)5 Allison Fisher (ENG)4 Craig MacGillivray (SCO)4
 Donald Newcombe (WAL)5 Micky Roughan (IRE)5 Paul Smith (ENG)1 Mukesh Parmar (ENG)1 Jeff Cundy (ENG)3 Barry Pinches (ENG)3
 Matthew Couch (ENG)2 Donald Newcombe (WAL)3 Micky Roughan (IRE)5 Micky Roughan (IRE)5 Micky Roughan (IRE)5 Micky Roughan (IRE)5
 James Vicarey (ENG)5 Christopher Booth (ENG)1 Jason Hawen (ENG)5 Stuart Parnell (ENG)5 Paul Webb (ENG)5 Peter Daubney (ENG)5
 Richard Batty (ENG)3 James Vicarey (ENG)5 James Vicarey (ENG)4 Jason Hawen (ENG)1 Stuart Parnell (ENG)3 Paul Webb (ENG)4
 Kieran McMahon (NIR)5 Neil Cameron (ENG)2 Tony Emmott (ENG)0 Dylan Leary (NIR)5 Sean Lynskey (ENG)4 Joe O'Boye (IRE)4
 Mark Williams (ENG)3 Kieran McMahon (NIR)5 Kieran McMahon (NIR)5 Kieran McMahon (NIR)3 Dylan Leary (NIR)5 Dylan Leary (NIR)5
 David Thompson (ENG)5 Luke Spiller (ENG)5 Paul McDonald (ENG)5 Dale Milton (ENG)5 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)5 Andy Hicks (ENG)5
 Gary Miller (ENG)2 David Thompson (ENG)2 Luke Spiller (ENG)4 Paul McDonald (ENG)4 Dale Milton (ENG)3 Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)4
 David Blakey (ENG)5 Andrew Alexandrou (ENG)1 Cary Kikis (ENG)5 Dermot McGlinchey (NIR)1 Jim Donnelly (SCO)1 Bob Harris (ENG)3
 Stephen Popplewell (ENG)3 David Blakey (ENG)5 David Blakey (ENG)4 Cary Kikis (ENG)5 Cary Kikis (ENG)5 Cary Kikis (ENG)5
 Paul Davison (ENG)5 Robert Yule (ENG)4 Anthony Taylor (ENG)3 Vince McCluskey (ENG)5 John Spencer (ENG)w/d David McDonnell (IRE)5
 John Horsfall (CAN)3 Paul Davison (ENG)5 Paul Davison (ENG)5 Paul Davison (ENG)4 Vince McCluskey (ENG)w/o Vince McCluskey (ENG)1
 Steven Evans (ENG)5 Nick Jones (WAL)3 Jerry Williams (ENG)4 Carl Groves (ENG)1 Derek Heaton (ENG)3 Warren King (AUS)5
 Andrew Farrow (ENG)2 Steven Evans (ENG)5 Steven Evans (ENG)5 Steven Evans (ENG)5 Steven Evans (ENG)5 Steven Evans (ENG)1
 Ray van den Nouwland (AUS)5 Gary Peters (WAL)2 Steve Elliott (ENG)4 Graham MacDonald (ENG)5 Mark Pugh (ENG)5 Steve Duggan (ENG)5
 Russ Schuster (ENG)4 Ray van den Nouwland (AUS)5 Ray van den Nouwland (AUS)5 Ray van den Nouwland (AUS)2 Graham MacDonald (ENG)4 Mark Pugh (ENG)1
 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)5 Andrew Clark (ENG)2 David Lazenby (ENG)4 Paul Wykes (ENG)4 Pat Houlihan (ENG)2 Roger Bales (ENG)3
 Mike Russell (ENG)3 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)5 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)5
 John Giles (ENG)5 Stan Haslam (ENG)1 Paul Maskell (ENG)1 Barry Bunn (ENG)2 Simon Haggerty (SCO)0 Jamie Woodman (ENG)2
 Tessa Davidson (ENG)3 John Giles (ENG)5 John Giles (ENG)5 John Giles (ENG)5 John Giles (ENG)5 John Giles (ENG)5
 Sonic Multani (IND)5 Jason Curtis (ENG)4 Hassan Vaizie (ENG)3 Richard Moore (ENG)5 Adrian Rosa (ENG)2 Andrew Cairns (ENG)5
 Yasin Merchant (IND)2 Sonic Multani (IND)5 Sonic Multani (IND)5 Sonic Multani (IND)4 Richard Moore (ENG)5 Richard Moore (ENG)3
 Philip Freeman (ENG)5 Shane Haines (ENG)5 Colin Kelly (ENG)5 Peter Gilchrist (ENG)0 Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG)2 Billy Snaddon (SCO)5
 John McBride (IRE)1 Philip Freeman (ENG)4 Shane Haines (ENG)2 Colin Kelly (ENG)5 Colin Kelly (ENG)5 Colin Kelly (ENG)2
 John Higgins (SCO)5 Paul Hurren (ENG)0 Michael Gold (ENG)5 Darren Clarke (ENG)5 Gino Rigitano (CAN)5 Brian Rowswell (ENG)5
 Malcolm Billaney (ENG)0 John Higgins (SCO)5 John Higgins (SCO)2 Michael Gold (ENG)4 Darren Clarke (ENG)2 Gino Rigitano (CAN)0
 John Knipe (ENG)5 Steve Whalley (ENG)4 Ann-Marie Farren (ENG)3 Sean Lanigan (ENG)4 Anthony Harris (ENG)5 Tony Kearney (IRE)2
 Peter Tolen (ENG)3 John Knipe (ENG)5 John Knipe (ENG)5 John Knipe (ENG)5 John Knipe (ENG)1 Anthony Harris (ENG)5
 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)5 Frank Fitzgerald (ENG)0 Darren Lennox (IRE)5 David Coles (ENG)5 Steve Meakin (ENG)5 Stuart Reardon (ENG)w/d
 Stephen Lee (ENG)4 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)5 Noppadon Noppachorn (THA)4 Darren Lennox (IRE)4 David Coles (ENG)4 Steve Meakin (ENG)w/o
 Gary Bampton (ENG)5 Roy Bigg (ENG)5 Terrance Burke (ENG)5 Simon Morris (ENG)5 Paul Watchorn (IRE)4 Shaun Mellish (ENG)5
 Craig McDonald (SCO)4 Gary Bampton (ENG)1 Roy Bigg (ENG)4 Terrance Burke (ENG)1 Simon Morris (ENG)5 Simon Morris (ENG)2
 Jason Baker (ENG)5 Peter Williams (WAL)0 Michael Huntingdon (ENG)5 Karl Burrows (ENG)5 Gary Lees (ENG)0 Duncan Campbell (SCO)3
 Darren Skinner (ENG)3 Jason Baker (ENG)5 Jason Baker (ENG)0 Michael Huntingdon (ENG)2 Karl Burrows (ENG)5 Karl Burrows (ENG)5
 Richard Wheelhouse (ENG)w/o Gregg Tugby (ENG)0 Norman Maher (WAL)5 Craig Newson (ENG)4 Pat Kenny (ENG)5 Jason Whittaker (ENG)3
 Roger Garrett (ENG)w/d Richard Wheelhouse (ENG)5 Richard Wheelhouse (ENG)4 Norman Maher (WAL)5 Norman Maher (WAL)4 Pat Kenny (ENG)5
 Peter Bullen (BEL)5 Timothy Paling (ENG)3 Norman MacLachlan (SCO)2 Jason Pegram (ENG)5 Terry Murphy (NIR)5 Paddy Browne (IRE)1
 Martin Lee (ENG)1 Peter Bullen (BEL)5 Peter Bullen (BEL)5 Peter Bullen (BEL)0 Jason Pegram (ENG)3 Terry Murphy (NIR)5
 Scott MacFarlane (SCO)5 Karl Townsend (ENG)5 Philip Minchin (ENG)4 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)5 Dessie Sheehan (IRE)0 Ian Williamson (ENG)0
 Stuart Pettman (ENG)4 Scott MacFarlane (SCO)3 Karl Townsend (ENG)5 Karl Townsend (ENG)2 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)5 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)5
 Udesh Pillay (ENG)5 Mark Peevers (ENG)4 David Singh (IND)5 Peter Donegan (ENG)5 Paul Cavney (ENG)2 John Rea (SCO)5
 Colin Hinds (ENG)4 Udesh Pillay (ENG)5 Udesh Pillay (ENG)1 David Singh (IND)3 Peter Donegan (ENG)5 Peter Donegan (ENG)3
Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

Rounds 8–11

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Results for rounds 8 to 11 are shown below.[25]

Eighth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames		Ninth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames		Tenth qualifying round
Best of 19 frames		Eleventh qualifying round
Best of 19 frames
 Jon Wright (ENG)w/d Bob Chaperon (CAN)10
 Carl Waters (ENG)w/o Carl Waters (ENG)2 Bob Chaperon (CAN)4 Danny Fowler (ENG)10
 Euan Henderson (SCO)8 Barry West (ENG)5 Karl Broughton (ENG)10 Karl Broughton (ENG)0
 Karl Broughton (ENG)10 Karl Broughton (ENG)10
 Paul McPhillips (SCO)10 Eugene Hughes (IRE)6
 David Grimwood (ENG)4 Paul McPhillips (SCO)10 Paul McPhillips (SCO)9 Eddie Charlton (AUS)w/d
 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)10 Les Dodd (ENG)10 Les Dodd (ENG)10 Les Dodd (ENG)w/o
 Dave Gilbert (ENG)6 Bjorn L'Orange (NOR)9
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)7 Franky Chan (HKG)3
 Dave Harold (ENG)10 Dave Harold (ENG)10 Dave Harold (ENG)7 Mark Bennett (WAL)9
 Bill Oliver (ENG)2 Colin Roscoe (WAL)7 Spencer Dunn (ENG)10 Spencer Dunn (ENG)10
 Spencer Dunn (ENG)10 Spencer Dunn (ENG)10
 Robert Foxall (ENG)10 David Finbow (ENG)10
 Surinder Gill (ENG)9 Robert Foxall (ENG)8 David Finbow (ENG)10 Dean Reynolds (ENG)10
 Nick Dyson (ENG)10 Brady Gollan (CAN)10 Brady Gollan (CAN)6 David Finbow (ENG)8
 Antony Bolsover (ENG)7 Nick Dyson (ENG)9
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO)9 Kirk Stevens (CAN)5
 Alex Higgins (NIR)10 Alex Higgins (NIR)10 Alex Higgins (NIR)1 Silvino Francisco (RSA)6
 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)10 Brian Morgan (ENG)10 Brian Morgan (ENG)10 Brian Morgan (ENG)10
 Darren Guest (ENG)4 Mark Flowerdew (ENG)8
 Karl Payne (ENG)10 Jason Prince (NIR)9
 Mark King (ENG)7 Karl Payne (ENG)10 Karl Payne (ENG)10 Joe Johnson (ENG)6
 Oliver King (ENG)10 Rod Lawler (ENG)10 Rod Lawler (ENG)6 Karl Payne (ENG)10
 Troy Shaw (ENG)9 Oliver King (ENG)1
 Dominic Dale (WAL)10 Jim Wych (CAN)8
 Alex Borg (MLT)4 Dominic Dale (WAL)10 Dominic Dale (WAL)5 Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG)4
 Robby Foldvari (AUS)4 Paul Davies (WAL)5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)10
 Steve Lemmens (BEL)6 Peter Ebdon (ENG)10
 Steve Longworth (ENG)10 Steve Longworth (ENG)3 Peter Ebdon (ENG)10 Dene O'Kane (NZL)5
 Ken Owers (ENG)0 Steve Newbury (WAL)4 Drew Henry (SCO)9 Peter Ebdon (ENG)10
 Drew Henry (SCO)10 Drew Henry (SCO)10
 Tony Rampello (ENG)5 Cliff Wilson (WAL)3
 Paul Tanner (ENG)10 Paul Tanner (ENG)10 Paul Tanner (ENG)6 Mike Hallett (ENG)7
 Nick Terry (ENG)10 Joe Swail (NIR)10 Joe Swail (NIR)10 Joe Swail (NIR)10
 Jason Smith (ENG)7 Nick Terry (ENG)8
 Colin Morton (ENG)10 Tony Chappel (WAL)10
 Roger Leighton (ENG)9 Colin Morton (ENG)9 Tony Chappel (WAL)10 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)10
 Joe Grech (MLT)10 Stephen Murphy (IRE)2 Joe Grech (MLT)6 Tony Chappel (WAL)2
 Peter Lines (ENG)7 Joe Grech (MLT)10
 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN)4 John Virgo (ENG)7
 Mark Rowing (ENG)10 Mark Rowing (ENG)10 Mark Rowing (ENG)2 Tony Drago (MLT)10
 Tony Wilson (IOM)10 Jason Ferguson (ENG)9 Tony Wilson (IOM)10 Tony Wilson (IOM)5
 Micky Roughan (IRE)7 Tony Wilson (IOM)10
 Peter Daubney (ENG)9 Jack McLaughlin (NIR)6
 Dylan Leary (NIR)10 Dylan Leary (NIR)10 Dylan Leary (NIR)6 David Roe (ENG)10
 Andy Hicks (ENG)10 Nigel Gilbert (ENG)10 Nigel Gilbert (ENG)10 Nigel Gilbert (ENG)4
 Cary Kikis (ENG)6 Andy Hicks (ENG)9
 David McDonnell (IRE)10 John Read (ENG)10
 Warren King (AUS)7 David McDonnell (IRE)7 John Read (ENG)10 Tony Jones (ENG)10
 Steve Duggan (ENG)10 Jonathan Birch (ENG)10 Jonathan Birch (ENG)4 John Read (ENG)9
 Mark O'Sullivan (IRE)7 Steve Duggan (ENG)5
 John Giles (ENG)10 Tony Meo (ENG)9
 Andrew Cairns (ENG)2 John Giles (ENG)10 John Giles (ENG)10 Tony Knowles (ENG)6
 Billy Snaddon (SCO)6 John Campbell (AUS)10 John Campbell (AUS)3 John Giles (ENG)10
 Brian Rowswell (ENG)10 Brian Rowswell (ENG)7
 Anthony Harris (ENG)10 Wayne Jones (WAL)10
 Steve Meakin (ENG)6 Anthony Harris (ENG)0 Wayne Jones (WAL)7 Ken Doherty (IRE)4
 Shaun Mellish (ENG)10 Ian Graham (ENG)7 Shaun Mellish (ENG)10 Shaun Mellish (ENG)10
 Karl Burrows (ENG)4 Shaun Mellish (ENG)10
 Pat Kenny (ENG)10 Mick Price (ENG)6
 Terry Murphy (NIR)9 Pat Kenny (ENG)10 Pat Kenny (ENG)5 Peter Francisco (RSA)6
 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)10 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)7 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)10 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)10
 John Rea (SCO)5 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)10
Note: w/o = walkover; w/d = withdrawn

Main draw

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Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seedings.[20][78][9]

First round
Best of 19 frames		Second round
Best of 25 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 31 frames		Final
Best of 35 frames
17 April
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1)10
22, 23 & 24 April
 Danny Fowler (ENG)1
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1)13
17 & 18 April
 Darren Morgan (WAL) (16)4
 Darren Morgan (WAL) (16)10
27 & 28 April
 Les Dodd (ENG)5
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1)13
18 & 19 April
 Nigel Bond (ENG) (9)7
 Nigel Bond (ENG) (9)10
23 & 24 April
 Spencer Dunn (ENG)4
 Nigel Bond (ENG) (9)13
19 & 20 April
 Gary Wilkinson (ENG) (8)7
 Gary Wilkinson (ENG) (8)10
29, 30 April & 1 May
 Dean Reynolds (ENG)4
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1)16
20 April
 Alan McManus (SCO) (13)8
 Neal Foulds (ENG) (5)10
25 & 26 April
 Brian Morgan (ENG)5
 Neal Foulds (ENG) (5)13
21 & 22 April
 Martin Clark (ENG) (12)7
 Martin Clark (ENG) (12)10
27 & 28 April
 Karl Payne (ENG)6
 Neal Foulds (ENG) (5)11
18 & 19 April
 Alan McManus (SCO) (13)13
 Alan McManus (SCO) (13)10
24, 25 & 26 April
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)7
 Alan McManus (SCO) (13)13
21 April
 Steve Davis (ENG) (4)11
 Steve Davis (ENG) (4)10
2 & 3 May
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)3
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1)18
17 & 18 April
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3)5
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3)10
24, 25 & 26 April
 Joe Swail (IRE)4
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3)13
21 & 22 April
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)6
 Alain Robidoux (CAN) (14)6
27 & 28 April
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)10
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3)13
19 April
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) (11)8
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) (11)10
23 & 24 April
 Tony Drago (MLT)9
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) (11)13
20 & 21 April
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) (6)11
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) (6)10
29, 30 April & 1 May
 David Roe (ENG)6
 Jimmy White (ENG) (3)16
20 & 21 April
 James Wattana (THA) (7)9
 James Wattana (THA) (7)10
25 & 26 April
 Tony Jones (ENG)7
 James Wattana (THA) (7)13
19 & 20 April
 Steve James (ENG) (10)7
 Steve James (ENG) (10)10
27 & 28 April
 John Giles (ENG)2
 James Wattana (THA) (7)13
17 April
 John Parrott (ENG) (2)6
 Willie Thorne (ENG) (15)10
22 & 23 April
 Shaun Mellish (ENG)6
 Willie Thorne (ENG) (15)9
18 April
 John Parrott (ENG) (2)13
 John Parrott (ENG) (2)10
 Stephen O'Connor (IRE)1

Final: frame scores

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Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2 and 3 May 1993
Referee: Len Ganley[79]
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) (1) 18–5  Jimmy White (ENG) (3)
Session 1: 5–3
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hendry 136† (136) 37 68† (63) 63† 76† (76) 126† (126) 29 39 N/A N/A
White 0 65† (58) 63 (54) 48 0 1 83† 68† N/A N/A
Session 2: 7–1 (12–4)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hendry 75† (69) 80† (79) 134† (88) 38 99† (99) 77† 80† 68† (59) N/A N/A
White 50 0 0 69† (60) 0 38 7 6 N/A N/A
Session 3: 6–1 (18–5)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hendry 81† (59) 68† 123† (123) 1 63† 72† 127† (54, 73) N/A N/A N/A
White 46 20 16 84† 15 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
Session 4: N/A
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Hendry N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
White N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
136 Highest break 60
3 Century breaks 0
13 50+ breaks 3
Stephen Hendry wins the 1993 World Snooker Championship
Breaks over 50 are shown in parentheses.

† = Winner of frame

Century breaks

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There were 35 century breaks in the championship,[80] a new record, beating the 31 centuries of the 1991 edition.[81] The highest break of the event was a 144 made by Steve Davis.[82]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "on the piss" – drinking a large amount of alcohol
  2. ↑ cocaine

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