1994 UK Championship

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1994 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–27 November 1994 (1994-11-11 1994-11-27)
Venue Preston Guild Hall
City Preston
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£328,100
Winner's share£70,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (139)
Final
ChampionFlag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-upFlag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)
Score10–5
1993
1995

The 1994 UK Championship (officially 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 11 November 1994, and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 19 and 27 November 1994.

Contents

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

[2]

ChampionRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistThird roundSecond roundFirst round (unseeded)First round (seeded)
480036002700202515201140855570

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [2]

ChampionRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistThird roundSecond roundFirst roundQualifying 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

[2] [3] [4]

Top half

Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
84 Flag of England.svg Mark Flowerdew 7
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Fenton 4
17 Flag of England.svg Steve James 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Fenton 9
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 5
32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 9
171 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 3
32 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 8
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 9
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 9
37 Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson 7
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 7
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
13 Flag of England.svg David Roe 7
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 9
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 9
105 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 5
25 Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 5
105 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 9
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 4
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 9
46 Flag of England.svg Danny Fowler 4
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 3
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
45 Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler 7
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
4 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 6
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 9
34 Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 4
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 9
214 Flag of England.svg Nick Marsh 4
21 Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 8
214 Flag of England.svg Nick Marsh9
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 9
58 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 8
26 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 1
58 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
58 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
16 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 8
16 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 9
87 Flag of England.svg John Read 7
6 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
4 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
12 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 9
265 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4
12 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 9
20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 5
20 Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 9
119 Flag of Scotland.svg Euan Henderson 6
12 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 4
4 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
27 Flag of England.svg Mick Price 7
Flag of England.svg Richard McDonald 9
Flag of England.svg Richard McDonald 3
4 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
4 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9
121 Flag of England.svg Lee Richardson 3

Bottom half

Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-final
Best of 17 frames
               
3 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 9
55 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 3
3 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 6
19 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 9
19 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 9
93 Flag of England.svg Jamie Woodman 3
19 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 9
48 Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 4
18 Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 3
39 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 9
39 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 7
48 Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 9
11 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 4
48 Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 9
19 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 5
10 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
10 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
78 Flag of England.svg Karl Payne 3
10 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
24 Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 2
24 Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 9
52 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wayne Jones 7
10 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
28 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 1
28 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 9
86 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 7
28 Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 9
5 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 3
5 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White w/o
56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Wych w/d
10 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 8
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 7
89 Flag of England.svg Mark King 9
89 Flag of England.svg Mark King 9
35 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 8
23 Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett 6
35 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 9
89 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 9
30 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 9
36 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 4
30 Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 3
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 9
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 9
43 Flag of England.svg Les Dodd 4
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 3
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
15 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 9
147 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig MacGillivray 4
15 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 9
22 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 4
22 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 9
38 Flag of England.svg Nick Terry 8
15 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 2
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
29 Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 9
33 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 7
29 Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 8
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
142 Flag of England.svg Adrian Rosa 5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Street
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 27 November 1994.
Stephen Hendry (2)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
10–5 Ken Doherty (8)
Flag of Ireland.svg  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
130Highest break72
7Century breaks0
950+ breaks3

Century breaks

[2]

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