1994 UK Championship

1994 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	11–27 November 1994 (1994-11-11 – 1994-11-27)
Venue	Preston 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  (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-up	Ken Doherty  (IRL)
Score	10–5
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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.

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 six centuries in eight frames. ^[1] Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost 7–9 to Doherty in the quarter-finals.

Ranking points

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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

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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	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	84	Mark Flowerdew	7
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
							Mark Fenton	4
	17	Steve James	1
		Mark Fenton	9
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
											14	Terry Griffiths	5
	32	Alain Robidoux	9
	171	Michael Judge	3
						32	Alain Robidoux	8
						14	Terry Griffiths	9
	14	Terry Griffiths	9
	37	Joe Johnson	7
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	7
																8	Ken Doherty	9
	13	David Roe	7
	42	Fergal O'Brien	9
						42	Fergal O'Brien	9
						105	Jamie Burnett	5
	25	Neal Foulds	5
	105	Jamie Burnett	9
											42	Fergal O'Brien	4
											8	Ken Doherty	9
	31	Mark Bennett	9
	46	Danny Fowler	4
						31	Mark Bennett	3
						8	Ken Doherty	9
	8	Ken Doherty	9
	45	Rod Lawler	7
																					8	Ken Doherty	9
																					4	James Wattana	6
	6	John Parrott	9
	34	Tony Jones	4
						6	John Parrott	9
						214	Nick Marsh	4
	21	Tony Knowles	8
	214	Nick Marsh	9
											6	John Parrott	9
											58	Mark Williams	8
	26	Doug Mountjoy	1
	58	Mark Williams	9
						58	Mark Williams	9
						16	Tony Drago	8
	16	Tony Drago	9
	87	John Read	7
																6	John Parrott	5
																4	James Wattana	9
	12	Joe Swail	9
	265	Joe Perry	4
						12	Joe Swail	9
						20	Dene O'Kane	5
	20	Dene O'Kane	9
	119	Euan Henderson	6
											12	Joe Swail	4
											4	James Wattana	9
	27	Mick Price	7
		Richard McDonald	9
							Richard McDonald	3
						4	James Wattana	9
	4	James Wattana	9
	121	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	Steve Davis	9
	55	Paul Davies	3
						3	Steve Davis	6
						19	Dave Harold	9
	19	Dave Harold	9
	93	Jamie Woodman	3
											19	Dave Harold	9
											48	Alex Higgins	4
	18	Martin Clark	3
	39	Drew Henry	9
						39	Drew Henry	7
						48	Alex Higgins	9
	11	Nigel Bond	4
	48	Alex Higgins	9
																19	Dave Harold	5
																10	Peter Ebdon	9
	10	Peter Ebdon	9
	78	Karl Payne	3
						10	Peter Ebdon	9
						24	Dennis Taylor	2
	24	Dennis Taylor	9
	52	Wayne Jones	7
											10	Peter Ebdon	9
											28	Jason Ferguson	1
	28	Jason Ferguson	9
	86	Chris Small	7
						28	Jason Ferguson	9
						5	Jimmy White	3
	5	Jimmy White	w/o
	56	Jim Wych	w/d
																					10	Peter Ebdon	8
																					2	Stephen Hendry	9
	7	Alan McManus	7
	89	Mark King	9
						89	Mark King	9
						35	Anthony Hamilton	8
	23	Mike Hallett	6
	35	Anthony Hamilton	9
											89	Mark King	5
											9	Darren Morgan	9
	30	Brian Morgan	9
	36	Billy Snaddon	4
						30	Brian Morgan	3
						9	Darren Morgan	9
	9	Darren Morgan	9
	43	Les Dodd	4
																9	Darren Morgan	3
																2	Stephen Hendry	9
	15	Willie Thorne	9
	147	Craig MacGillivray	4
						15	Willie Thorne	9
						22	Gary Wilkinson	4
	22	Gary Wilkinson	9
	38	Nick Terry	8
											15	Willie Thorne	2
											2	Stephen Hendry	9
	29	Dean Reynolds	9
	33	Andy Hicks	7
						29	Dean Reynolds	8
						2	Stephen Hendry	9
	2	Stephen Hendry	9
	142	Adrian Rosa	5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 27 November 1994.
Stephen Hendry (2)   Scotland	10–5	Ken Doherty (8)   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

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• 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

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