1993 UK Championship

1993 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–28 November 1993 (1993-11-12 – 1993-11-28)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£375,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break David Roe (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–6
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The 1993 UK Championship (officially the 1993 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 12 November 1993, and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 20 and 28 November 1993. The highest break of the tournament was a 141 made by David Roe.

Ronnie O'Sullivan became the youngest winner of a ranking event at the age of 17 years and 358 days[1] by defeating Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final; as of 2023 this record still stands. This was the first of O'Sullivan's record eight titles at the tournament.

Prize fund

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

  • Total prize money: £375,000
  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £18,500
  • Quarter-final: £10,325
  • Last 16: £5,250
  • Last 32: £3,000
  • Last 64: £1,850
  • Last 96: £650
  • Last 128: £475
  • High break (TV stages): £3,000
  • High break (Pre-TV stages): £1,500
  • Maximum break (TV stage): £20,000
  • Maximum break (Pre-TV stage): £5,000

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-finals
Best of 17 frames
               
1 England Jimmy White 9
105 Republic of Ireland David McDonnell 6
1 England Jimmy White 9
54 England Andy Hicks 3
25 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
54 England Andy Hicks 9
1 England Jimmy White 7
10 Wales Darren Morgan 9
24 Wales Mark Bennett 8
48 Wales Tony Chappel 9
48 Wales Tony Chappel 5
10 Wales Darren Morgan 9
10 Wales Darren Morgan 9
143 England Darren Clarke 7
10 Wales Darren Morgan 9
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
14 England Neal Foulds 3
50 England Dave Harold 9
50 England Dave Harold 7
28 England Dean Reynolds 9
28 England Dean Reynolds 9
44 England Jonathan Birch 1
28 England Dean Reynolds 6
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
26 England Joe Johnson 7
89 England Craig Edwards 9
89 England Craig Edwards 6
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
8 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
91 England Mark Davis 8
10 Wales Darren Morgan 5
57 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
6 Scotland Alan McManus 5
57 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
57 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
52 England Nigel Gilbert 8
31 England Mark Johnston-Allen 8
52 England Nigel Gilbert 9
57 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
32 England Jason Ferguson 8
138 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 9
138 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 5
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
11 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
53 England Nick Terry 3
57 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
4 England Steve Davis 6
15 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
61 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 3
15 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 7
20 Malta Tony Drago 9
20 Malta Tony Drago 9
221 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
20 Malta Tony Drago 3
4 England Steve Davis 9
19 England Mike Hallett 9
77 England Troy Shaw 5
19 England Mike Hallett 4
4 England Steve Davis 9
4 England Steve Davis 9
33 South Africa Silvino Francisco 2

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-finals
Best of 17 frames
               
3 England John Parrott 9
285 England Garry Baldrey 4
3 England John Parrott 9
23 England Tony Knowles 2
23 England Tony Knowles 9
56 Wales Steve Newbury 4
3 England John Parrott 9
16 England David Roe 3
18 Canada Alain Robidoux 9
35 England Danny Fowler 4
18 Canada Alain Robidoux 7
16 England David Roe 9
16 England David Roe 9
82 England Steve Campbell 6
3 England John Parrott 9
9 England Nigel Bond 5
9 England Nigel Bond 9
83 England Karl Broughton 5
9 England Nigel Bond 9
30 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
30 Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
47 Wales Cliff Wilson 8
9 England Nigel Bond 9
64 Scotland Drew Henry 6
22 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 9
46 England Les Dodd 5
22 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 4
64 Scotland Drew Henry 9
7 England Willie Thorne 8
64 Scotland Drew Henry 9
3 England John Parrott 3
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
5 Thailand James Wattana 9
104 England Jim Chambers 1
5 Thailand James Wattana 9
21 England Peter Ebdon 3
21 England Peter Ebdon 9
163 England Darryn Walker 3
5 Thailand James Wattana 9
29 England Tony Jones 2
29 England Tony Jones 9
43 Wales Wayne Jones 4
29 England Tony Jones 9
13 England Steve James 3
13 England Steve James 9
45 England Rod Lawler 8
5 Thailand James Wattana 7
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
12 England Martin Clark 9
34 Australia Eddie Charlton 2
12 England Martin Clark 9
27 England Mick Price 4
27 England Mick Price 9
42 Northern Ireland Jason Prince 6
12 England Martin Clark 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
17 England Gary Wilkinson 3
49 England Anthony Hamilton 9
49 England Anthony Hamilton 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
100 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 November 1993.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (57)
 England 		10–6 Stephen Hendry (2)
 Scotland
First session: 78–45 (78), 108–23 (103), 8–132 (132), 64–73, 123–0 (121), 61–60, 85–35 (52), 72–32
Second session: 69–42, 16–74, 6–113 (67), 68–44 (62), 16–97 (65), 102–27 (73), 1–77 (76), 85–0 (85)
121 Highest break 132
2 Century breaks 1
7 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks

References

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  2. ^ "1993 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2011.