World Snooker Championship 1991

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Contents 1 The event 2 1st Qualifying Round 3 2nd Qualifying Round 4 3rd Qualifying Round 5 4th Qualifying Round 6 5th Qualifying Round 7 Main Results 8 Highest Break

[edit] The event

The 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 20 April and 6 May 1991. John Parrott took the title, beating Jimmy White 18-11 in the final. It was the third time that White had lost in the final.

Future champion Ken Doherty made his Crucible debut, while former champion Joe Johnson qualified for the last time.

[edit] 1st Qualifying Round

R Lawler beat D Mienie 5-0 ret, B Werbeniuk w/o C Everton scr, V Potaznyk w/o J Meadowcroft scr, J Birch bt P Burke 10-4, C Cookson bt D Heaton 10-5, P Thornley bt P Morgan 10-7, F Chan bt I Black 10-1, J Ferguson bt D Greaves 10-1, A McManus bt B Kelly 10-1, G Natale bt B Demarco 10-3, J Whittaker bt B Bennett 10-2, J Prince bt F Davis 10-4, K Doherty w/o P Fagan scr,

[edit] 2nd Qualifying Round

R Lawler bt A Harris 10-5, J Fitzmaurice bt M Gauvreau 10-9, M Price bt B Werbeniuk 10-1, V Potaznyk bt G Cripsey 10-4, J Birch bt K Stevens 10-4, M Morra bt V Harris 10-5, T Wilson bt D Hughes 10-2, J Wright bt M Watterson 10-0, I Brumby bt T Whitthread 10-4, C Cookson bt R Bales 10-1, John Rea bt R Foldvari 10-9, J Smith bt J Bear 10-9, P Medati bt I Williamson 10-7, R Edmonds bt P Thornley 10-3, E Sinclair bt M Bradley 10-4, N Terry bt F Chan 10-8, S Campbell bt T Kearney 10-4, D Gilbert bt D Sheehan 10-3, B Harris bt M Darrington 10-5, J Grech bt J Dunning 10-1, J Ferguson bt P Houlihan 10-4, A McManus bt T Murphy 10-6, S Meakin bt G Miles 10-6, B Pinches bt J Donnelly 10-3, A Cairns bt G Natale 10-2, P Gibson w/o P Watchorn scr, J Whittaker bt S Murphy 10-8, B Oliver bt D Campbell 10-7, G Scott bt M Fisher 10-7, J Prince bt R Reardon 10-5, K Doherty bt M Smith 10-9, K Owers bt M Gibson 10-2

[edit] 3rd Qualifying Round

R Lawler bt B Rowswell 10-4, W King bt J Fitzmaurice 10-3, M Price bt J McLaughlin 10-4, L Dodd bt V Potaznyk 10-3, I Graham bt J Birch 10-7, M Morra bt David Taylor 10-8, R Marshall bt T Wilson 10-9, M Johnston-Allen bt J Wright 10-0, B Morgan bt I Brumby 10-3, C Cookson bt M Macleod 1-04, M Bennett bt John Rea 10-5, J Smith bt J Chambers 10-8, D Morgan bt P Medati 10-5, R Edmonds bt J Spencer 10-4, N Dyson bt J Sinclair 10-8, M Rowing bt N Terry 10-6, N Gilbert bt S Campbell 10-8, J Campbell bt D Gilbert 10-8, B Harris bt S Longworth 10-9, J Wych bt J Grech 10-1, J Ferguson bt T Chappel 10-9, A McManus bt D Roe 10-6, S Meakin w/o J O’Boye scr, B Pinches bt B Gollan 10-6, T Jones bt A Cairns 10-6, S Duggan bt P Gibson 10-7, E Hughes bt J Whittaker 10-6, N Bond bt B Oliver 10-2, C Edwards bt G Scott 10-3, J Prince bt C Roscoe 10-9, K Doherty bt R Williams 10-4, P Browne bt K Owers 10-6,

[edit] 4th Qualifying Round

W King bt R Lawler 10-7, L Dodd bt M Price 10-7, I Graham bt M Morra 10-7, R Marshall bt M Johnston-Allen 10-9, C Cookson bt B Morgan 10-4, M Bennett bt J Smith 10-6, R Edmonds bt D Morgan 10-7, N Dyson bt M Rowing 10-3, N Gilbert bt J Campbell 10-9, J Wych bt B Harris 10-7, A McManus bt J Ferguson 10-6, B Pinches bt S Meakin 10-8, T Jones bt S Duggan 10-5, N Bond bt E Hughes 10-5, C Edwards bt J Price 10-6, K Doherty bt P Browne 10-6

[edit] 5th Qualifying Round

Warren King bt Barry West 10-2,

Steve Newbury bt Les Dodd 10-5,

Ian Graham bt Dene O’Kane 10-7,

Robert Marshall bt Peter Francisco 10-9,

Gary Wilkinson bt C Cookson 10-2,

Mark Bennett bt Wayne Jones 10-8,

Eddie Charlton bt Ray Edmonds 10-2,

Nick Dyson bt Cliff Thorburn 10-5,

Nigel Gilbert bt Bob Chaperon 10-8,

Tony Knowles bt Jim Wych 10-2,

Alan McManus bt Tony Drago 10-8,

Barry Pinches bt Danny Fowler 10-5,

Tony Jones bt Sivino Francisco 10-6,

Joe Johnson bt Nigel Bond 10-8,

Craig Edwards bt James Wattana 10-8,

Ken Doherty bt Cliff Wilson 10-5

[edit] Main Results

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

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 5 May & 6 May, 1991 Referee: John Williams
Jimmy White	11-18	John Parrott
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John Parrott wins the 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

140 Jimmy White

There were 31 century breaks in the 1991 World Snooker Championship. A new championship record beating 1986's 20.

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