# 1994 World Snooker Championship

The 1994 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1994 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Stephen Hendry won his fourth world title by defeating Jimmy White 18–17 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.

## Overview

* Two-time world champion Alex Higgins qualified for the championship for the last time, losing 6–10 in the first round to Ken Doherty.
* Cliff Thorburn, another former champion making his final World Championship appearance, lost 9–10 in the first round to Nigel Bond after leading 9–2.
* 18-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan knocked out 1985 champion Dennis Taylor, who was also making his final appearance at the World Championship. O'Sullivan won their first-round match 10–6, his first victory at the Crucible after losing in the first round on his debut the previous year.
* Stephen Hendry won his third consecutive world title and his fourth in five years. This achievement was all the more remarkable because he played every match after the first round with a broken elbow.
* This was Jimmy White's fifth consecutive final appearance, his fourth against Hendry, and his sixth overall. The match went to a deciding frame; White had a great chance to win his first World title when leading 37–24 and only needing a handful of pots to win the title but missed a black off the spot, and Hendry cleared up to clinch the title. This was White's last appearance in a World Championship final and the closest he ever came to winning the tournament.
* Earlier in the tournament, Hendry had sealed his position as world number one with a 16–9 semi-final victory over Steve Davis. This was Davis' eleventh and last appearance in a World Championship semi-final.

## Prize fund

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

## Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).
| First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames |
| 16 April | 16 April | 16 April | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 10 | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Surinder Gill | Surinder Gill | 1 | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | | | | |
| Surinder Gill | Surinder Gill | 1 | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 2 | | | | | | | |
| David Roe (16) | David Roe (16) | 8 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 2 | | | | | | | |
| David Roe (16) | David Roe (16) | 8 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 10 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 10 | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 13 | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | | | | Nigel Bond (9) | Nigel Bond (9) | 8 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond (9) | Nigel Bond (9) | 10 | | | | Nigel Bond (9) | Nigel Bond (9) | 8 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond (9) | Nigel Bond (9) | 10 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Thorburn | Cliff Thorburn | 9 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Thorburn | Cliff Thorburn | 9 | Nigel Bond (9) | Nigel Bond (9) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | Nigel Bond (9) | Nigel Bond (9) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | Terry Griffiths (8) | Terry Griffiths (8) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (8) | Terry Griffiths (8) | 10 | Terry Griffiths (8) | Terry Griffiths (8) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (8) | Terry Griffiths (8) | 10 | | | | | | | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 7 | | | | | | | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 7 | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 16 | |
| 19 April | 19 April | 19 April | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 16 | |
| 19 April | 19 April | 19 April | | | | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 9 | |
| James Wattana (5) | James Wattana (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 9 | |
| James Wattana (5) | James Wattana (5) | 10 | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 6 | James Wattana (5) | James Wattana (5) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | James Wattana (5) | James Wattana (5) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Martin Clark (12) | Martin Clark (12) | 9 | Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Martin Clark (12) | Martin Clark (12) | 9 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 10 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 10 | | | | James Wattana (5) | James Wattana (5) | 9 | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | | | | James Wattana (5) | James Wattana (5) | 9 | | | | |
| 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | 17 & 18 April | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | | |
| Steve James (13) | Steve James (13) | 10 | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | | |
| Steve James (13) | Steve James (13) | 10 | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Les Dodd | Les Dodd | 9 | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | |
| Les Dodd | Les Dodd | 9 | Steve James (13) | Steve James (13) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 20 April | 20 April | 20 April | Steve James (13) | Steve James (13) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 20 April | 20 April | 20 April | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 10 | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 18 |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (1) | Stephen Hendry (1) | 18 |
| 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | 16 & 17 April | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 17 |
| Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 17 |
| Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 10 | 23, 24 & 25 April | 23, 24 & 25 April | 23, 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 6 | 23, 24 & 25 April | 23, 24 & 25 April | 23, 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 6 | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | Neal Foulds (14) | Neal Foulds (14) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds (14) | Neal Foulds (14) | 10 | Neal Foulds (14) | Neal Foulds (14) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds (14) | Neal Foulds (14) | 10 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 7 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | |
| Anthony Davies | Anthony Davies | 7 | | | | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 18 April | 18 April | 18 April | | | | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 18 April | 18 April | 18 April | | | | Ken Doherty (11) | Ken Doherty (11) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (11) | Ken Doherty (11) | 10 | | | | Ken Doherty (11) | Ken Doherty (11) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (11) | Ken Doherty (11) | 10 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 6 | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 6 | Ken Doherty (11) | Ken Doherty (11) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | Ken Doherty (11) | Ken Doherty (11) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 10 | Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus (6) | Alan McManus (6) | 10 | | | | | | | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 7 | | | | | | | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | 28, 29 & 30 April | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 7 | | | | | | | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 16 | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | | | | Jimmy White (3) | Jimmy White (3) | 16 | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | | | | Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 8 | | | |
| Willie Thorne (7) | Willie Thorne (7) | 10 | | | | | | | Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 8 | | | |
| Willie Thorne (7) | Willie Thorne (7) | 10 | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Ponting | Gary Ponting | 2 | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Ponting | Gary Ponting | 2 | Willie Thorne (7) | Willie Thorne (7) | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | Willie Thorne (7) | Willie Thorne (7) | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | 18 & 19 April | Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 10 | Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 10 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | 26 & 27 April | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | 16 April | | | | Darren Morgan (10) | Darren Morgan (10) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 16 April | 16 April | 16 April | | | | John Parrott (2) | John Parrott (2) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (15) | Dennis Taylor (15) | 6 | | | | John Parrott (2) | John Parrott (2) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (15) | Dennis Taylor (15) | 6 | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | 17 April | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 April | 17 April | 17 April | John Parrott (2) | John Parrott (2) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Parrott (2) | John Parrott (2) | 10 | John Parrott (2) | John Parrott (2) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1994. Referee: John Williams :
| Stephen Hendry (1) Scotland | 18–17 | Jimmy White (3) England |
| 7–94, 64–52, 89–0, 68–21, 93–24, 76–0, 1–85, 68–70, 42–85, 29–72, 15–110, 37–84, 71–54, 59–60, 94–27, 15–64, 71–26, 89–0, 0–77, 25–69, 73–4, 88–13, 53–64, 72–34, 56–61, 68–31, 66–34, 67–34, 0–116, 72–39, 66–71, 66–67, 68–0, 0–85, 82–37 | Century breaks: 1 (White 1) Highest break by Hendry: 89 Highest break by White: 116 | 7–94, 64–52, 89–0, 68–21, 93–24, 76–0, 1–85, 68–70, 42–85, 29–72, 15–110, 37–84, 71–54, 59–60, 94–27, 15–64, 71–26, 89–0, 0–77, 25–69, 73–4, 88–13, 53–64, 72–34, 56–61, 68–31, 66–34, 67–34, 0–116, 72–39, 66–71, 66–67, 68–0, 0–85, 82–37 |
| Stephen Hendry wins the 1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship |||

## Century breaks

There were 35 century breaks in the Championship, a joint record with the 1993 tournament. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by Alan McManus. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by Karl Payne.