1992 UK Championship (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 13–29 November 1992 |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Winner's share | £70,000 |
Highest break | 136 |
Final | |
Champion | Jimmy White |
Runner-up | John Parrott |
Score | 16–9 |
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The 1992 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 13 November 1992 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1992.
It was the last UK Final to be staged over two days and to use the best of 31 frames format.[1] The highest break of the televised stages was 136 made by James Wattana and the same of the non-televised stages was 147 made by Peter Ebdon.
Jimmy White won his first and only UK Championship title by defeating defending champion John Parrott 16–9 in the final, winning back-to-back ranking events after winning the Grand Prix a month earlier.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- High Break: £5000
Main draw
- Last 64
Best of 17 frames
Nigel Bond 9–5 Ian Graham Martin Clark 9–3 Frankie Chan Dene O'Kane 9–8 Anthony Hamilton Terry Griffiths 7–9 Jason Ferguson Tony Jones 8–9 John Rea Darren Morgan 9–3 Anthony Davies Steve James 9–3 Stephen Murphy |
Jimmy White 9–1 Dylan Leary Mark Johnston-Allen 5–9 Mark Davis Dennis Taylor 9–7 Nigel Gilbert James Wattana 9–3 Alex Higgins Doug Mountjoy 9–2 Jack McLaughlin Gary Wilkinson 9–6 Fergal O'Brien Alan McManus 9–7 Shaun Mellish Eddie Charlton 9–7 Suriya Suwannasingh Alain Robidoux 7–9 Ronnie O'Sullivan Silvino Francisco 6–9 Cliff Wilson Stephen Hendry 9–8 Mark Williams Tony Knowles 9–6 Jason Wallace |
Century breaks
All Rounds
- 147, 117 Peter Ebdon
- 145, 123, 117, 115, 103, 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 140 Chris Scanlon
- 140 Michael Valentine
- 136, 110 James Wattana
- 132, 109, 104 Steve James
- 132 Paul Davies
- 130 Darren Hackeson
- 129, 109 Peter Francisco
- 128 Dave Harold
- 126, 103, 103 John Parrott
- 122, 100 Darren Morgan
- 120, 119, 104, 103 Alan McManus
- 119, 109 Jimmy Michie
- 118, 118, 116, 109, 101 Stephen Hendry
- 118 Joe Canny
- 116, 115, 106, 105, 102 Steve Davis
- 114 Leigh Griffin
- 111 John Giles
- 111 Jimmy White
- 109 Tony Drago
- 107 Dominic Dale
- 107 Noppadon Noppachorn
- 107 Mark Williams
- 105 Nick Dyson
- 105 Will Jerram
- 105 Wayne Jones
- 105 Peter Lines
- 105 Lee Richardson
- 105 Gary Wilkinson
- 104 Stephen Lee
- 104 Alain Robidoux
- 103 Garry Baldrey
- 102 Phillip Seaton
- 101 Dave Gilbert
- 101 Dene O'Kane
- 101 John Rees
- 100 Mark Johnston-Allen
- 100 Billy Snaddon
- 100 Joe Swail
References
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ↑ "1992 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2012.