The 1991 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 November and 1 December 1991 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] The televised stages were shown on BBC.

1991 UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates23 November – 1 December 1991 (1991-11-23 – 1991-12-01)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break Martin Clark (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion John Parrott (ENG)
Runner-up Jimmy White (ENG)
Score16–13
1990
1992

The highest break of the televised stages was 142 made by Martin Clark and the same for the non-televised stages was 137 made by Mark Bennett.

John Parrott won his first and only UK Championship by defeating Jimmy White 16–13 in the final.[1]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £35,000
Runner-up: £20,000
Highest break: £2,500

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 17 frames
Round 2
Best of 17 frames
Round 3
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 31 frames
 
                      
 
 
 
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Alex Higgins4
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Peter Francisco1
 
  Peter Francisco9
 
 
 
  Shokat Ali8
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Martin Clark3
 
  Martin Clark9
 
 
 
  Mark Johnston-Allen5
 
  Martin Clark9
 
 
 
  Mark Bennett5
 
  Mark Bennett9
 
 
 
  Jeff Cundy2
 
  Stephen Hendry9
 
 
 
  Tony Drago6
 
  Doug Mountjoy3
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler9
 
  Rod Lawler6
 
 
 
  Steve Newbury9
 
  Steve Newbury9
 
 
 
  Stefan Mazrocis7
 
  Steve Newbury1
 
 
 
  Tony Drago9
 
  Gary Wilkinson9
 
 
 
  Stuart Reardon5
 
  Gary Wilkinson6
 
 
 
  Tony Drago9
 
  Tony Drago9
 
 
 
  Barry West5
 
  Stephen Hendry2
 
 
 
  Jimmy White9
 
  Neal Foulds9
 
 
 
  Warren King8
 
  Neal Foulds9
 
 
 
  Nick Terry7
 
  Wayne Jones8
 
 
 
  Nick Terry9
 
  Neal Foulds9
 
 
 
  Terry Griffiths2
 
  Terry Griffiths9
 
 
 
  David Roe4
 
  Terry Griffiths9
 
 
 
  Bob Chaperon5
 
  Bob Chaperon9
 
 
 
  Andrew Cairns8
 
  Neal Foulds7
 
 
 
  Jimmy White9
 
  Tony Knowles3
 
 
 
  Anthony Davies9
 
  Anthony Davies4
 
 
 
  Darren Morgan9
 
  Joe Johnson7
 
 
 
  Darren Morgan9
 
  Darren Morgan1
 
 
 
  Jimmy White9
 
  Jimmy White9
 
 
 
  Bill Oliver4
 
  Jimmy White9
 
 
 
  Dave Martin3
 
  John Virgo7
 
 
 
  Dave Martin9
 
  Jimmy White13
 
 
 
  John Parrott16
 
  Steve Davis9
 
 
 
  Andy Hicks2
 
  Steve Davis9
 
 
 
  Eddie Charlton4
 
  Eddie Charlton9
 
 
 
  Jason Smith6
 
  Steve Davis6
 
 
 
  James Wattana9
 
  Alain Robidoux9
 
 
 
  Murdo MacLeod3
 
  Alain Robidoux2
 
 
 
  James Wattana9
 
  James Wattana9
 
 
 
  Paddy Browne3
 
  James Wattana9
 
 
 
  Steve James5
 
  Tony Jones9
 
 
 
  Cliff Thorburn8
 
  Tony Jones9
 
 
 
  Billy Snaddon2
 
  Cliff Wilson8
 
 
 
  Billy Snaddon9
 
  Tony Jones6
 
 
 
  Steve James9
 
  Steve James9
 
 
 
  Mick Price3
 
  Steve James9
 
 
 
  Drew Henry7
 
  Danny Fowler7
 
 
 
  Drew Henry9
 
  James Wattana7
 
 
 
  John Parrott9
 
  Mike Hallett7
 
 
 
  Jason Prince9
 
  Jason Prince9
 
 
 
  Nigel Bond8
 
  Nigel Bond9
 
 
 
  Joe Delaney3
 
  Jason Prince7
 
 
 
  Dean Reynolds9
 
  Dean Reynolds9
 
 
 
  David Taylor4
 
  Dean Reynolds9
 
 
 
  Dene O'Kane4
 
  Dene O'Kane9
 
 
 
  Brian Morgan7
 
  Dean Reynolds6
 
 
 
  John Parrott9
 
  Dennis Taylor9
 
 
 
  Rex Williams8
 
  Dennis Taylor6
 
 
 
  Willie Thorne9
 
  Willie Thorne9
 
 
 
  Tony Wilson2
 
  Willie Thorne4
 
 
 
  John Parrott9
 
  John Parrott9
 
 
 
  Bradley Jones5
 
  John Parrott9
 
 
 
  David McDonnell4
 
  Silvino Francisco8
 
 
  David McDonnell9
 

Final

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Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Street
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November and 1 December 1991.
John Parrott
  England
16–13 Jimmy White
  England
First session: 9–103, 39–67, 74–10 (74), 8–80, 83–17 (83), 73–50 (White 50), 66–52
Second session: 61–1, 141–0 (137), 74–14, 55–60, 1–144 (55), 12–79 (53), 33–73
Third session: 51–63, 92–1, 75–45, 95–41 (81), 24–66, 85–31, 102–0 (58)
Fourth session: 0–121 (56, 65), 57–48, 0–92 (54), 79–41, 5–114 (65), 94–24 (51), 0–83 (83), 92–0 (83)
137 Highest break 83
1 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 8

Century breaks

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All rounds

References

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  1. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ^ "1991 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.