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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 November – 1 December 1991 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £35,000 |
| Highest break |  Martin Clark (ENG) (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Parrott (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 16–13 |
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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
editThe 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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Final
edit| Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 30 November and 1 December 1991. | ||
| John Parrott England
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16–13 | Jimmy White England
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| 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
editAll rounds
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1991 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.