The 1993 UK Championship (officially the 1993 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event started on 12 November 1993, and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 20 and 28 November 1993. The highest break of the tournament was a 141 made by David Roe.

1993 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates12–28 November 1993 (1993-11-12 – 1993-11-28)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£375,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break David Roe (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score10–6
1992
1994

Ronnie O'Sullivan became the youngest winner of a ranking event at the age of 17 years and 358 days[1] by defeating Stephen Hendry 10–6 in the final; as of 2023 this record still stands. This was the first of O'Sullivan's record eight titles at the tournament.

Prize fund

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

  • Total prize money: £375,000
  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £18,500
  • Quarter-final: £10,325
  • Last 16: £5,250
  • Last 32: £3,000
  • Last 64: £1,850
  • Last 96: £650
  • Last 128: £475
  • High break (TV stages): £3,000
  • High break (Pre-TV stages): £1,500
  • Maximum break (TV stage): £20,000
  • Maximum break (Pre-TV stage): £5,000

Main draw

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Top half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
               
1   Jimmy White 9
105   David McDonnell 6
1   Jimmy White 9
54   Andy Hicks 3
25   Joe Swail 5
54   Andy Hicks 9
1   Jimmy White 7
10   Darren Morgan 9
24   Mark Bennett 8
48   Tony Chappel 9
48   Tony Chappel 5
10   Darren Morgan 9
10   Darren Morgan 9
143   Darren Clarke 7
10   Darren Morgan 9
8   Terry Griffiths 5
14   Neal Foulds 3
50   Dave Harold 9
50   Dave Harold 7
28   Dean Reynolds 9
28   Dean Reynolds 9
44   Jonathan Birch 1
28   Dean Reynolds 6
8   Terry Griffiths 9
26   Joe Johnson 7
89   Craig Edwards 9
89   Craig Edwards 6
8   Terry Griffiths 9
8   Terry Griffiths 9
91   Mark Davis 8
10   Darren Morgan 5
57   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
6   Alan McManus 5
57   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
57   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
52   Nigel Gilbert 8
31   Mark Johnston-Allen 8
52   Nigel Gilbert 9
57   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
11   Ken Doherty 5
32   Jason Ferguson 8
138   Terry Murphy 9
138   Terry Murphy 5
11   Ken Doherty 9
11   Ken Doherty 9
53   Nick Terry 3
57   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
4   Steve Davis 6
15   Dennis Taylor 9
61   Alex Higgins 3
15   Dennis Taylor 7
20   Tony Drago 9
20   Tony Drago 9
221   Jamie Burnett 5
20   Tony Drago 3
4   Steve Davis 9
19   Mike Hallett 9
77   Troy Shaw 5
19   Mike Hallett 4
4   Steve Davis 9
4   Steve Davis 9
33   Silvino Francisco 2

Bottom half

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Round 1 (Last 64)
Best of 17 frames
Round 2 (Last 32)
Best of 17 frames
Round 3 (Last 16)
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
               
3   John Parrott 9
285   Garry Baldrey 4
3   John Parrott 9
23   Tony Knowles 2
23   Tony Knowles 9
56   Steve Newbury 4
3   John Parrott 9
16   David Roe 3
18   Alain Robidoux 9
35   Danny Fowler 4
18   Alain Robidoux 7
16   David Roe 9
16   David Roe 9
82   Steve Campbell 6
3   John Parrott 9
9   Nigel Bond 5
9   Nigel Bond 9
83   Karl Broughton 5
9   Nigel Bond 9
30   Doug Mountjoy 5
30   Doug Mountjoy 9
47   Cliff Wilson 8
9   Nigel Bond 9
64   Drew Henry 6
22   Dene O'Kane 9
46   Les Dodd 5
22   Dene O'Kane 4
64   Drew Henry 9
7   Willie Thorne 8
64   Drew Henry 9
3   John Parrott 3
2   Stephen Hendry 9
5   James Wattana 9
104   Jim Chambers 1
5   James Wattana 9
21   Peter Ebdon 3
21   Peter Ebdon 9
163   Darryn Walker 3
5   James Wattana 9
29   Tony Jones 2
29   Tony Jones 9
43   Wayne Jones 4
29   Tony Jones 9
13   Steve James 3
13   Steve James 9
45   Rod Lawler 8
5   James Wattana 7
2   Stephen Hendry 9
12   Martin Clark 9
34   Eddie Charlton 2
12   Martin Clark 9
27   Mick Price 4
27   Mick Price 9
42   Jason Prince 6
12   Martin Clark 5
2   Stephen Hendry 9
17   Gary Wilkinson 3
49   Anthony Hamilton 9
49   Anthony Hamilton 5
2   Stephen Hendry 9
2   Stephen Hendry 9
100   Fergal O'Brien 5

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 November 1993.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (57)
  England
10–6 Stephen Hendry (2)
  Scotland
First session: 78–45 (78), 108–23 (103), 8–132 (132), 64–73, 123–0 (121), 61–60, 85–35 (52), 72–32
Second session: 69–42, 16–74, 6–113 (67), 68–44 (62), 16–97 (65), 102–27 (73), 1–77 (76), 85–0 (85)
121 Highest break 132
2 Century breaks 1
7 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ^ "1993 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2011.