The 1994 UK Championship (officially the 1994 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 11 November 1994, and the televised stages were shown on the BBC between 19 and 27 November 1994.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–27 November 1994 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £328,100 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| Score | 10–5 |
← 1993 1995 → | |
Stephen Hendry won the tournament with record 12 century breaks, beating Ken Doherty 10–5 in the final. During the match Hendry scored seven century breaks; which remains a joint record for a professional match and a standalone record for a best-of-19 match. Hendry also made five centuries in seven frames.[1] Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost 7–9 to Doherty in the quarter-finals.
Ranking points
| Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Third round | Second round | First round (unseeded) | First round (seeded) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4800 | 3600 | 2700 | 2025 | 1520 | 1140 | 855 | 570 |
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
| Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Third round | Second round | First round | Qualifying round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £70,000 | £37,000 | £18,500 | £10,325 | £5,250 | £3,000 | £2,200 | £775 |
| Highest Break (TV) | Highest Break (Non-TV) |
|---|---|
| £3,000 | £1,200 |
Main draw
Top half
Bottom half
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 27 November 1994. | ||
| Stephen Hendry (2) Scotland | 10–5 | Ken Doherty (8) Ireland |
| First session: 46–72 (72), 112–0 (112), 114–9 (114), 130–0 (130), 10–71 (71), 109–23 (109), 61–66 (Hendry 52), 106–20 (106) Second session: 117–9 (110), 64–65, 20–61 (56), 67–50, 113–17 (106), 74–25 (57), 72–45 | ||
| 130 | Highest break | 72 |
| 7 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks
- 139, 106 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 138, 118, 113, 112, 104, 103 – Ken Doherty
- 135 – Dave Harold
- 135 – Mick Price
- 130, 128, 120, 114, 113, 112, 110, 109, 106, 106, 103, 101 – Stephen Hendry
- 128, 121 – Chris Small
- 125, 115, 111, 101 – Peter Ebdon
- 124, 100 – Terry Murphy
- 119 – Alex Higgins
- 116, 114, 113, 112, 107 – James Wattana
- 115 – Bradley Jones
- 114 – Billy Snaddon
- 113 – Jamie Burnett
- 112 – Martin Clark
- 112 – Lee Richardson
- 107, 103, 100 – Darren Morgan
- 107, 100 – Matthew Stevens
- 107 – Joe Swail
- 106 – John Read
- 105, 104 – Willie Thorne
- 102 – Yasin Merchant
- 102 – Fergal O'Brien