The 1992 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May 1992 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 18 April – 4 May 1992 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £850,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Score | 18–14 |
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John Parrott was the defending champion but he lost 12–13 to Alan McManus in the quarter-finals and fell to the Crucible curse, becoming another champion unable to defend his first world title.
Stephen Hendry was the eventual winner, after defeating Jimmy White 18–14 in the final. At one point White led by 14–8, but Hendry then won 10 successive frames to secure his second World Championship title.[1] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
Tournament summary edit
- Debutants at the Crucible this year were Peter Ebdon,[2] Mark Johnston-Allen,[3] Mick Price,[4] Chris Small,[5] Stephen Murphy,[6] Nigel Bond[7] and James Wattana.[8] Ebdon, Price, Small and Wattana reached the second round.[9]
- Steve Davis' 4–10 defeat to qualifier Ebdon was his first loss in the opening round since 1982. It also ended his nine-year streak of reaching at least the semi-finals of the tournament.[10]
- Jimmy White became only the second player ever to compile a maximum break at the Crucible, during his 10–4 first round win over Tony Drago, nine years after Cliff Thorburn's maximum in 1983.[11] The highest break of the qualifying stage was 141 made by Joe Johnson.[9]
- The 10–0 win by defending champion John Parrott over Eddie Charlton in the first round was the first-ever whitewash in Crucible history.[1][12] There would not be another whitewash until Shaun Murphy's 10–0 defeat of Luo Honghao in 2019.[13]
- Eight of the sixteen seeded players exited the tournament in the first round. This did not happen again until 2012.[14]
- Stephen Hendry secured a record in the semi-final, when he beat Terry Griffiths 16–4. This was the biggest semi-final victory at the World Championship, until it was superseded by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2004 when he defeated Hendry 17–4.[15]
- The final was notable for Hendry producing a massive comeback to overturn a sizeable deficit against White: Hendry trailed 8–14 during the third session, before winning ten consecutive frames to take his second world title with an 18–14 victory. This match was showcased on BBC Two on 24 April 2020, one of the "Crucible Classics" shown in place of the 2020 World Snooker Championship which was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.[16]
Prize fund edit
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9][17]
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Main draw edit
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[9][18][19][20]
| First round Best of 19 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (1) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23, 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (1) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (16) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (16) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Johnston-Allen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (1) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor (9) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mick Price | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mick Price | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (8) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April, 1 & 2 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson (5) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jim Wych | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds (12) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux (13) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alain Robidoux (13) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 & 4 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (2) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (3) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (14) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (14) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Peter Francisco | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths (11) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (11) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 & 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Chaperon | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (11) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds (6) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds (6) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Ferguson | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (11) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (2) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve James (7) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dene O'Kane | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dene O'Kane | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Small | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (10) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Small | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dene O'Kane | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (2) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Jones (15) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 James Wattana | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (2) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (2) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stephen Murphy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 and 4 May 1992. Referee: John Street.[21] | ||
| Jimmy White (4) England
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14–18 | Stephen Hendry (2) Scotland
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| 0–107, 117–16, 57–70, 101–15, 69–54, 8–76, 68–53, 67–65, 29–75, 92–9, 47–63, 62–54, 128–6, 71–8, 11–70, 83–28, 90–0, 134–0, 0–86, 7–76, 76–8, 86–52, 35–77, 53–62, 61–63, 56–70, 19–70, 0–128, 30–59, 26–81, 0–134, 5–112 | Century breaks: 6 (White 2, Hendry 4) Highest break by White: 134 |
0–107, 117–16, 57–70, 101–15, 69–54, 8–76, 68–53, 67–65, 29–75, 92–9, 47–63, 62–54, 128–6, 71–8, 11–70, 83–28, 90–0, 134–0, 0–86, 7–76, 76–8, 86–52, 35–77, 53–62, 61–63, 56–70, 19–70, 0–128, 30–59, 26–81, 0–134, 5–112 |
| Stephen Hendry wins the 1992 Embassy World Snooker Championship
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Century breaks edit
There were 25 century breaks in the championship.[22][23]
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References edit
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