1994 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–27 November 1994 (1994-11-11 1994-11-27)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score10–5
1993
1995

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.

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

[2]

ChampionRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistThird roundSecond roundFirst round (unseeded)First round (seeded)
480036002700202515201140855570

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

ChampionRunner-upSemifinalistQuarterfinalistThird roundSecond roundFirst roundQualifying 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

[2][3][4]

Last 64
Best of 17 frames
Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
84 England Mark Flowerdew 7
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
Wales Mark Fenton 4
17 England Steve James 1r
Wales Mark Fenton 7
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
14 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
32 Canada Alain Robidoux 9
171 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 3
32 Canada Alain Robidoux 8
14 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
14 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
37 England Joe Johnson 7
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 7
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
13 England David Roe 7
42 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9
42 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9
105 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
25 England Neal Foulds 5
105 Scotland Jamie Burnett 9
42 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
31 Wales Mark Bennett 9
46 England Danny Fowler 4
31 Wales Mark Bennett 3
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
45 England Rod Lawler 7
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
4 Thailand James Wattana 6
6 England John Parrott 9
34 England Tony Jones 4
6 England John Parrott 9
214 England Nick Marsh 4
21 England Tony Knowles 8
214 England Nick Marsh 9
6 England John Parrott 9
58 Wales Mark Williams 8
26 Wales Doug Mountjoy 1
58 Wales Mark Williams 9
58 Wales Mark Williams 9
16 Malta Tony Drago 8
16 Malta Tony Drago 9
87 England John Read 7
6 England John Parrott 5
4 Thailand James Wattana 9
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 9
265 England Joe Perry 4
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 9
20 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
20 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 9
119 Scotland Euan Henderson 6
12 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
4 Thailand James Wattana 9
27 England Mick Price 7
England Richard McDonald 9
England Richard McDonald 3
4 Thailand James Wattana 9
4 Thailand James Wattana 9
121 England Lee Richardson 3
8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 10
3 England Steve Davis 9
55 Wales Paul Davies 3
3 England Steve Davis 6
19 England Dave Harold 9
19 England Dave Harold 9
93 England Jamie Woodman 3
19 England Dave Harold 9
48 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4
18 England Martin Clark 3
39 Scotland Drew Henry 9
39 Scotland Drew Henry 7
48 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
11 England Nigel Bond 4
48 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
19 England Dave Harold 5
10 England Peter Ebdon 9
10 England Peter Ebdon 9
78 England Karl Payne 3
10 England Peter Ebdon 9
24 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2
24 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9
52 Wales Wayne Jones 7
10 England Peter Ebdon 9
28 England Jason Ferguson 1
28 England Jason Ferguson 9
86 Scotland Chris Small 7
28 England Jason Ferguson 9
5 England Jimmy White 3
5 England Jimmy White w/o
56 Canada Jim Wych w/d
10 England Peter Ebdon 8
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
7 Scotland Alan McManus 7
89 England Mark King 9
89 England Mark King 9
35 England Anthony Hamilton 8
23 England Mike Hallett 6
35 England Anthony Hamilton 9
89 England Mark King 5
9 Wales Darren Morgan 9
30 England Brian Morgan 9
36 Scotland Billy Snaddon 4
30 England Brian Morgan 3
9 Wales Darren Morgan 9
9 Wales Darren Morgan 9
43 England Les Dodd 4
9 Wales Darren Morgan 3
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
15 England Willie Thorne 9
147 Scotland Craig MacGillivray 4
15 England Willie Thorne 9
22 England Gary Wilkinson 4
22 England Gary Wilkinson 9
38 England Nick Terry 8
15 England Willie Thorne 2
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
29 England Dean Reynolds 9
33 England Andy Hicks 7
29 England Dean Reynolds 8
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
142 England Adrian Rosa 5

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

[2]

References

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  3. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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