1993 UK Championship (snooker)
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| Dates | 12–28 November 1993 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £375,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
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| Score | 10–6 |
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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 141 made by David Roe.
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, the record still stands to this day.
This was the first of O'Sullivan's record-equalling six titles at the tournament – a feat he shares with Steve Davis.
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| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 November 1993. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
10–6 | Stephen Hendry |
| 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
All Rounds
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References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "1993 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2011.