1993 UK Championship

1993 Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	12–28 November 1993 (1993-11-12 – 1993-11-28)
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	10–6
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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.

Ronnie O'Sullivan became the youngest winner of a ranking event at the age of 17 years and 358 days 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

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

Top half

	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

	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

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

• 141 – David Roe
• 140 – Stuart Pettman
• 138, 120 – John Parrott
• 136 – Nick Walker
• 135 – Jim Chambers
• 132, 131, 123, 114, 111, 109, 109, 108, 107, 106 – Stephen Hendry
• 131 – Mike Hallett
• 131 – John Shilton
• 129, 128, 106, 105 – Darren Morgan
• 126, 115, 103 – Martin O'Neill
• 126, 110, 106 – Steve Davis
• 122, 121, 118, 114, 113, 107, 105, 103 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 122, 120, 106 – Tony Drago
• 121, 114 – Ken Doherty
• 120, 115, 110 – Anthony Hamilton
• 119 – Richy McDonald
• 116, 109, 100 – Dave Harold
• 116 – Alex Borg

• 114, 106 – Joe Canny
• 112 – Wilfred Dijkstra
• 112 – Daniel Haenga
• 111 – Spencer Dunn
• 109, 103, 101 – Jimmy White
• 109 – Tony Jones
• 108 – Mark Whatley
• 106 – Matthew Couch
• 106 – Paul McPhillips
• 106 – Paul Tanner
• 105 – Troy Shaw
• 102, 101 – Nigel Bond
• 102 – Martin Clark
• 102 – Anthony Harris
• 102 – Sonic Multani
• 102 – James Wattana
• 101 – Gay Burns
• 100 – Dean Reynolds