Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 20 Apr - 6 May 1991;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Stephen Hendry;
Notes: See also results (140)
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| John Parrott (a) | 18 | - | 11 | Jimmy White (a) |
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![]() Parrott took an early 7�0 lead. | ||||
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Session 1: Referee: John Williams |
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| Semifinals | ||||||||||
| Jimmy White (a) | 16 | - | 9 | Steve James (a) |
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![]() Session 1 was played on May 2nd, White's 29th and James' 30th birthday. | ||||
| John Parrott (a) | 16 | - | 10 | Steve Davis (a) |
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![]() Davis made his ninth semi-final in a row: a record to remember. | ||||
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| Steve James (a) | 13 | - | 11 | Stephen Hendry (a) |
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![]() This was Hendry's last defeat at the Crucible until 1997 final against Ken Doherty. | ||||
| Jimmy White (a) | 13 | - | 3 | Gary Wilkinson (a) |
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| John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 10 | Terry Griffiths (a) |
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| Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 7 | Dennis Taylor (a) |
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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| 1 | Stephen Hendry (a) | 13 | - | 8 | Alain Robidoux (a) |
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| 2 | Steve James (a) | 13 | - | 12 | Dean Reynolds (a) | |||||
| 3 | Gary Wilkinson (a) | 13 | - | 9 | Martin Clark (a) | |||||
| 4 | Jimmy White (a) | 13 | - | 12 | Neal Foulds (a) |
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![]() 140 by White was the highest break of the tournament. | |||
| 5 | John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 1 | Tony Knowles (a) |
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| 6 | Terry Griffiths (a) | 13 | - | 12 | Alan McManus (a) | |||||
| 7 | Dennis Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 8 | Tony Jones (a) | |||||
| 8 | Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 6 | Tony Meo (a) |
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![]() The 14th frame of the second round match between Steve Davis and Tony Meo took 70 minutes, including a 33-minute spell on just the final yellow and green. Meo won the frame by the bizarre score of 87�72, which included many foul points. | |||
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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| 1 | Stephen Hendry (a) | 10 | - | 4 | Warren King (a) | |||||
| 2 | Alain Robidoux (a) | 10 | - | 5 | Steve Newbury (a) | |||||
| 3 | Steve James (a) | 10 | - | 3 | Ian Graham (a) | |||||
| 4 | Dean Reynolds (a) | 10 | - | 8 | Robert Marshall (a) |
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| 5 | Gary Wilkinson (a) | 10 | - | 2 | Doug Mountjoy (a) | ![]() All colors on spots, Wilkinson missed the yellow in a maximum attempt in frame 4. | ||||
| 6 | Martin Clark (a) | 10 | - | 6 | Mark Bennett (a) | |||||
| 7 | Neal Foulds (a) | 10 | - | 7 | Eddie Charlton (a) | |||||
| 8 | Jimmy White (a) | 10 | - | 3 | Nick Dyson (a) |
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| 9 | John Parrott (a) | 10 | - | 6 | Nigel Gilbert (a) | |||||
| 10 | Tony Knowles (a) | 10 | - | 8 | John Virgo (a) | |||||
| 11 | Alan McManus (a) | 10 | - | 8 | Willie Thorne (a) |
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![]() This was McManus' first time at the Crucible | |||
| 12 | Terry Griffiths (a) | 10 | - | 3 | Barry Pinches (a) | |||||
| 13 | Tony Jones (a) | 10 | - | 4 | Mike Hallett (a) | |||||
| 14 | Dennis Taylor (a) | 10 | - | 6 | Joe Johnson (a) |
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![]() Johnson's last Crucible appearance | |||
| 15 | Tony Meo (a) | 10 | - | 7 | Craig Edwards (a) | |||||
| 16 | Steve Davis (a) | 10 | - | 8 | Ken Doherty (a) |
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![]() This was Doherty's first time at the Crucible | |||
World Championship Qualifiers
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 22 Mar - 1 Apr 1991;
Venue: Unknown;
View on separate page;
Notes: See also results (109)



