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)

Final
		John Parrott (a)	18	-	11	Jimmy White (a)	Parrott took an early 7�0 lead.
	Session 1: 97-0 (97), 96-34 (75), 82-0, 75-24, 88-6 (88), 79-16 (74), 117-0 (117), 26-87, 32-67, 77-0, 77-63 (70), 88-28 (85), 49-69, 2-82 (71), 6-64 (55), 120-8 (112), 0-136 (92) Session 2: 60-70, 51-50, 8-75, 58-55, 59-4, 55-68 (JP 67, JW 55), 91-8 (52), 112-8, 0-103 (58), 74-13 (59), 42-89, 76-24 Referee: John Williams						Parrott took an early 7�0 lead.
Semifinals
		Jimmy White (a)	16	-	9	Steve James (a)	Session 1 was played on May 2nd, White's 29th and James' 30th birthday.
		John Parrott (a)	16	-	10	Steve Davis (a)	Davis made his ninth semi-final in a row: a record to remember.
Quarterfinals
		Steve James (a)	13	-	11	Stephen Hendry (a)	This was Hendry's last defeat at the Crucible until 1997 final against Ken Doherty.
		Jimmy White (a)	13	-	3	Gary Wilkinson (a)
		John Parrott (a)	13	-	10	Terry Griffiths (a)
		Steve Davis (a)	13	-	7	Dennis Taylor (a)
Round 2 (Last 16)
1		Stephen Hendry (a)	13	-	8	Alain Robidoux (a)
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)	140 by White was the highest break of the tournament.
5		John Parrott (a)	13	-	1	Tony Knowles (a)
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)	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.
Round 1 (Last 32)
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)
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)
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)	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)	Johnson's last Crucible appearance
15		Tony Meo (a)	10	-	7	Craig Edwards (a)
16		Steve Davis (a)	10	-	8	Ken Doherty (a)	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)

Qual Round 5 (Last 48)
1		Joe Johnson (a)	10	-	8	Nigel Bond (a)
2		Nick Dyson (a)	10	-	5	Cliff Thorburn (a)
3		Gary Wilkinson (a)	10	-	2	Chris Cookson (a)
4		Steve Newbury (a)	10	-	5	Les Dodd (a)
5		Tony Knowles (a)	10	-	2	Jim Wych (a)
6		Mark Bennett (a)	10	-	8	Wayne Jones (a)
7		Ian Graham (a)	10	-	7	Dene O'Kane (a)
8		Robert Marshall (a)	10	-	9	Peter Francisco (a)
9		Nigel Gilbert (a)	10	-	8	Bob Chaperon (a)
10		Tony Jones (a)	10	-	6	Silvino Francisco (a)
11		Warren King (a)	10	-	2	Barry West (a)
12		Ken Doherty (a)	10	-	5	Cliff Wilson (a)
13		Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	5	Danny Fowler (a)
14		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	8	Tony Drago (a)
15		Eddie Charlton (a)	10	-	2	Ray Edmonds (a)
16		Craig Edwards (a)	10	-	8	James Wattana (a)
Qual Round 4 (Last 64)
1		Nigel Bond (a)	10	-	5	Eugene Hughes (a)
2		Nick Dyson (a)	10	-	3	Mark Rowing (a)
3		Chris Cookson (a)	10	-	4	Brian Morgan (a)
4		Les Dodd (a)	10	-	7	Mick Price (a)
5		Jim Wych (a)	10	-	7	Bob Harris (a)
6		Mark Bennett (a)	10	-	6	Jason Smith (a)
7		Ian Graham (a)	10	-	7	Mario Morra (a)
8		Robert Marshall (a)	10	-	9	Mark Johnston-Allen (a)
9		Nigel Gilbert (a)	10	-	9	John Campbell (a)
10		Tony Jones (a)	10	-	5	Steve Duggan (a)
11		Warren King (a)	10	-	7	Rod Lawler (a)
12		Ken Doherty (a)	10	-	6	Paddy Browne (a)
13		Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	8	Steve Meakin (a)
14		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	6	Jason Ferguson (a)
15		Ray Edmonds (a)	10	-	7	Darren Morgan (a)
16		Craig Edwards (a)	10	-	6	Jason Prince (a)
Qual Round 3 (Last 96)
1		Eugene Hughes (a)	10	-	6	Jason Whittaker (a)
2		Nigel Bond (a)	10	-	2	Bill Oliver (a)
3		Mark Rowing (a)	10	-	6	Nick Terry (a)
4		Nick Dyson (a)	10	-	8	Eddie Sinclair (a)
5		Brian Morgan (a)	10	-	3	Ian Brumby (a)
6		Chris Cookson (a)	10	-	4	Murdo MacLeod (a)
7		Les Dodd (a)	10	-	3	Vladimir Potazsnyk (a)
8		Mick Price (a)	10	-	4	Jack McLaughlin (a)
9		Jim Wych (a)	10	-	1	Joe Grech (a)
10		Bob Harris (a)	10	-	9	Steve Longworth (a)
11		Mark Bennett (a)	10	-	5	John Rea (a)
12		Jason Smith (a)	10	-	8	Jim Chambers (a)
13		Mario Morra (a)	10	-	8	David Taylor (a)
14		Ian Graham (a)	10	-	7	Jonathan Birch (a)
15		Robert Marshall (a)	10	-	9	Tony Wilson (a)
16		Mark Johnston-Allen (a)	10	-	0	Jon Wright (a)
17		John Campbell (a)	10	-	8	Dave Gilbert (a)
18		Nigel Gilbert (a)	10	-	8	Steve Campbell (a)
19		Tony Jones (a)	10	-	6	Andrew Cairns (a)
20		Steve Duggan (a)	10	-	7	Paul Gibson (a)
21		Warren King (a)	10	-	3	Jack Fitzmaurice (a)
22		Rod Lawler (a)	10	-	4	Brian Rowswell (a)
23		Ken Doherty (a)	10	-	4	Rex Williams (a)
24		Paddy Browne (a)	10	-	6	Ken Owers (a)
25		Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	6	Brady Gollan (a)
26		Steve Meakin (a)	w/o			Joe O'Boye (a)
27		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	6	David Roe (a)
28		Jason Ferguson (a)	10	-	9	Tony Chappel (a)
29		Darren Morgan (a)	10	-	5	Paul Medati (a)
30		Ray Edmonds (a)	10	-	4	John Spencer (a)
31		Jason Prince (a)	10	-	9	Colin Roscoe (a)
32		Craig Edwards (a)	10	-	3	George Scott (a)
Qual Round 2 (Last 128)
1		Jason Whittaker (a)	10	-	8	Stephen Murphy (a)
2		Bill Oliver (a)	10	-	7	Duncan Campbell (a)
3		Nick Terry (a)	10	-	8	Franky Chan (a)
4		Eddie Sinclair (a)	10	-	4	Malcolm Bradley (a)
5		Ian Brumby (a)	10	-	4	Terry Whitthread (a)
6		Chris Cookson (a)	10	-	1	Roger Bales (a)
7		Vladimir Potazsnyk (a)	10	-	4	Graham Cripsey (a)
8		Mick Price (a)	10	-	1	Bill Werbeniuk (a)
9		Joe Grech (a)	10	-	1	John Dunning (a)
10		Bob Harris (a)	10	-	5	Mike Darrington (a)
11		John Rea (a)	10	-	9	Robby Foldvari (a)
12		Jason Smith (a)	10	-	9	Jim Bear (a)
13		Mario Morra (a)	10	-	5	Victor John Harris (a)
14		Jonathan Birch (a)	10	-	4	Kirk Stevens (a)
	Stevens' 143 in frame 12 was the highest break of the tournament.
15		Tony Wilson (a)	10	-	2	Dennis Hughes (a)
16		Jon Wright (a)	10	-	0	Mike Watterson (a)
17		Dave Gilbert (a)	10	-	3	Dessie Sheehan (a)
18		Steve Campbell (a)	10	-	4	Tony Kearney (a)
19		Andrew Cairns (a)	10	-	2	Gary Natale (a)
20		Paul Gibson (a)	w/o			Paul Watchorn (a)
21		Jack Fitzmaurice (a)	10	-	9	Marcel Gauvreau (a)
22		Rod Lawler (a)	10	-	5	Anthony Harris (a)
23		Ken Doherty (a)	10	-	9	Martin Smith (a)
24		Ken Owers (a)	10	-	2	Matt Gibson (a)
25		Barry Pinches (a)	10	-	3	Jim Donnelly (a)
26		Steve Meakin (a)	10	-	6	Graham Miles (a)
27		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	6	Tommy Murphy (a)
28		Jason Ferguson (a)	10	-	4	Pat Houlihan (a)
29		Paul Medati (a)	10	-	7	Ian Williamson (a)
30		Ray Edmonds (a)	10	-	3	Paul Thornley (a)
31		Jason Prince (a)	10	-	5	Ray Reardon (a)
32		George Scott (a)	10	-	7	Mick Fisher (a)
Qual Round 1 (Last 141)
1		Jason Whittaker (a)	10	-	2	Bernard Bennett (a)
2		Franky Chan (a)	10	-	1	Ian Black (a)
3		Chris Cookson (a)	10	-	5	Derek Heaton (a)
4		Vladimir Potazsnyk (a)	w/o			Jim Meadowcroft (a)
5		Bill Werbeniuk (a)	w/o			Clive Everton (a)
6		Jonathan Birch (a)	10	-	4	Pascal Burke (a)
7		Gary Natale (a)	10	-	3	Bert Demarco (a)
8		Rod Lawler (a)	10	-	0	Derek Mienie (a)
9		Ken Doherty (a)	w/o			Patsy Fagan (a)
10		Alan McManus (a)	10	-	1	Billy Kelly (a)
11		Jason Ferguson (a)	10	-	1	David Greaves (a)
12		Paul Thornley (a)	10	-	7	Paddy Morgan (a)
13		Jason Prince (a)	10	-	4	Fred Davis (a)

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