1994 UK Championship

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.

  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "Various Snooker Records". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.