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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=[[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]] [[World Snooker Championship]]
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1994|04|16|1994|05|2|df=y}}
|venue=[[Crucible Theatre]]
|location=[[Sheffield]]
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|format=[[List of snooker ranking tournaments|Ranking event]]
|Total prize fund=[[Pound sterling|£]]1,068,000
|winners_share=£180,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[Alan McManus]]|SCO}} (143)
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}
|score=18–17
|previous=[[1993 World Snooker Championship|1993]]
|next=[[1995 World Snooker Championship|1995]]}}
The '''1994 World Snooker Championship''' (also referred to as the '''1994 Embassy World Snooker Championship''') was a professional [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 16&nbsp;April and 2&nbsp;May 1994 at the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], England.

[[Stephen Hendry]] won his fourth world title by defeating [[Jimmy White]] 18–17 in the final.  The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer [[Embassy (cigarette)|Embassy]].

==Overview==
* Two-time world champion [[Alex Higgins]] qualified for the championship for the last time, losing 6–10 in the first round to [[Ken Doherty]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/25/alex-higgins-dies-aged-61 |title=Alex Higgins, snooker's anti-hero, dies aged 61 |date=25 July 2010 |work=The Guardian |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> 
* [[Cliff Thorburn]], another former champion making his final World Championship appearance, lost 9–10 in the first round to [[Nigel Bond]] after leading 9–2.<ref name="BBC"/>
* 18-year-old [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] knocked out [[1985 World Snooker Championship|1985]] champion [[Dennis Taylor]], who was also making his final appearance at the World Championship. O'Sullivan won their first-round match 10–6, his first victory at the Crucible after losing in the first round on his debut the [[1993 World Snooker Championship|previous year]].
* [[Stephen Hendry]] won his third consecutive world title and his fourth in five years. This achievement was all the more remarkable because he played every match after the first round with a broken elbow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-world-championship-hendry-holds-nerve-to-deny-white-again-champion-staggers-rather-than-1433306.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-world-championship-hendry-holds-nerve-to-deny-white-again-champion-staggers-rather-than-1433306.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Snooker / World Championship: Hendry holds nerve to deny White again: Champion staggers rather than swaggers on to equal Davis's record of winning title for third successive year at The Crucible |date=3 May 1994|first=Guy |last=Hodgson |work=The Independent|access-date=25 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* This was [[Jimmy White]]'s fifth consecutive final appearance, his fourth against Hendry, and his sixth overall. The match went to a deciding frame; White had a great chance to win his first World title when leading 37–24 and only needing a handful of pots to win the title but missed a {{cuegloss|black ball|black}} off the {{cuegloss|black spot|spot}}, and Hendry {{cuegloss|clearance|cleared up}} to clinch the title. This was White's last appearance in a World Championship final and the closest he ever came to winning the tournament.
* Earlier in the tournament, Hendry had sealed his position as world number one with a 16–9 semi-final victory over [[Steve Davis]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557681.stm |title=1994: Hendry beats White in classic |date=7 April 2004|publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> This was Davis' eleventh and last appearance in a World Championship semi-final.

==Prize fund==
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:<ref name="Global Snooker"/><ref name="Match by match">{{cite web|title=1994 Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/world_94_res.shtml|website=WWW Snooker|access-date=27 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|pages=130}}</ref> 
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*Winner: [[Pound sterling|£]]180,000
*Runner-up: £110,000
*Semi-final: £55,000
*Quarter-final: £27,500
*Last 16: £15,000
*Last 32: £8,500
*Last 48: £6,000
*Last 64: £4,000
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*Last 96: £1,750
*Last 128: £1,000
*Last 192: £600
*Stage one highest break: £5,000
*Stage two highest break: £15,400
*Stage two maximum break: £100,000
*Total: £1,068,000
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== Main draw ==
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).<ref name="Global Snooker">{{cite web|title=World Championship 1994|url=http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1994.asp|website=global-snooker.com|access-date=28 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228175115/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1994.asp|archive-date=28 December 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Match by match"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Embassy World Championship|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36|archive-date=24 January 2013|magazine=[[Snooker Scene]]|access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1994 World Championships Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=18|website=Snooker Database|access-date=14 June 2012|archive-date=9 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109052623/http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|pages=38–39}}</ref>

{{32TeamBracket-Info|paramstyle=numbered
| RD1 = First round<br />Best of 19 frames
| RD2 = Second round<br />Best of 25 frames
| RD3 = Quarter-finals<br />Best of 25 frames
| RD4 = Semi-finals<br />Best of 31 frames
| RD5 = Final<br />Best of 35 frames
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<!-- LAST 32 -->
<!--Match1  -->
|16 April|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (1)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Surinder Gill]]|1
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|16 & 17 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[David Roe]] (16)|8|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Dave Harold]]'''|'''10'''
<!--Match3  -->
|17 & 18 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Nigel Bond]] (9)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]|9
<!--Match4  -->
|18 & 19 April|{{Flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Terry Griffiths]] (8)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]]|7
<!--Match5  -->
|19 April|{{Flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[James Wattana]] (5)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Peter Ebdon]]|6
<!--Match6  -->
|20 & 21 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]] (12)|9|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Brian Morgan (snooker player)|Brian Morgan]]'''|'''10'''
<!--Match7  -->
|17 & 18 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]] (13)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Les Dodd]]|9
<!--Match8  -->
|20 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (4)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Dene O'Kane]]|3
<!--Match9  -->
|16 & 17 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (3)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Billy Snaddon]]|6
<!--Match10  -->
|20 & 21 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Neal Foulds]] (14)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Anthony Davies]]|7
<!--Match11  -->
|18 April|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Ken Doherty]] (11)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Alex Higgins]]|6
<!--Match12  -->
|19 & 20 April|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Alan McManus]] (6)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Fergal O'Brien]]|7
<!--Match13  -->
|19 & 20 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Willie Thorne]] (7)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Gary Ponting]]|2
<!--Match14  -->
|18 & 19 April|{{Flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Darren Morgan]] (10)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Mark King (snooker player)|Mark King]]|5
<!--Match15  -->
|16 April|{{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Dennis Taylor]] (15)|6|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]'''|'''10'''
<!--Match16  -->
|17 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[John Parrott]] (2)'''|'''10'''|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Drew Henry]]|9
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<!--Match1  -->
|21 & 22 April|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (1)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Dave Harold]]|2
<!--Match2  -->
|22 & 23 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Nigel Bond]] (9)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Terry Griffiths]] (8)|8
<!--Match3  -->
|24 & 25 April|{{Flagicon|Thailand}} '''[[James Wattana]] (5)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Brian Morgan (snooker player)|Brian Morgan]]|9
<!--Match4  -->
|23 & 24 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]] (13)|3|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (4)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match5  -->
|23, 24 & 25 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (3)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Neal Foulds]] (14)|10
<!--Match6  -->
|22 & 23 April|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Ken Doherty]] (11)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alan McManus]] (6)|11
<!--Match7  -->
|24 & 25 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Willie Thorne]] (7)|12|{{Flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Darren Morgan]] (10)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match8  -->
|21 & 22 April|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|3|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[John Parrott]] (2)'''|'''13'''
<!-- QUARTER-FINALS -->
<!--Match1  -->
|26 & 27 April|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (1)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Bond]] (9)|8
<!--Match2  -->
|26 & 27 April|{{Flagicon|Thailand}} [[James Wattana]] (5)|9|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (4)'''|'''13'''
<!--Match3  -->
|26 & 27 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (3)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ken Doherty]] (11)|10
<!--Match4  -->
|26 & 27 April|{{Flagicon|Wales}} '''[[Darren Morgan]] (10)'''|'''13'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[John Parrott]] (2)|11
<!-- SEMI-FINALS -->
<!--Match1  -->
|28, 29 & 30 April|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (1)'''|'''16'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davis]] (4)|9
<!--Match2  -->
|28, 29 & 30 April|{{Flagicon|England}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (3)'''|'''16'''|{{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Darren Morgan]] (10)|8
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|1 & 2 May|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]] (1)'''|'''18'''|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy White]] (3)|17
}}

{{WSC table
|(Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1994. Referee: [[John Williams (snooker referee)|John Williams]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|pages=143}}</ref>
|'''[[Stephen Hendry]] (1)'''<br/>{{SCO}} 
|'''18'''–17
|[[Jimmy White]] (3)<br/>{{ENG}}
|7–94, '''64'''–52, '''89'''–0, '''68'''–21, '''93'''–24, '''76'''–0, 1–85, 68–70, 42–85, 29–72, 15–110, 37–84, '''71'''–54, 59–60, '''94'''–27, 15–64, '''71'''–26, '''89'''–0, 0–77, 25–69, '''73'''–4, '''88'''–13, 53–64, '''72'''–34, 56–61, '''68'''–31, '''66'''–34, '''67'''–34, 0–116, '''72'''–39, 66–71, 66–67, '''68'''–0, 0–85, '''82'''–37
|Century breaks: 1 (White 1)<br/>
Highest break by Hendry: 89 <br/>
Highest break by White: 116
|7–'''94''', 64–52, 89–0, 68–21, 93–24, 76–0, 1–'''85''', 68–'''70''', 42–'''85''', 29–'''72''', 15–'''110''', 37–'''84''', 71–54, 59–'''60''', 94–27, 15–'''64''', 71–26, 89–0, 0–'''77''', 25–'''69''', 73–4, 88–13, 53–'''64''', 72–34, 56–'''61''', 68–31, 66–34, 67–34, 0–'''116''', 72–39, 66–'''71''', 66–'''67''', 68–0, 0–'''85''', 82–37
|'''{{Flagicon|Scotland}} Stephen Hendry''' wins the 1994 Embassy [[World Snooker Championship]]
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|Best of 19 frames
|Best of 25 frames
|Best of 25 frames
|Best of 31 frames
}}

==Century breaks==
There were 35 [[century break]]s in the Championship, a joint record with the [[1993 World Snooker Championship|1993 tournament]]. The highest break of the tournament was 143 made by [[Alan McManus]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Crucible Centuries |url=http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml |website=Snooker.org |access-date=2 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml |archive-date=23 May 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Downer|first=Chris|title=Crucible Almanac|year=2012|pages=148}}</ref> The highest break of the qualifying stage was 143 made by [[Karl Payne]].<ref name="Global Snooker"/>
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* 143, 105, 102 {{ndash}} [[Alan McManus]]
* 139, 102 {{ndash}} [[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]
* 139 {{ndash}} [[Cliff Thorburn]]
* 137 {{ndash}} [[Billy Snaddon]]
* 134, 108 {{ndash}} [[Brian Morgan (snooker player)|Brian Morgan]]
* 134, 101 {{ndash}} [[Steve Davis]]
* 133, 112 {{ndash}} [[Drew Henry]]
* 132 {{ndash}} [[John Parrott]]
* 124, 120, 120, 109, 100 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
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* 124 {{ndash}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
* 119, 100 {{ndash}} [[Ken Doherty]]
* 118, 100 {{ndash}} [[Fergal O'Brien]]
* 118 {{ndash}} [[Willie Thorne]]
* 116, 112, 108, 107, 103 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy White]]
* 115, 107, 100 {{ndash}} [[Darren Morgan]]
* 114 {{ndash}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[James Wattana]]
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==References==
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