1991 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 April–6 May 1991 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £750,000 |
| Winner's share | £135,000 |
| Highest break |
 Jimmy White (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
John Parrott
|
| Runner-up |
Jimmy White
|
| Score | 18–11 |
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The 1991 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1991 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 20 April and 6 May 1991 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
John Parrott won his only World Championship title by defeating Jimmy White 18–11 in the final. It was the third time that White had lost in the final after 1984 and 1990. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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).
Highest break by White: 92
Highest break by Parrott: 117
There were 31 century breaks in the championship. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Jimmy White.
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