1992 World Snooker Championship - Tournament Summary

Tournament Summary

• Debutants at the Crucible this year were Peter Ebdon, Mark Johnston-Allen, Mick Price, Chris Small, Stephen Murphy, Nigel Bond and James Wattana. Ebdon, Price, Small and Wattana reached the second round.
• Jimmy White became only the second player ever to compile a maximum break at the Crucible, during his 10–4 first round win over Tony Drago, nine years after Cliff Thorburn's maximum in 1983. The highest break of the qualifying stage was 141 made by Joe Johnson.
• Hendry secured a record in the semi-final, when he beat Terry Griffiths 16–4. This was the biggest semi-final victory at the World Championship, until it was superseded in 2004 by Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Hendry 17–4.
• Steve Davis' 4–10 defeat to qualifier Peter Ebdon was his first defeat in the opening round since 1982. It also ended his nine year streak of reaching at least the semi-finals of the tournament.
• The 10–0 win of defending champion John Parrott over Eddie Charlton is the only whitewash in the history of the Crucible.
• Eight of the sixteen seeded players exited the tournament in the first round. This did not happen again until 2012.