White felt Hendry's wrath

Once again, it was Jimmy White who lost out in the final but this time he was never in contention as Hendry completed an 18-5 victory with a session to spare.

Hendry had barely been challenged all through the tournament.

From 4-4 with Alan McManus in the semi-finals, he pulled away to win 16-8, having drubbed Danny Fowler 10-1, Darren Morgan 13-4 and Nigel Bond 13-7.

White defeated Thailand's James Wattana 16-9 having trailed 5-0 and 6-2 in the other semi-final.

Doug Mountjoy beat Alain Robidoux 10-6 in the first round only weeks before an operation to remove his left lung after a tumour had been found.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, 18, made his first Crucible appearance but was beaten 10-7 by McManus in a first round in which few matches went the distance, partly because of the number of surprise qualifiers, an inevitable result of the WPBSA's decision to stage pre-qualifying way back in September 1992.