The 1991 Belgian Challenge (also referred to as the 1991 555 Belgian Challenge for the purposes of sponsorship) was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held at the Matchroom Schijnpoort, Antwerp from 18 to 21 December 1991. Steve Davis won the title, defeating Stephen Hendry 10âÂÂ9 in the final.
In the first round, Hendry set a record for the quickest best-of-nine match by beating Mike Henson 5âÂÂ0 in 51 minutes. Henson scored only ten points in the match. In the quarter-finals, Hendry whitewashed his opponent Gary Wilkinson, who had won the World Matchplay tournament five days previously, with Wilkinson scoring just 40 points across the first four of the five frames. In the semi-final, Hendry was on track for his first competitive maximum break by potting fourteen and fourteen , but then himself on the final red and did not pot it. Later in the match, Hallett also potted fourteen reds and blacks, but he missed a pot on the final red.
In the final, Davis trailed 3âÂÂ6, but later led 8âÂÂ7 after compiling breaks of 78, 102, 56 and 102. Hendry made it 8âÂÂ8 with a break of 120, before Davis won the following frame. Recovering from 43 points behind to win the 18th frame, Hendry forced the match to a . Davis won the last frame, making a break of 66, to win the title.