1991 European Open (snooker)

1991 Tulip European Open

Tournament information
Dates	11–16 March 1991 (1991-03-11 – 1991-03-16)
Venue	Imax Centre
City	Rotterdam
Country	Netherlands
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£200,000 [1]
Winner's share	£35,000 [2]
Highest break	Mark Johnston-Allen  (ENG) (92) [2]
Final
Champion	Tony Jones  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Johnston-Allen  (ENG)
Score	9–7
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The 1991 European Open (officially the 1991 Tulip European Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 16 March 1991 at the Imax Centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Tony Jones won the tournament, defeating Mark Johnston-Allen 9–7 in the final. ^[5]

Prize fund

• Winner: £35,000
• Runner-up: £22,000
• Semi-final: £12,000
• Quarter-final: £6,000
• Last 16: £4,500
• Last 32: £1,500
• Last 64: £750
• Last 96: £250

• Total: £196,250

Main draw

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Top half

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-final Best of 11 frames
	1	John Parrott	3
	40	Darren Morgan	5
						40	Darren Morgan	1
						35	Tony Jones	5
	16	Alain Robidoux	2
	35	Tony Jones	5
											35	Tony Jones	5
											9	Steve James	3
	9	Steve James	5
	81	Mario Morra	2
						9	Steve James	5
						109	Duncan Campbell	3
	22	Wayne Jones	3
	109	Duncan Campbell	5
																35	Tony Jones	5
																10	Dennis Taylor	3
	30	Tony Drago	2
	51	Nigel Gilbert	5
						51	Nigel Gilbert	3
						10	Dennis Taylor	5
	10	Dennis Taylor	5
	56	Murdo MacLeod	2
											10	Dennis Taylor	5
											28	Cliff Wilson	3
	28	Cliff Wilson	5
	53	Paddy Browne	2
						28	Cliff Wilson	5
						52	Jim Wych	4
	7	Mike Hallett	3
	52	Jim Wych	5
																					35	Tony Jones	6
																					54	Brady Gollan	2
	5	Doug Mountjoy	5
	46	Robert Marshall	4
						5	Doug Mountjoy	5
						31	Eddie Charlton	1
	31	Eddie Charlton	5
	37	Rex Williams	1
											5	Doug Mountjoy	5
											11	Willie Thorne	4
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	33	Mark Bennett	4
						11	Willie Thorne	5
						21	Tony Knowles	2
	21	Tony Knowles	5
	82	Barry Pinches	4
																5	Doug Mountjoy	2
																54	Brady Gollan	5
	49	Jack McLaughlin	w/o
	97	Alex Higgins	w/d
						49	Jack McLaughlin	4
						24	Peter Francisco	5
	24	Peter Francisco	5
	38	Nigel Bond	3
											24	Peter Francisco	2
											54	Brady Gollan	5
	25	Bob Chaperon	3
	54	Brady Gollan	5
						54	Brady Gollan	5
						32	James Wattana	3
	4	Jimmy White	3
	32	James Wattana	5

Bottom half

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-final Best of 11 frames
	3	Steve Davis	5
	43	Tony Chappel	1
						3	Steve Davis	5
						19	Gary Wilkinson	0
	19	Gary Wilkinson	5
		Rod Lawler	3
											3	Steve Davis	4
											18	Cliff Thorburn	5
	15	Tony Meo	5
		Chris Cookson	2
						15	Tony Meo	3
						18	Cliff Thorburn	5
	18	Cliff Thorburn	5
	86	Nick Terry	3
																18	Cliff Thorburn	5
																13	Neal Foulds	3
	27	Barry West	2
	61	Craig Edwards	5
						61	Craig Edwards	4
						13	Neal Foulds	5
	13	Neal Foulds	5
	71	Marcel Gauvreau	2
											13	Neal Foulds	5
												Ken Doherty	3
	26	Silvino Francisco	0
		Ken Doherty	5
							Ken Doherty	5
						6	Terry Griffiths	1
	6	Terry Griffiths	5
	79	Martin Smith	0
																					18	Cliff Thorburn	4
																					59	Mark Johnston-Allen	6
	8	Dean Reynolds	5
	84	Jon Wright	2
						8	Dean Reynolds	5
							Jason Prince	3
	29	Danny Fowler	4
		Jason Prince	5
											8	Dean Reynolds	4
											23	Dene O'Kane	5
	12	Martin Clark	5
	78	Paul Medati	3
						12	Martin Clark	1
						23	Dene O'Kane	5
	23	Dene O'Kane	5
		Jason Whittaker	4
																23	Dene O'Kane	2
																59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	20	Steve Newbury	4
	59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						14	John Virgo	3
	14	John Virgo	5
	87	Graham Cripsey	4
											59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
											2	Stephen Hendry	0
	17	Joe Johnson	5
	80	Andrew Cairns	3
						17	Joe Johnson	0
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	70	Tony Wilson	0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams. Imax Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 16 March 1991.
Tony Jones (35)   England	9–7	Mark Johnston-Allen (59)   England
Afternoon: 21-107 (92); 71-22; 48-61; 46-65 (51); 69-32 (59); 62-33; 61-4; 47-56 Evening: 73-40 (56); 52-64; 29-69; 52-63 (55); 84-50; 62-52 (Johnston-Allen 51); 80-1; 61-2
59	Highest break	92
0	Century breaks	0
2	50+ breaks	6

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

• 136, 101 – Cliff Thorburn
• 133, 100 – Dennis Taylor
• 119 – Peter Francisco
• 116 – Nigel Gilbert
• 115, 100 – James Wattana
• 114 – Mark Johnston-Allen
• 105 – Tony Jones
• 105 – Dene O'Kane
• 105 – Dean Reynolds
• 102 – Steve James
• 102 – Darren Morgan
• 100 – Stephen Hendry

Qualifying stage centuries

• 132 – Ken Doherty
• 130 – Marcel Gauvreau
• 113 – James Wattana
• 109 – Eric Lawlor
• 103 – Nick Terry
• 100 – Rex Williams

References

1. "Going Dutch" . Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 January 1991. p. 28.
2. Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Tulip European Open Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. p. 84. ISBN   0720719836.
3. "European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
4. "European Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
5. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.