1991 Grand Prix (snooker)

Rothmans Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	14–27 October 1991 (1991-10-14 – 1991-10-27)
Venue	Hexagon Theatre
City	Reading
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£399,300
Winner's share	£75,000
Highest break	Steve Davis  (ENG) (131)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-up	Steve Davis  (ENG)
Score	10–6
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The 1991 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of ten WPBSA ranking events in the 1991/1992 season, following the Dubai Classic and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 14 to 27 October 1991 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. ^[1]

Stephen Hendry successfully defended the title by defeating Steve Davis 10–6 in the final. This was Hendry's third Grand Prix and his 12th ranking title overall.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Parrott seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

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	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-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Stephen Hendry	5
		Mark Rowing	4
						1	Stephen Hendry	5
							Dave Harold	0
	27	Eddie Charlton	3
		Dave Harold	5
											1	Stephen Hendry	5
											24	Silvino Francisco	1
	24	Silvino Francisco	5
		Steve Duggan	3
						24	Silvino Francisco	5
						12	Dean Reynolds	2
	12	Dean Reynolds	5
		Sam Chong	2
																1	Stephen Hendry	5
																11	Terry Griffiths	3
	11	Terry Griffiths	5
		Andrew Cairns	2
						11	Terry Griffiths	5
							Jason Ferguson	4
	25	Wayne Jones	2
		Jason Ferguson	5
											11	Terry Griffiths	5
											7	Steve James	2
	31	John Virgo	3
		Jason Prince	5
							Jason Prince	2
						7	Steve James	5
	7	Steve James	5
		Robert Marshall	0
																					1	Stephen Hendry	9
																					41	Alan McManus	4
	6	Neal Foulds	5
		Craig MacGillivray	2
						6	Neal Foulds	5
						17	Willie Thorne	2
	17	Willie Thorne	5
		Joe Grech	4
											6	Neal Foulds	4
											41	Alan McManus	5
	22	Tony Drago	0
	51	Ken Doherty	5
						51	Ken Doherty	2
						41	Alan McManus	5
	9	Dennis Taylor	4
	41	Alan McManus	5
																41	Alan McManus	5
																	Ian Graham	1
	14	Martin Clark	4
		Barry West	5
							Barry West	1
						18	Dene O'Kane	5
	18	Dene O'Kane	5
		Malcolm Bradley	4
											18	Dene O'Kane	3
												Ian Graham	5
	23	Steve Newbury	0
		Eugene Hughes	5
							Eugene Hughes	3
							Ian Graham	5
	4	Jimmy White	4
		Ian Graham	5
																										1	Stephen Hendry	10
																										3	Steve Davis	6
	3	Steve Davis	5
		Jon Wright	0
						3	Steve Davis	5
							Jim Chambers	1
	19	Peter Francisco	0
		Jim Chambers	5
											3	Steve Davis	5
											13	Alain Robidoux	2
	30	Bob Chaperon	1
		Peter Daubney	5
							Peter Daubney	1
						13	Alain Robidoux	5
	13	Alain Robidoux	5
		Franky Chan	2
																3	Steve Davis	5
																	David Finbow	2
	10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	34	Tony Meo	4
						10	Doug Mountjoy	2
							David Finbow	5
	20	James Wattana	4
		David Finbow	5
												David Finbow	5
											29	Mark Bennett	4
	29	Mark Bennett	5
		Jonathan Birch	4
						29	Mark Bennett	5
						5	Gary Wilkinson	3
	5	Gary Wilkinson	5
	36	Cliff Thorburn	1
																					3	Steve Davis	9
																					21	Nigel Bond	1
	8	Mike Hallett	5
	33	Darren Morgan	2
						8	Mike Hallett	5
						32	Cliff Wilson	3
	32	Cliff Wilson	5
		Les Dodd	3
											8	Mike Hallett	2
											26	Joe Johnson	5
	26	Joe Johnson	5
		Warren King	2
						26	Joe Johnson	5
						15	Tony Jones	4
	15	Tony Jones	5
		Mick Price	2
																26	Joe Johnson	2
																21	Nigel Bond	5
	16	Tony Knowles	3
		Peter Ebdon	5
							Peter Ebdon	5
							Paul Davies	4
	28	Danny Fowler	1
		Paul Davies	5
												Peter Ebdon	4
											21	Nigel Bond	5
	21	Nigel Bond	5
		David Taylor	1
						21	Nigel Bond	5
							Brian Morgan	4
	2	John Parrott	4
		Brian Morgan	5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams . Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 27 October 1991.
Stephen Hendry (1)   Scotland	10–6	Steve Davis (3)   England
Afternoon: 50–75 (67), 83–23 (83), 85–0 (68), 76–30 (75), 70–56, 123–14 (119), 93–23 (53), 85–46 (85) Evening: 40–60, 0–94 (94), 38–72 (65), 75–51, 35–106 (59), 61–71 (Hendry 60, Davis 71), 76–34 (56), 119–16 (101)
119	Highest break	94
2	Century breaks	0
8	50+ breaks	5

Century breaks

136 – Ken Owers 131, 100 – Drew Henry 131 – Steve Davis 129 – Lee Grant 128, 106 – Bjorn L'Orange 125 – Craig MacGillivray 121 – Jason Ferguson 119, 101, 101 – Stephen Hendry 118 – Alex Borg 114 – John Timson 113 – Chris Palmer 112, 106 – Peter Ebdon 111 – Ken Doherty 111 – Nick Walker 110 – Amrik Cheema

109 – Mark Flowerdew 108 – Nick Fruin 108 – James Wattana 106 – Terry Murphy 105 – Barry Bunn 105 – Dene O'Kane 105 – Dean Venables 103 – David Finbow 102 – Colin Morton 101 – Fergal O'Brien 100 – Peter Lines 100 – Anthony O'Connor 100 – Jimmy White 100 – Gary Wilkinson

References

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