1993 British Open

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1993 Wickes British Open
Tournament information
Dates22 February – 6 March 1993 (1993-02-22 1993-03-06)
Venue Assembly Rooms
City Derby
Country England
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£250,000 [1]
Winner's share£50,000 [1]
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG) (139) [2]
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Thailand.svg  James Wattana  (THA)
Score10–2
1992
1994

The 1993 British Open (officially the 1993 Wickes British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 22 February to 6 March 1993 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. [3] ITV televised the event from 27 February. [4]

Contents

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating James Wattana ten frames to two in the final. The defending champion Jimmy White was defeated in the semi-final by Davis. [5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [1]

Main draw

[4] [6]

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 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brady Gollan 4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson 3
Flag of England.svg Joe Johnson 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Anthony O'Connor 2
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Paul Davies 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Darren Morgan 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren King 5
Flag of England.svg Tony Jones 2
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 3
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 2
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 4
Flag of England.svg Troy Shaw 5
Flag of England.svg Troy Shaw 5
Flag of England.svg Danny Fowler 4
Flag of England.svg Troy Shaw 2
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 2
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
Flag of England.svg Nick Terry 3
Flag of England.svg Nick Terry 5
Flag of England.svg Dean Reynolds 3
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 3
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 6
Flag of England.svg Danny Smith 5
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 3
Flag of England.svg Danny Smith 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Franky Chan 3
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 3
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 5
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 3
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 5
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 1
Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 4
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of England.svg Steve James 2
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 5
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dene O'Kane 5
Flag of Ireland.svg Eugene Hughes 4
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 2
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Les Dodd 0
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 5
Flag of England.svg Dave Finbow 2
Flag of England.svg Dave Finbow 5
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Peter Francisco 2
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 10
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 2
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 0
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 5
Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett 4
Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 2
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 2
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 5
Flag of England.svg Brian Morgan 0
Flag of England.svg Martin Clark 2
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Wych 2
Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 2
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Flag of England.svg Ian Graham5
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 1
Flag of England.svg Ian Graham5
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Silvino Francisco 1
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Silvino Francisco 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ian Sargeant 1
Flag of England.svg Ian Graham 1
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Newbury 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Steve Newbury 5
Flag of England.svg Mark Johnston-Allen 1
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 4
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 4
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
Flag of England.svg Craig Edwards 0
Flag of England.svg Craig Edwards5
Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 1
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 5
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Flag of England.svg Tony Meo 2
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 5
Flag of England.svg Darren Hackeson 2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Bennett 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5
Ulster Banner.svg Jason Prince 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 3
Flag of England.svg David Roe 5
Flag of England.svg David Roe 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 1
Flag of England.svg David Roe 2
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson 0
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Colin Roscoe 0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 6 March 1993.
Steve Davis
Flag of England.svg  England
10–2 James Wattana
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Afternoon:62–20 (61), 116–10 (90), 59–30, 93–21 (54), 52–65, 67–46 (54), 69–19, 80–12 (58)
Evening:65–56 (52), 95–8, 31–90, 65–23 (50)
90Highest break
0Century breaks0
750+ breaks0

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Can Gary go one better this time?" . Nottingham Evening Post. 19 February 1993. p. 43.
  2. "Davis hits super form" . Burton Daily Mail. 8 March 1993. p. 21.
  3. "Welsh nine hunt crown" . South Wales Echo. 19 February 1993. p. 17.
  4. 1 2 Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.
  5. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.