1993 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	18–31 October 1993 (1993-10-18 – 1993-10-31)
Venue	The Hexagon
City	Reading
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	145
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)
Runner-up	Ken Doherty  (IRL)
Score	9–6
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The 1993 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at The Hexagon in Reading, Berkshire, England from 18 to 31 October 1993. It was the first time that Skoda sponsored the event. ^[1]

Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ken Doherty. ^[2] Peter Ebdon won in the final 9–6 against Doherty to win his first major title. ^[3]

Tournament summary

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

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below:

		Prize money	Ranking points
Winner		£60,000	3600
Runner-up		£32,000	3200
Semi-final		£16,000	2800
Quarter-final		£9,050	2400
Last 16		£4,550	2000
Last 32		£2,600	1600
Last 64	Unseeded	£1,595	1200
	Seeded		600

Highest break	Prize money	Break
Non-televised	£1,200	145   John Higgins  (SCO)
Televised	£2,400	136   Gary Wilkinson  (ENG)

Main draw

	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 17 frames
	1	Jimmy White  (ENG)	5
	51	Tony Meo  (ENG)	2
						1	Jimmy White  (ENG)	5
						32	Jason Ferguson  (ENG)	2
	32	Jason Ferguson  (ENG)	5
		Robin Hull  (FIN)	4
											1	Jimmy White  (ENG)	3
											11	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	5
	24	Mark Bennett  (WAL)	3
		Stuart Pettman  (ENG)	5
							Stuart Pettman  (ENG)	1
						11	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	5
	11	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	5
		Jamie Woodman  (ENG)	2
																11	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	5
																23	Tony Knowles  (ENG)	4
	10	Darren Morgan  (WAL)	5
	62	Eugene Hughes  (IRL)	0
						10	Darren Morgan  (WAL)	3
						22	Dene O'Kane  (NZL)	5
	22	Dene O'Kane  (NZL)	5
		Terry Murphy  (NIR)	0
											22	Dene O'Kane  (NZL)	1
											23	Tony Knowles  (ENG)	5
	23	Tony Knowles  (ENG)	5
	61	Alex Higgins  (NIR)	1
						23	Tony Knowles  (ENG)	5
						37	Brian Morgan  (ENG)	2
	7	Willie Thorne  (ENG)	3
	37	Brian Morgan  (ENG)	5
																					11	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	9
																					4	Steve Davis  (ENG)	4
	8	Terry Griffiths  (WAL)	2
		Gerard Greene  (NIR)	5
							Gerard Greene  (NIR)	3
							Stephen Lee  (ENG)	5
	20	Tony Drago  (MLT)	4
		Stephen Lee  (ENG)	5
												Stephen Lee  (ENG)	5
											14	Neal Foulds  (ENG)	2
	18	Alain Robidoux  (CAN)	5
		Roger Garrett  (ENG)	1
						18	Alain Robidoux  (CAN)	1
						14	Neal Foulds  (ENG)	5
	14	Neal Foulds  (ENG)	5
		Ken Owers  (ENG)	3
																	Stephen Lee  (ENG)	0
																4	Steve Davis  (ENG)	5
	15	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)	1
		Marcus Campbell  (SCO)	5
							Marcus Campbell  (SCO)	2
						50	Dave Harold  (ENG)	5
	29	Tony Jones  (ENG)	4
	50	Dave Harold  (ENG)	5
											50	Dave Harold  (ENG)	0
											4	Steve Davis  (ENG)	5
	28	Dean Reynolds  (ENG)	1
		Anthony Davies  (WAL)	5
							Anthony Davies  (WAL)	1
						4	Steve Davis  (ENG)	5
	4	Steve Davis  (ENG)	5
		Brian Rowswell  (ENG)	1
																										11	Ken Doherty  (IRL)	6
																										21	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	9
	3	John Parrott  (ENG)	5
	57	Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)	1
						3	John Parrott  (ENG)	5
							Steve Duggan  (ENG)	4
	30	Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)	3
		Steve Duggan  (ENG)	5
											3	John Parrott  (ENG)	5
												John Higgins  (SCO)	2
	26	Joe Johnson  (ENG)	3
		John Higgins  (SCO)	5
							John Higgins  (SCO)	5
						9	Nigel Bond  (ENG)	3
	9	Nigel Bond  (ENG)	5
		Barry Pinches  (ENG)	0
																3	John Parrott  (ENG)	5
																12	Martin Clark  (ENG)	4
	12	Martin Clark  (ENG)	5
		Karl Payne  (ENG)	2
						12	Martin Clark  (ENG)	5
						19	Mike Hallett  (ENG)	4
	19	Mike Hallett  (ENG)	5
		Surinder Gill  (ENG)	3
											12	Martin Clark  (ENG)	5
											6	Alan McManus  (SCO)	1
	31	Mark Johnston-Allen  (ENG)	0
		Mark Williams  (WAL)	5
							Mark Williams  (WAL)	2
						6	Alan McManus  (SCO)	5
	6	Alan McManus  (SCO)	5
		Robby Foldvari  (AUS)	3
																					3	John Parrott  (ENG)	5
																					21	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	9
	5	James Wattana  (THA)	5
	64	Drew Henry  (SCO)	2
						5	James Wattana  (THA)	4
						17	Gary Wilkinson  (ENG)	5
	17	Gary Wilkinson  (ENG)	5
	38	Peter Francisco  (RSA)	4
											17	Gary Wilkinson  (ENG)	5
											13	Steve James  (ENG)	3
	27	Mick Price  (ENG)	5
		Stuart Parnell  (ENG)	4
						27	Mick Price  (ENG)	0
						13	Steve James  (ENG)	5
	13	Steve James  (ENG)	5
	42	Jason Prince  (NIR)	4
																17	Gary Wilkinson  (ENG)	4
																21	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	5
	16	David Roe  (ENG)	5
		Sean Lanigan  (ENG)	3
						16	David Roe  (ENG)	3
							Mark Flowerdew  (ENG)	5
	25	Joe Swail  (NIR)	3
		Mark Flowerdew  (ENG)	5
												Mark Flowerdew  (ENG)	3
											21	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	5
	21	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	5
		Chris Scanlon  (ENG)	2
						21	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)	5
						2	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)	4
	2	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)	5
		Darryn Walker  (ENG)	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 31 October 1993.
Ken Doherty (11)   Ireland	6–9	Peter Ebdon (21)   England
Afternoon:66–36 (61), 79–16 (64), 51–55, 46–82 (82), 78–32 (50), 120–0 (58, 54), 26–77 (51), 40–77 (52) Evening: 16–73, 96–17 (65), 31–65, 70–46, 8–74, 0–96 (59), 27–66
65	Highest break	82
0	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	4

References

1. "Sports round-up: snooker". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 1993. p. 33.
2. Everton, Clive (25 October 1993). "Sweet revenge for Doherty as White is left at sixes and sevens at the Hexagon". The Guardian. p. 18.
3. Everton, Clive (1 November 1993). "Ebdon keeps his nerve for first major title". The Guardian. p. 19.