1994 British Open

1994 British Open

Tournament information
Dates	30 March – 7 April 1994 (1994-03-30 – 1994-04-07)
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£200,000 [1]
Winner's share	£36,000 [2]
Highest break	Chris Small  (SCO) (140) [3]
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-up	James Wattana  (THA)
Score	9–4
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The 1994 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 30 March to 7 April 1994 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. ^[4]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 9–4 in the final. The defending champion Steve Davis was defeated in the semi-final by Wattana. ^[5]

There were three notable factors in this year's tournament: There was no title sponsor, there was a new venue, and there was no TV coverage after 14 years of being shown on ITV.

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 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Steve Davis		5
	Paul McPhillips		2
						Steve Davis		5
						Brian Morgan		1
	Brian Morgan		5
	Tony Jones		0
											Steve Davis		5
											Andy Hicks		4
	Andy Hicks		5
	Neal Foulds		2
						Andy Hicks		5
						Mike Hallett		4
	Mike Hallett		5
	Chris Small		4
																Steve Davis		5
																Doug Mountjoy		0
	Dennis Taylor		5
	Jason Prince		2
						Dennis Taylor		4
						Doug Mountjoy		5
	Doug Mountjoy		5
	Ian Graham		1
											Doug Mountjoy		5
											Dave Harold		3
	Dave Harold		5
	Terry Griffiths		2
						Dave Harold		5
						Darryn Walker		4
	Darryn Walker		5
	Tony Knowles		4
																					Steve Davis		4
																					James Wattana		6
	Jimmy White		5
	Billy Snaddon		0
						Jimmy White		5
						Dominic Dale		2
	Dominic Dale		5
	Dean Reynolds		3
											Jimmy White		2
											Tony Drago		5
	Rod Lawler		5
	Martin Clark		4
						Rod Lawler		2
						Tony Drago		5
	Tony Drago		5
	Matthew Couch		2
																Tony Drago		0
																James Wattana		5
	Darren Morgan		5
	Stephen Murphy		3
						Darren Morgan		5
						John Higgins		4
	John Higgins		5
	Mark Bennett		0
											Darren Morgan		4
											James Wattana		5
	Mark Johnston-Allen		5
	Nick Terry		3
						Mark Johnston-Allen		2
						James Wattana		5
	James Wattana		5
	Danny Fowler		2
																										James Wattana		4
																										Ronnie O'Sullivan		9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Peter Ebdon		4
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Willie Thorne		1
	Willie Thorne		5
	Mark Williams		3
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Ken Doherty		4
	Mick Price		5
	Yasin Merchant		3
						Mick Price		1
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Peter Francisco		4
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
																Nigel Bond		0
	Nigel Bond		5
	Anton Bishop		1
						Nigel Bond		5
						Alain Robidoux		3
	Alain Robidoux		5
	Jim Wych		3
											Nigel Bond		5
											John Parrott		3
	Joe Swail		5
	Brian Rowswell		3
						Joe Swail		1
						John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Eugene Hughes		1
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
																					Stephen Hendry		2
	Alan McManus		5
	Tony Meo		2
						Alan McManus		5
						Joe Johnson		2
	Joe Johnson		5
	Nigel Gilbert		2
											Alan McManus		5
											Antony Bolsover		1
	David Roe		5
	Jamie Bodle		2
						David Roe		3
						Antony Bolsover		5
	Antony Bolsover		5
	Gary Wilkinson		3
																Alan McManus		4
																Stephen Hendry		5
	Steve James		5
	David Rippon		1
						Steve James		3
						Jason Ferguson		5
	Jason Ferguson		5
	Ian Brumby		1
											Jason Ferguson		3
											Stephen Hendry		5
	Dene O'Kane		5
	Stephen O'Connor		4
						Dene O'Kane		2
						Stephen Hendry		5
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Cliff Thorburn		2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 7 April 1994.
Ronnie O'Sullivan   England	9–4	James Wattana   Thailand
Afternoon:76–20 (67), 73–42, 59–25, 38–74, 70–41 (58), 112–0 (112), 18–103, 91–33 (90) Evening: 29–56, 69–14 (52), 58–38, 16–74, 70–10 (70)
112	Highest break
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	0

References

1. "Little rest for Hendry". Herald Scotland. 4 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. "Bond runs out of shots". Herald Scotland. 6 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. "Bully for champion O'Sullivan". Herald Scotland. 8 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 165.
5. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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