1994 Dubai Classic

Dubai Classic

Tournament information
Dates	30 September – 7 October 1994 (1994-09-30 – 1994-10-07)
Venue	Al Nasr Stadium
City	Dubai
Country	United Arab Emirates
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£224,000 [1]
Winner's share	£40,000 [1]
Highest break	Peter Ebdon  (ENG) (130) [2]
Final
Champion	Alan McManus  (SCO)
Runner-up	Peter Ebdon  (ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 1994 Dubai Duty Free Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 September to 7 October 1994 at the Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ^{[2] [3]}

Alan McManus won his first ranking title, defeating Peter Ebdon 9–6 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was eliminated by McManus in the semi-final. ^[4]

Prize money

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[2]

Winner: £40,000 Runner-up: £22,500 Semi-final: £11,250 Quarter-final: £6,250 Last 16: £3,125 Last 32: £2,075 Last 64: £980 Last 96: £595

Pre-televised highest break: £1,000 Televised highest break: £2,000

Main draw

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	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
	Alan McManus		w/o
	Brian Rowswell		w/d
						Alan McManus		5
						Terry Griffiths		2
	Terry Griffiths		5
	Gary Wilkinson		2
											Alan McManus		5
											Nigel Bond		4
	Nigel Bond		5
	Nick Fruin		2
						Nigel Bond		5
						Jimmy White		1
	Jimmy White		5
	Dene O'Kane		2
																Alan McManus		6
																Stephen Hendry		4
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Brian Morgan		3
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Dominic Dale		2
	Dominic Dale		5
	Willie Thorne		3
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Ken Doherty		4
	Ken Doherty		5
	Graeme Dott		2
						Ken Doherty		5
						Tony Drago		3
	Tony Drago		5
	Stephen Murphy		4
																					Alan McManus		9
																					Peter Ebdon		6
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Dennis Taylor		1
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Billy Snaddon		4
	Billy Snaddon		5
	John Parrott		3
											Peter Ebdon		5
											Alain Robidoux		3
	Alain Robidoux		5
	James Wattana		2
						Alain Robidoux		5
						David Roe		4
	David Roe		5
	Paul Davies		2
																Peter Ebdon		6
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Dave Finbow		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						John Higgins		1
	John Higgins		5
	Steve Davis		4
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Martin Clark		2
	Martin Clark		5
	Joe Swail		4
						Martin Clark		5
						Darren Morgan		4
	Darren Morgan		5
	Dean Reynolds		3

References

1. "Sponsors talk as McManus hits form". Sunday Telegraph. 9 October 1994. p. 96.
2. "1994 Dubai Duty Free Classic". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
3. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 166.