1994 European Open (snooker)

1994 Humo European Open

Tournament information
Dates	11–17 December 1994 (1994-12-11 – 1994-12-17)
Venue	Schijnpoort Arena
City	Antwerp
Country	Belgium
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000 [1]
Winner's share	£60,000 [2]
Highest break	Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (136) [3]
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-up	John Parrott  (ENG)
Score	9–3
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The 1994 European Open (officially the 1994 Humo European Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 December 1994 at the Schijnpoort Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. ^{[4] [5]}

Defending champion Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9–3 in the final. ^[6]

Wildcard round

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Match		Score
WC1	Anthony Davies  (WAL)	5–4	Nico Devlies  (BEL)
WC2	John Higgins  (SCO)	5–1	Curd Persyn  (BEL)
WC3	Mark King  (ENG)	5–4	Alain de Cock  (BEL)
WC4	Yvan van Velthoven (BEL)	5–4	Matthew Couch  (ENG)

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
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Alain Robidoux		4
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Tony Drago		3
	Tony Drago		5
	John Higgins		4
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Willie Thorne		2
	Willie Thorne		5
	Billy Snaddon		4
						Willie Thorne		5
						Darren Morgan		3
	Darren Morgan		5
	Mark Bennett		1
																Stephen Hendry		6
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Alan McManus		5
	Martin Clark		2
						Alan McManus		3
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Neal Foulds		2
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Dave Harold		1
	Dave Harold		5
	Peter Ebdon		3
						Dave Harold		5
						Yvan van Velthoven		1
	Yvan van Velthoven		w/o
	Jimmy White		w/d
																					Stephen Hendry		9
																					John Parrott		3
	James Wattana		5
	Mark King		4
						James Wattana		3
						Nigel Bond		5
	Nigel Bond		5
	Steve James		1
											Nigel Bond		5
											Ken Doherty		3
	Dean Reynolds		5
	Joe Swail		3
						Dean Reynolds		2
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Doug Mountjoy		0
																Nigel Bond		4
																John Parrott		6
	John Parrott		5
	Anthony Davies		4
						John Parrott		5
						David Roe		3
	David Roe		5
	Mick Price		1
											John Parrott		5
											Terry Griffiths		2
	Terry Griffiths		5
	Gary Wilkinson		3
						Terry Griffiths		5
						Steve Davis		2
	Steve Davis		5
	Mike Hallett		0

References

1. "In Brief: White pulls out" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 10 December 1994. p. 38.
2. "Hendry holds on to Euro Open" . Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 19 December 1994. p. 35.
3. "Half-century for Hendry" . Cambridge Daily News. 19 December 1994. p. 31.
4. "European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
5. "European Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 166.
7. "1994 Humo European Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.