1994 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	10–23 October 1994 (1994-10-10 – 1994-10-23)
Venue	Assembly Rooms
City	Derby
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000 [1]
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	Dave Harold  (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion	John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-up	Dave Harold  (ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 1994 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. The event started on 10 October 1994 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 16 and 23 October 1994.

John Higgins won in the final 9–6 against Dave Harold to claim his first ranking title. Higgins, ranked 51 at the time, defeated four top 16 seeded players at the event: Willie Thorne (15) in the first round; James Wattana (4) in the last 16; Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) in a 5–0 whitewash in the quarter-finals and Joe Swail (12) in the semi-finals.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below: ^[2]

		Prize money	Ranking points
Winner		£60,000	2700
Runner-up		£32,000	2025
Semi-final		£16,000	1520
Quarter-final		£9,050	1330
Last 16		£4,550	1140
Last 32		£2,600	855
Last 64	Unseeded	£1,900	640
	Seeded		427

Highest break	Prize money	Break
Non-televised	£1,200	145 Robin Hull
Televised	£2,400	140 Dave Harold

Main draw

^[2]

	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	Peter Ebdon	5
		Stephen O'Connor	3
						1	Peter Ebdon	5
							Jamie Burnett	3
	17	Steve James	2
		Jamie Burnett	5
											1	Peter Ebdon	3
												Jimmy Michie	5
	27	Mick Price	4
		Ian Brumby	5
							Ian Brumby	4
							Jimmy Michie	5
	11	Nigel Bond	1
		Jimmy Michie	5
																	Jimmy Michie	4
																12	Joe Swail	5
	12	Joe Swail	5
		Dominic Dale	2
						12	Joe Swail	5
						28	Jason Ferguson	0
	28	Jason Ferguson	5
		Shokat Ali	3
											12	Joe Swail	5
												Wayne Brown	3
	20	Dene O'Kane	2
		Wayne Brown	5
							Wayne Brown	5
						53	Tony Chappel	4
	6	John Parrott	4
	53	Tony Chappel	5
																					12	Joe Swail	5
																					51	John Higgins	9
	8	Ken Doherty	5
		Ken Owers	3
						8	Ken Doherty	5
							Mark King	0
	22	Gary Wilkinson	4
		Mark King	5
											8	Ken Doherty	3
											10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	32	Alain Robidoux	5
		Darren Clarke	2
						32	Alain Robidoux	4
						10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Jason Weston	3
																10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0
																51	John Higgins	5
	15	Willie Thorne	4
	51	John Higgins	5
						51	John Higgins	5
						18	Martin Clark	4
	18	Martin Clark	5
	40	Stephen Lee	4
											51	John Higgins	5
											4	James Wattana	3
	21	Tony Knowles	5
	47	Jason Prince	3
						21	Tony Knowles	3
						4	James Wattana	5
	4	James Wattana	5
		John Read	1
																										51	John Higgins	9
																										19	Dave Harold	6
	3	Steve Davis	5
		Terry Murphy	3
						3	Steve Davis	5
						37	Joe Johnson	0
	31	Mark Bennett	0
	37	Joe Johnson	5
											3	Steve Davis	5
											35	Anthony Hamilton	1
	25	Neal Foulds	1
	35	Anthony Hamilton	5
						35	Anthony Hamilton	5
						62	Steve Newbury	2
	13	David Roe	1
	62	Steve Newbury	5
																3	Steve Davis	3
																33	Andy Hicks	5
	14	Terry Griffiths	5
		Steve Judd	0
						14	Terry Griffiths	1
						33	Andy Hicks	5
	23	Mike Hallett	4
	33	Andy Hicks	5
											33	Andy Hicks	5
												Euan Henderson	3
	24	Dennis Taylor	0
		Euan Henderson	5
							Euan Henderson	5
						5	Jimmy White	2
	5	Jimmy White	5
	59	Paul McPhillips	2
																					33	Andy Hicks	8
																					19	Dave Harold	9
	7	Alan McManus	5
	49	Nigel Gilbert	1
						7	Alan McManus	5
						26	Doug Mountjoy	2
	26	Doug Mountjoy	5
		Karl Payne	4
											7	Alan McManus	2
											19	Dave Harold	5
	19	Dave Harold	5
	55	Paul Davies	3
						19	Dave Harold	5
						9	Darren Morgan	3
	9	Darren Morgan	5
	54	Cliff Thorburn	1
																19	Dave Harold	5
																2	Stephen Hendry	2
	16	Tony Drago	5
		Mark Flowerdew	1
						16	Tony Drago	2
						45	Rod Lawler	5
	30	Brian Morgan	3
	45	Rod Lawler	5
											45	Rod Lawler	0
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	29	Dean Reynolds	5
	58	Mark Williams	1
						29	Dean Reynolds	3
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
		Chris Small	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams. Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 23 October 1994.
John Higgins (51)   Scotland	9–6	Dave Harold (19)   England
Afternoon:98–10, 41–64, 82–48 (67), 72–9, 1–75 (70), 67–9, 74–0 (62), 93–36 (92) Evening:91–23, 6–123 (99), 22–82 (72), 118–0 (118), 46–58, 28–77, 82–1 (82)
118	Highest break	99
1	Century breaks	0
5	50+ breaks	3

References

1. "Snooker: Higgins faces tough task" . London: The Independent. 28 August 1994. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
2. "1994 New Skoda Grand Prix". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 January 2011.