1993 Scottish Masters

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Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates22–26 September 1993 (1993-09-22 1993-09-26)
Venue Motherwell Civic Centre
City Motherwell
CountryScotland
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£140,000 [1]
Winner's share£45,000 [2]
Highest break Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond (125)
Final
Champion Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty
Runner-up Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus
Score10–9
1992
1994

The 1993 Regal Scottish Masters was the twelfth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 26 September 1993. The tournament was played at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, and featured twelve professional players.

Contents

Ken Doherty won the title for the first time, beating Alan McManus 10–9 in the final. [3]

Main draw

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 6
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 6
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 4
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 3 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 6
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 9
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 10
Flag of England.svg John Parrott 4
Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 6
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 6
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 3
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 5 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 6
Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: unknown.
Motherwell Civic Centre, Motherwell, Scotland, 26 September 1993.
Ken Doherty
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
10–9 Alan McManus
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
53–65, 85–0 (63), 9–58 (50), 117–0 (73), 47–60, 1–112 (81), 118–0 (118), 85–0 (85), 35–76, 9–82 (53), 74–0 (74), 73–15 (72), 9–82 (58), 63–11, 6–75, 68–1, 65–52, 37–69 (60), 85–43
118Highest break81
1Century breaks0
650+ breaks5

Regal Challenge

A match, called the Regal Challenge, was held between Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins on 21 September as a curtain-raiser to the main tournament. The match had a winner-takes-all prize of £4,000, [4] O'Sullivan beat Higgins 6–5 after winning the last three frames. [5]

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References

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