1994 Pontins Professional

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1994 Pontins Professional
Tournament information
Dates7–11 May 1994 (1994-05-07 1994-05-11)
VenuePontin's
City Prestatyn
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£12,000
Winner's share£3,500
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Neal Foulds  (ENG) (129)
Final
ChampionFlag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRE)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)
Score9–5
1993
1995

The 1994 Pontins Professional was the twenty-first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament. It took place in May 1994 in Prestatyn, Wales. [1]

Contents

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.

Ken Doherty won the event, defeating Nigel Bond 9–5 in the final, and received £3,500 from the total prize fund of £12,000 as champion. Neal Foulds compiled the highest break of the competition, 129. [2]

Main draw

Results for the tournament are shown below. [2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
         
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 5
Flag of England.svg Les Dodd 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 6
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5
Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 5
Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett 3
Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 6
Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 1
Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 2

Final

Details of the final are shown below: [1] [2]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 11 May 1998.
Ken Doherty
Flag of Ireland.svg
9–5 Nigel Bond
Flag of England.svg
83–42, 52–64, 69(54)–38, 68–32, 59–61, 55–23, 6–81(76), 8–82(68), 79–15, 70–7, 70–33, 55–45, 0–102(102), 67(57)–13
57Highest break102
0Century breaks1
250+ breaks3

Century breaks

Two century breaks were made during the tournament: [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Doherty defends his Pontins title". Irish Independent. 12 May 1994. p. 14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Doherty retains Pontins professional title". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1994. p. 8.