1994 British Open

The 1994 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 30 March to 7 April 1994 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[1]

British Open
Tournament information
Dates30 March–7 April 1994
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
CityPlymouth
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up James Wattana
Score9–4
1993
1995

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 9–4 in the final. The defending champion Steve Davis was defeated in the semi-final by Wattana.[2]

There were three notable factors in this year's tournament: There was no title sponsor, there was a new venue, and there was no TV coverage after 14 years of being shown on ITV.

Main draw

[1][3]

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 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
Steve Davis 5
Paul McPhillips 2
Steve Davis 5
Brian Morgan 1
Brian Morgan 5
Tony Jones 0
Steve Davis 5
Andy Hicks 4
Andy Hicks 5
Neal Foulds 2
Andy Hicks 5
Mike Hallett 4
Mike Hallett 5
Chris Small 4
Steve Davis 5
Doug Mountjoy 0
Dennis Taylor 5
Jason Prince 2
Dennis Taylor 4
Doug Mountjoy 5
Doug Mountjoy 5
Ian Graham 1
Doug Mountjoy 5
Dave Harold 3
Dave Harold 5
Terry Griffiths 2
Dave Harold 5
Darryn Walker 4
Darryn Walker 5
Tony Knowles 4
Steve Davis 4
James Wattana 6
Jimmy White 5
Billy Snaddon 0
Jimmy White 5
Dominic Dale 2
Dominic Dale 5
Dean Reynolds 3
Jimmy White 2
Tony Drago 5
Rod Lawler 5
Martin Clark 4
Rod Lawler 2
Tony Drago 5
Tony Drago 5
Matthew Couch 2
Tony Drago 0
James Wattana 5
Darren Morgan 5
Stephen Murphy 3
Darren Morgan 5
John Higgins 4
John Higgins 5
Mark Bennett 0
Darren Morgan 4
James Wattana 5
Mark Johnston-Allen 5
Nick Terry 3
Mark Johnston-Allen 2
James Wattana 5
James Wattana 5
Danny Fowler 2
James Wattana 4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Peter Ebdon 4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Willie Thorne 1
Willie Thorne 5
Mark Williams 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Ken Doherty 4
Mick Price 5
Yasin Merchant 3
Mick Price 1
Ken Doherty 5
Ken Doherty 5
Peter Francisco 4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Nigel Bond 0
Nigel Bond 5
Anton Bishop 1
Nigel Bond 5
Alain Robidoux 3
Alain Robidoux 5
Jim Wych 3
Nigel Bond 5
John Parrott 3
Joe Swail 5
Brian Rowswell 3
Joe Swail 1
John Parrott 5
John Parrott 5
Eugene Hughes 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Stephen Hendry 2
Alan McManus 5
Tony Meo 2
Alan McManus 5
Joe Johnson 2
Joe Johnson 5
Nigel Gilbert 2
Alan McManus 5
Antony Bolsover 1
David Roe 5
Jamie Bodle 2
David Roe 3
Antony Bolsover 5
Antony Bolsover 5
Gary Wilkinson 3
Alan McManus 4
Stephen Hendry 5
Steve James 5
David Rippon 1
Steve James 3
Jason Ferguson 5
Jason Ferguson 5
Ian Brumby 1
Jason Ferguson 3
Stephen Hendry 5
Dene O'Kane 5
Stephen O'Connor 4
Dene O'Kane 2
Stephen Hendry 5
Stephen Hendry 5
Cliff Thorburn 2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 7 April 1994.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
9–4 James Wattana
 Thailand
Afternoon: 76–20 (67), 73–42, 59–25, 38–74, 70–41 (58), 112–0 (112), 18–103, 91–33 (90)
Evening: 29–56, 69–14 (52), 58–38, 16–74, 70–10 (70)
112 Highest break
1 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 0
gollark: What if they would kill more people if left unkilled?
gollark: I do not think you actually can get it down objectively in a way which would not have karge issues.
gollark: Also, I worked out a shiny new SPUDNET interface for potatOS.
gollark: Just overrule them if it's important and/or you don't have much time pressure.
gollark: ...

References

  1. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 165.
  2. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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