1993 British Open
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 February – 6 March 1993 |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £50,000[1] |
| Highest break | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) (139)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana (THA) |
| Score | 10–2 |
← 1992 1994 → | |
The 1993 British Open (officially the 1993 Wickes British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 22 February to 6 March 1993 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[3] ITV televised the event from 27 February.[4] Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating James Wattana ten frames to two in the final. The defending champion Jimmy White was defeated in the semi-final by Davis.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 6 March 1993. | ||
| Steve Davis File:Flag of England.svg England |
10–2 | James Wattana File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| Afternoon: 62–20 (61), 116–10 (90), 59–30, 93–21 (54), 52–65, 67–46 (54), 69–19, 80–12 (58) Evening: 65–56 (52), 95–8, 31–90, 65–23 (50) | ||
| 90 | Highest break | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Can Gary go one better this time?". Nottingham Evening Post. 19 February 1993. p. 43.
- ↑ "Davis hits super form". Burton Daily Mail. 8 March 1993. p. 21.
- ↑ "Welsh nine hunt crown". South Wales Echo. 19 February 1993. p. 17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.
- ↑ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.