1993 British Open
| 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 |  Steve Davis(ENG)(139)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis(ENG) |
| Runner-up |  James Wattana(THA) |
| Score | 10–2 |
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The1993 British Open(officially the1993 Wickes British Open) was a professionalrankingsnookertournament, that was held from 22 February to 6 March 1993 at theAssembly RoomsinDerby,England.[3]ITVtelevised the event from 27 February.[4]
Steve Daviswon the tournament by defeatingJames Wattanaten frames to two in the final. The defending championJimmy Whitewas defeated in the semi-final by Davis.[5]
Prize fund[edit]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Main draw[edit]
Final[edit]
| Final:Best of 19 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms,Derby,England. 6 March 1993. | ||
| Steve DavisEngland
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10–2 | James WattanaThailand
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| 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[edit]
- ^abc"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.
- ^abHayton, Eric.Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker.p. 163.
- ^"British Open".Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2012.Retrieved16 February2018.
- ^"British Open".Snooker Scene. Archived fromthe originalon 24 January 2013.Retrieved16 February2018.