1994 British Open

1994 British Open
Tournament information
Dates30 March – 7 April 1994 (1994-03-30 – 1994-04-07)
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
CityPlymouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000[1]
Winner's share£36,000[2]
Highest break Chris Small (SCO) (140)[3]
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up James Wattana (THA)
Score9–4
1993
1995

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.[4]

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.[5]

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

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

Final

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Little rest for Hendry". Herald Scotland. 4 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bond runs out of shots". Herald Scotland. 6 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Bully for champion O'Sullivan". Herald Scotland. 8 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 165.
  5. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2018.