1992_British_Open
1992 British Open
Snooker tournament
The 1992 British Open (officially the 1992 Pearl Assurance British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 17 to 29 February 1992 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[4][5]
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17–29 February 1992 (1992-02-17 – 1992-02-29) |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £425,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £75,000[2] |
| Highest break |  James Wattana (THA) (147)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up | James Wattana (THA) |
| Score | 10–7 |
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Close
Jimmy White won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 10–7 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was defeated in the quarter-final by Ken Doherty.[6]
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 29 February 1992. | ||
| Jimmy White England |
10–7 | James Wattana Thailand |
| Afternoon: 81–38, 66–46, 87–28 (87), 71–4, 78–48, 69–55, 66–15, 3–72 (63) Evening: 6–77, 25–84 (50), 34–78 (77), 0–69, 74–41, 26–78, 29–78 (78), 113–0 (113), 67–49 | ||
| 113 | Highest break | 78 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
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- "White gets a lift". Burton Daily Mail. 2 March 1992. p. 20.
- "Early lead ensures White victory". Sunday Tribune. 1 March 1992. p. 24.
- "David aims to hit quids Roe". Burton Daily Mail. 15 February 1992. p. 22.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. pp. 161–162.
- "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.