1994_British_Open
1994 British Open
Snooker tournament
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]
Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March – 7 April 1994 (1994-03-30 – 1994-04-07) |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 9–4 |
← 1993 1995 → | |
Close
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.
| 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 |
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