The 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1992/1993 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 12 to 25 October 1992 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The event was the eleventh edition of the Grand Prix, first held in 1982 as the 1982 Professional Players Tournament.[1][2][3]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–25 October 1992 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £424,700 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break |  Joe Swail (NIR) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Tony Chappel. Jimmy White played Ken Doherty in the final, with the latter contesting his first ranking event final.[4] White defeated Doherty 10–9 in the final to win his eighth ranking title.[5]
Fred Davis, at the age of 79, lost 5-1 in the qualifying rounds to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan. [6] Also in the qualifiers, O'Sullivan defeated Jason Curtis 5–0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, the fastest best-of-nine-frames match to date.[7] The event featured a prize of £80,000 for the winner of the event.[8]
Tournament summary edit
Defending and World Champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Main draw edit
Below is the main draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.[9]
Final edit
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 25 October 1992. | ||
| Ken Doherty (21) Ireland
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9–10 | Jimmy White (3) England
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| Afternoon: 59–67 (Doherty 59), 118–0 (67), 69–51, 59–12, 61–27, 69–20, 4–130 (106), 36–73 (72), 38–85 (85) Evening: 65–48, 43–57, 0–75 (75), 89–4 (53), 0–96 (96), 0–82 (65), 80–0 (80), 69–70, 117–0 (117), 2–80 | ||
| 117 | Highest break | 106 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
References edit
- ^ "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Hendon: Doherty at 40". Eurosport. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Snooker: White able to bridge the gap". The Independent. 1992-10-26. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan on prison time, playing until 60 and why he is like Tiger Woods". Eurosport. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Tribune.com.pk. "Hall of fame: Ronnie O'Sullivan — The Rocket | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
At the qualifying stage of the 1992 Grand Prix, the Briton defeated Jason Curtis 5-0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, setting the current record for the fastest best-of-nine frame match.
- ^ "A brief history of the Grand Prix and LG Cup". Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
- ^ "1992 Grand Prix Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2019.