1992/1993 Strachan Challenge – Event 1

The Strachan Challenge Series – Event 1 was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 12 to 21 December 1992 at the Jimmy White Snooker Lodge in Aldershot, England.

Strachan Challenge – Event 1
Tournament information
Dates12–21 December 1992 (1992-12-12 – 1992-12-21)
VenueJimmy White Snooker Lodge
CityAldershot
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatMinor-ranking event
Winner's share£3,000
Final
Champion Joe Swail (NIR)
Runner-up Stefan Mazrocis (ENG)
Score9–4
1993

The event was held in an effort to encourage some of the hundreds of new professionals who had joined the tour, the WPBSA experimented with several so-called minor ranking events. These were open to all the pros but carried a much lower ranking points tariff, around ten per cent of that applicable to most of the other tournaments. The already established Benson and Hedges Championship was one of the four events and the others were three legs of the Strachan Challenge. Although there was no restriction as to who could enter, most of the top 16 did not bother. They were played out at snooker clubs, the first and the third at Aldershot and the second in Sheffield. The experiment was not repeated although there were two further Challenge events the following season which did not carry any ranking status.[1]

Joe Swail won the tournament by defeating Stefan Mazrocis nine frames to four in the final.[2]

Main draw

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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
               
  Joe Swail 5
  Robert Foxall 1
  Joe Swail 5
  David Roe 2
  David Roe 5
  Nick Terry 0
  Joe Swail 5
  Jonathan Birch 4
  Jonathan Birch 5
  Scott MacFarlane 3
  Jonathan Birch 5
  John Giles 3
  John Giles 5
  Paul Tanner 4
  Joe Swail 6
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Chris Small 2
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Stephen Murphy 3
  Stephen Murphy 5
  Steve Judd 1
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Ken Doherty 0
  Ken Doherty 5
  Cliff Wilson 0
  Ken Doherty 5
  Mark Davis 2
  Mark Davis 5
  Scott Bigham 1
  Joe Swail 9
  Stefan Mazrocis 4
  Stefan Mazrocis 5
  Jason Prince 3
  Stefan Mazrocis 5
  Paul Davies 2
  Paul Davies 5
  Gary Wilkinson 1
  Stefan Mazrocis 5
  Mark Bennett 4
  Mark Bennett 5
  Willie Thorne 2
  Mark Bennett 5
  Joe Johnson 0
  Joe Johnson 5
  Alex Higgins 4
  Stefan Mazrocis 6
  Anthony Hamilton 4
  Anthony Hamilton 5
  Darren Morgan 3
  Anthony Hamilton 5
  Stuart Reardon 3
  Stuart Reardon 5
  Rod Lawler 4
  Anthony Hamilton 5
  Peter Francisco 3
  Peter Francisco 5
  Brian Rowswell 3
  Peter Francisco 5
  Martin Clark 4
  Martin Clark 5
  Bob Marshall 3

References

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  1. ^ "Strachan Open, Strachan Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.