1992 Grand Prix (snooker)
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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.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–25 October 1992 |
Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
City | Reading |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £424,700 |
Winner's share | £80,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 10–9 |
← 1991 1993 → |
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Tony Chappel. Jimmy White won his eighth ranking title by defeating Ken Doherty 10–9 in the final.
Tournament summaryEdit
Defending and World Champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Main drawEdit
FinalEdit
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 25 October 1992. | ||
Ken Doherty (21) Ireland |
9–10 | Jimmy White (3) England |
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 |