1992 British Open

1992 Pearl Assurance British Open

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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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]

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]

Main draw

[5][7]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	Jimmy White		5
	Cliff Thorburn		3
						Jimmy White		5
						Mike Hallett		3
	Mike Hallett		5
	Robby Foldvari		0
											Jimmy White		5
											Darren Morgan		1
	Darren Morgan		5
	Dene O'Kane		0
						Darren Morgan		5
						Peter Francisco		2
	Peter Francisco		5
	David Taylor		3
																Jimmy White		5
																Terry Griffiths		3
	Terry Griffiths		5
	Ken Owers		1
						Terry Griffiths		5
						Tony Jones		4
	Tony Jones		5
	Tony Chappel		3
											Terry Griffiths		5
											Mark Johnston-Allen		4
	Mark Johnston-Allen		5
	John Virgo		4
						Mark Johnston-Allen		5
						Andrew Cairns		1
	Andrew Cairns		5
	Steve Newbury		1
																					Jimmy White		9
																					Steve Davis		8
	Steve Davis		5
	David Roe		4
						Steve Davis		5
						Mark Bennett		2
	Mark Bennett		5
	Alan McManus		4
											Steve Davis		5
											Martin Clark		0
	Martin Clark		5
	John Campbell		3
						Martin Clark		5
						Steve James		4
	Steve James		5
	Drew Henry		3
																Steve Davis		5
																Alain Robidoux		3
	Alain Robidoux		5
	Mark Rowing		3
						Alain Robidoux		5
						Tony Knowles		3
	Tony Knowles		5
	Jason Prince		2
											Alain Robidoux		5
											Joe Johnson		4
	Joe Johnson		5
	Joe Grech		3
						Joe Johnson		5
						Nigel Bond		4
	Nigel Bond		5
	Stuart Reardon		1
																										Jimmy White		10
																										James Wattana		7
	James Wattana		5
	Stephen Murphy		1
						James Wattana		5
						Dennis Taylor		1
	Dennis Taylor		5
	Brian Morgan		3
											James Wattana		5
											Tony Drago		1
	Tony Drago		5
	Bob Marshall		3
						Tony Drago		5
						Paul Davies		1
	Paul Davies		5
	Cliff Wilson		4
																James Wattana		5
																Doug Mountjoy		3
	Doug Mountjoy		5
	Paul Medati		0
						Doug Mountjoy		5
						Willie Thorne		3
	Willie Thorne		5
	Les Dodd		2
											Doug Mountjoy		5
											Neal Foulds		3
	Neal Foulds		w/o
	Terry Whitthread		w/d
						Neal Foulds		5
						Marcel Gauvreau		2
	Marcel Gauvreau		5
	Bob Chaperon		3
																					James Wattana		9
																					Ken Doherty		6
	Ken Doherty		5
	John Parrott		4
						Ken Doherty		5
						Wayne Jones		4
	Wayne Jones		5
	Rex Williams		0
											Ken Doherty		5
											Eddie Charlton		2
	Eddie Charlton		5
	Terry Murphy		3
						Eddie Charlton		5
						Jason Weston		1
	Jason Weston		5
	Dean Reynolds		0
																Ken Doherty		5
																Stephen Hendry		2
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Jason Ferguson		0
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Danny Fowler		1
	Danny Fowler		5
	Troy Shaw		4
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Gary Wilkinson		1
	Gary Wilkinson		5
	Jim Chambers		4
						Gary Wilkinson		5
						Silvino Francisco		2
	Silvino Francisco		5
	Jason Smith		1

Final

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

References

1. "Dean tables cloth protest". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 13 February 1992. p. 36.
2. "White gets a lift". Burton Daily Mail. 2 March 1992. p. 20.
3. "Early lead ensures White victory". Sunday Tribune. 1 March 1992. p. 24.
4. "David aims to hit quids Roe". Burton Daily Mail. 15 February 1992. p. 22.
5. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. pp. 161–162.
6. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
7. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.