1993 British Open

1993 Wickes British Open

Tournament information
Dates	22 February – 6 March 1993 (1993-02-22 – 1993-03-06)
Venue	Assembly Rooms
City	Derby
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£250,000[1]
Winner's share	£50,000[1]
Highest break	Steve Davis (ENG) (139)[2]
Final
Champion	Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up	James Wattana (THA)
Score	10–2
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The 1993 British Open (officially the 1993 Wickes British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 22 February to 6 March 1993 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[3] ITV televised the event from 27 February.[4]

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating James Wattana ten frames to two in the final. The defending champion Jimmy White was defeated in the semi-final by Davis.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Winner: £50,000 Final: £25,000 Semi-final: £12,500 Quarter-final: £7,000 Last 16: £3,500 Last 32: £2,000 Last 64: £1,000

Last 96: £450 Last 128: £200 Last 192: £100 Stage one highest break: £800 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Total: £250,000

Main draw

[4][6]

	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 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	Jimmy White		5
	Brady Gollan		4
						Jimmy White		5
						Joe Johnson		3
	Joe Johnson		5
	Anthony O'Connor		2
											Jimmy White		5
											Darren Morgan		3
	Darren Morgan		5
	Paul Davies		1
						Darren Morgan		5
						Warren King		0
	Warren King		5
	Tony Jones		2
																Jimmy White		5
																John Higgins		3
	Joe Swail		5
	Alain Robidoux		2
						Joe Swail		4
						Troy Shaw		5
	Troy Shaw		5
	Danny Fowler		4
											Troy Shaw		2
											John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Terry Griffiths		2
						John Higgins		5
						Nick Terry		3
	Nick Terry		5
	Dean Reynolds		3
																					Jimmy White		3
																					Steve Davis		6
	Danny Smith		5
	Neal Foulds		3
						Danny Smith		1
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Franky Chan		3
											Ken Doherty		5
											Willie Thorne		3
	Willie Thorne		5
	Jimmy Michie		3
						Willie Thorne		5
						Anthony Hamilton		1
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Doug Mountjoy		1
																Ken Doherty		4
																Steve Davis		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Steve James		2
						Stephen Lee		5
						Dene O'Kane		1
	Dene O'Kane		5
	Eugene Hughes		4
											Stephen Lee		2
											Steve Davis		5
	Steve Davis		5
	Les Dodd		0
						Steve Davis		5
						Dave Finbow		2
	Dave Finbow		5
	Peter Francisco		2
																										Steve Davis		10
																										James Wattana		2
	John Parrott		5
	Alex Higgins		0
						John Parrott		5
						Mike Hallett		4
	Mike Hallett		5
	Chris Small		2
											John Parrott		2
											Tony Drago		5
	Martin Clark		5
	Brian Morgan		0
						Martin Clark		2
						Tony Drago		5
	Tony Drago		5
	Jim Wych		2
																Tony Drago		2
																James Wattana		5
	Ian Graham		5
	Dennis Taylor		1
						Ian Graham		5
						Silvino Francisco		1
	Silvino Francisco		5
	Ian Sargeant		1
											Ian Graham		1
											James Wattana		5
	James Wattana		5
	Mark Davis		4
						James Wattana		5
						Steve Newbury		2
	Steve Newbury		5
	Mark Johnston-Allen		1
																					James Wattana		6
																					Stephen Hendry		4
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Gary Wilkinson		4
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Craig Edwards		0
	Craig Edwards		5
	Tony Knowles		1
											Peter Ebdon		2
											Mark Bennett		5
	Nigel Bond		5
	Tony Meo		2
						Nigel Bond		2
						Mark Bennett		5
	Mark Bennett		5
	Darren Hackeson		2
																Mark Bennett		0
																Stephen Hendry		5
	Alan McManus		5
	Jason Prince		2
						Alan McManus		3
						David Roe		5
	David Roe		5
	Mark Williams		1
											David Roe		2
											Stephen Hendry		5
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Jason Ferguson		0
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Eddie Charlton		0
	Eddie Charlton		5
	Colin Roscoe		0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 6 March 1993.
Steve Davis  England	10–2	James Wattana  Thailand
Afternoon: 62–20 (61), 116–10 (90), 59–30, 93–21 (54), 52–65, 67–46 (54), 69–19, 80–12 (58) Evening: 65–56 (52), 95–8, 31–90, 65–23 (50)
90	Highest break
0	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	0

References

1. "Can Gary go one better this time?". Nottingham Evening Post. 19 February 1993. p. 43.
2. "Davis hits super form". Burton Daily Mail. 8 March 1993. p. 21.
3. "Welsh nine hunt crown". South Wales Echo. 19 February 1993. p. 17.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.
5. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
6. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2018.