1993 Scottish Masters

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	22–26 September 1993 (1993-09-22 – 1993-09-26)
Venue	Motherwell Civic Centre
City	Motherwell
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£140,000[1]
Winner's share	£45,000[2]
Highest break	Nigel Bond (125)
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Alan McManus
Score	10–9
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The 1993 Regal Scottish Masters was the twelfth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 26 September 1993. The tournament was played at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, and featured twelve professional players.

Ken Doherty won the title for the first time, beating Alan McManus 10–9 in the final.[3]

Main draw

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
						Neal Foulds		3
	Alan McManus		5			Alan McManus		6
	Dennis Taylor		2								Alan McManus		6
											Nigel Bond		4
						Jimmy White		1
	Steve Davis		3			Nigel Bond		6
	Nigel Bond		5													Alan McManus		9
																Ken Doherty		10
						John Parrott		4
	James Wattana		4			Ken Doherty		6
	Ken Doherty		5								Ken Doherty		6
											Willie Thorne		3
						Stephen Hendry		3
	Willie Thorne		5			Willie Thorne		6
	Billy Snaddon		0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: unknown. Motherwell Civic Centre, Motherwell, Scotland, 26 September 1993.
Ken Doherty  Ireland	10–9	Alan McManus  Scotland
53–65, 85–0 (63), 9–58 (50), 117–0 (73), 47–60, 1–112 (81), 118–0 (118), 85–0 (85), 35–76, 9–82 (53), 74–0 (74), 73–15 (72), 9–82 (58), 63–11, 6–75, 68–1, 65–52, 37–69 (60), 85–43
118	Highest break	81
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	5

Regal Challenge

A match, called the Regal Challenge, was held between Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins on 21 September as a curtain-raiser to the main tournament. The match had a winner-takes-all prize of £4,000,[4] O'Sullivan beat Higgins 6–5 after winning the last three frames.[5]

References

1. "1993 Scottish Masters - Snooker Results & Statistics". CueTracker. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
2. "Ken Doherty - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". CueTracker. 1969-09-17. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
3. "Alan McManus - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". CueTracker. 1971-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
4. "Baize babes in showdown". Stirling Observer. 20 August 1993. p. 24.
5. "Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. 22 September 1993. p. 37.