Snooker tournament
The 1994 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 30 March to 7 April 1994 at the Plymouth Pavilions , Plymouth , England.[ 4]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 9–4 in the final. The defending champion Steve Davis was defeated in the semi-final by Wattana.[ 5]
There were three notable factors in this year's tournament: There was no title sponsor, there was a new venue, and there was no TV coverage after 14 years of being shown on ITV .
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions , Plymouth , England. 7 April 1994.
Ronnie O'Sullivan England
9 –4
James Wattana Thailand
Afternoon: 76 –20 (67), 73 –42, 59 –25, 38–74 , 70 –41 (58), 112 –0 (112), 18–103 , 91 –33 (90) Evening: 29–56 , 69 –14 (52), 58 –38, 16–74 , 70 –10 (70)
112
Highest break
1
Century breaks
0
6
50+ breaks
0
References
British Gold Cup Yamaha Organs Trophy International Masters British Open British Open (renewed) Winners
Ranking events Non-ranking events