1994 Pontins Professional

1994 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 May 1994 (1994-05-07 – 1994-05-11)
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£12,000
Winner's share	£3,500
Highest break	Neal Foulds (ENG) (129)
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty (IRE)
Runner-up	Nigel Bond (ENG)
Score	9–5
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The 1994 Pontins Professional was the twenty-first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament. It took place in May 1994 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.

Ken Doherty won the event, defeating Nigel Bond 9–5 in the final, and received £3,500 from the total prize fund of £12,000 as champion. Neal Foulds compiled the highest break of the competition, 129.[2]

Main draw

Results for the tournament are shown below.[2]

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Ken Doherty		5
	Les Dodd		2
						Ken Doherty		6
						Gary Wilkinson		5
	Gary Wilkinson		5
	Neal Foulds		2
											Ken Doherty		9
											Nigel Bond		5
	Nigel Bond		5
	Mike Hallett		3
						Nigel Bond		6
						Tony Knowles		1
	Tony Knowles		5
	Stephen Hendry		2

Final

Details of the final are shown below:[1][2]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 11 May 1998.
Ken Doherty	9–5	Nigel Bond
83–42, 52–64, 69(54)–38, 68–32, 59–61, 55–23, 6–81(76), 8–82(68), 79–15, 70–7, 70–33, 55–45, 0–102(102), 67(57)–13
57	Highest break	102
0	Century breaks	1
2	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

Two century breaks were made during the tournament:[2]

• 129  Neal Foulds (ENG)
• 102  Nigel Bond (ENG)

References

1. "Doherty defends his Pontins title". Irish Independent. 12 May 1994. p. 14.
2. "Doherty retains Pontins professional title". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1994. p. 8.