European Open 1991

European Open 1991 Tulip European Open 1991
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	Imax Center, Rotterdam , Netherlands
Opening:	March 11, 1991
Endgame:	March 16, 1991
Winner:	Tony Jones
Finalist:	Mark Johnston-Allen
Highest Break:	136 ( Cliff Thorburn )
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The Tulip European Open 1991 was a snooker tournament from the 1990/91 season that was held from March 10th to 16th. After two editions, the tournament moved to the Netherlands, where the Imax Center in the southern Dutch port city of Rotterdam was the venue. With Tulip , the tournament also got a new sponsor.

John Parrott , who had won twice in a row before, did not get past the first round this time, but the other favorites also failed prematurely. Tony Jones and Mark Johnston-Allen contested the underdog finals . Jones won 9-7, the only professional title in his career.

Main tournament

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. The players from 33rd place played two qualifying rounds, which resulted in a further 32 players who were then drawn into the top 32. Up to the semi-finals, the tournament mode was the same as last year, but the final was shortened again and you went back to Best of 17 as in the first tournament in 1989 .

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	John Parrott	3
	40	Darren Morgan	5
						40	Darren Morgan	1
						35	Tony Jones	5
	16	Alain Robidoux	2
	35	Tony Jones	5
											35	Tony Jones	5
											9	Steve James	3
	9	Steve James	5
	81	Mario Morra	2
						9	Steve James	5
						109	Duncan Campbell	3
	22nd	Wayne Jones	3
	109	Duncan Campbell	5
																35	Tony Jones	5
																10	Dennis Taylor	3
	10	Dennis Taylor	5
	56	Murdo MacLeod	2
						10	Dennis Taylor	5
						51	Nigel Gilbert	3
	30th	Tony Drago	2
	51	Nigel Gilbert	5
											10	Dennis Taylor	5
											28	Cliff Wilson	3
	28	Cliff Wilson	5
	53	Paddy Browne	2
						28	Cliff Wilson	5
						52	Jim Wych	4th
	7th	Mike Hallett	3
	52	Jim Wych	5
																					35	Tony Jones	6th
																					54	Brady Gollan	2
	5	Doug Mountjoy	5
	46	Robert Marshall	4th
						5	Doug Mountjoy	5
						31	Eddie Charlton	1
	31	Eddie Charlton	5
	37	Rex Williams	1
											5	Doug Mountjoy	5
											11	Willie Thorne	4th
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	33	Mark Bennett	4th
						11	Willie Thorne	5
						21st	Tony Knowles	2
	21st	Tony Knowles	5
	82	Barry Pinches	4th
																5	Doug Mountjoy	2
																54	Brady Gollan	5
	49	Jack McLaughlin	kl.
	97	Alex Higgins	-
						49	Jack McLaughlin	4th
						24	Peter Francisco	5
	24	Peter Francisco	5
	38	Nigel Bond	3
											24	Peter Francisco	2
											54	Brady Gollan	5
	25th	Bob chaperone	3
	54	Brady Gollan	5
						54	Brady Gollan	5
						32	James Wattana	3
	4th	Jimmy White	3
	32	James Wattana	5
																									35	Tony Jones	9
																										59	Mark Johnston-Allen	7th
	3	Steve Davis	5
	43	Tony Chappel	1
						3	Steve Davis	5
						19th	Gary Wilkinson	0
	19th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	-	Rod Lawler	3
											3	Steve Davis	4th
											18th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	18th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	86	Nick Terry	3
						18th	Cliff Thorburn	5
						15th	Tony Meo	3
	15th	Tony Meo	5
	-	Chris Cookson	2
																18th	Cliff Thorburn	5
																13	Neal Foulds	3
	13	Neal Foulds	5
	71	Marcel Gauvreau	2
						13	Neal Foulds	5
						61	Craig Edwards	4th
	27	Barry West	2
	61	Craig Edwards	5
											13	Neal Foulds	5
											-	Ken Doherty	3
	26th	Silvino Francisco	0
	-	Ken Doherty	5
						-	Ken Doherty	5
						6th	Terry Griffiths	1
	6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	79	Martin Smith	0
																				18th	Cliff Thorburn	4th
																					59	Mark Johnston-Allen	6th
	23	Dene O'Kane	5
	-	Jason Whittaker	4th
						23	Dene O'Kane	5
						12	Martin Clark	1
	12	Martin Clark	5
	78	Paul Medati	3
											23	Dene O'Kane	5
											8th	Dean Reynolds	4th
	8th	Dean Reynolds	5
	84	Jon Wright	2
						8th	Dean Reynolds	5
						-	Jason Prince	3
	29	Danny Fowler	4th
	-	Jason Prince	5
																23	Dene O'Kane	2
																59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	14th	John Virgo	5
	87	Graham Cripsey	4th
						14th	John Virgo	3
						59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	20th	Steve Newbury	4th
	59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
											59	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
											2	Stephen Hendry	0
	17th	Joe Johnson	5
	80	Andrew Cairns	3
						17th	Joe Johnson	0
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	70	Tony Wilson	0

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: John Williams Imax Center,  Rotterdam , Netherlands , March 16, 1991
Tony Jones	9 : 7	Mark Johnston-Allen
Afternoon : 21: 107 (92), 71 : 22, 48: 61 , 46: 65 (51), 69 : 32 (59), 62 : 33, 61 : 4, 47: 56 ; Evening : 73 : 40 (56), 52: 64 , 29: 69 , 52: 63 (55), 84 : 50, 62 : 52 (51 Johnston-Allen), 80 : 1, 61 : 2
59	Highest break	92
-	Century breaks	-
2	50+ breaks	4th

swell

1. ↑ Major European Tournaments (European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open). Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Michael Day: Snooker's Unlikeliest Champions - Tony Jones. The Cue View, November 26, 2017, accessed December 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ 1991 European Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Rankings - 1990-1991. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .