European Open 1992

European Open 1992
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	448
Venue:	Snooker Center, Tongeren , Belgium
Opening:	March 10, 1992
Endgame:	March 14, 1992
Winner:	Jimmy White
Finalist:	Mark Johnston-Allen
Highest Break:	133 ( Jimmy White )
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The 1992 European Open was a snooker tournament in the 1991/92 season that was held from March 10th to 14th at the Tongeren Snooker Center . The small town of Tongeren in southern Belgium near Liège was the fourth venue in four editions of the tournament, Belgium was the third host country. For the first time, the tournament had to do without a sponsor.

Tony Jones could not defend his title last year, he only made it to the round of 16. Last year's finalist Mark Johnston-Allen , however, made it to the finals again, but also missed the win in the second attempt. Vice world champion Jimmy White won the final 9: 3 and thus achieved his third tournament victory this season.

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. After the tournament mode had previously been changed twice, this time it remained unchanged compared to the previous year.

	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	Tony Jones	5
	60	Nick Dyson	4th
						1	Tony Jones	5
						49	Jack McLaughlin	1
	22nd	Tony Drago	4th
	49	Jack McLaughlin	5
											1	Tony Jones	2
											12	Terry Griffiths	5
	12	Terry Griffiths	5
	35	Brady Gollan	2
						12	Terry Griffiths	5
						29	Mark Bennett	4th
	29	Mark Bennett	5
	45	Eugene Hughes	2
																12	Terry Griffiths	5
																33	Darren Morgan	1
	16	Tony Knowles	3
	33	Darren Morgan	5
						33	Darren Morgan	5
						31	John Virgo	2
	31	John Virgo	5
	74	David Taylor	3
											33	Darren Morgan	5
											17th	Willie Thorne	0
	17th	Willie Thorne	5
	54	Rod Lawler	4th
						17th	Willie Thorne	5
						8th	Steve James	2
	8th	Steve James	5
	-	Peter Ebdon	3
																					12	Terry Griffiths	0
																					5	Jimmy White	6th
	5	Jimmy White	5
	37	Tony Chappel	4th
						5	Jimmy White	5
						-	Mehmet Husnu	0
	24	Silvino Francisco	4th
	-	Mehmet Husnu	5
											5	Jimmy White	5
											15th	Martin Clark	2
	15th	Martin Clark	5
	48	Rex Williams	2
						15th	Martin Clark	5
						97	Nick Terry	3
	21st	Nigel Bond	3
	97	Nick Terry	5
																5	Jimmy White	5
																4th	Steve Davis	1
	9	Mike Hallett	3
	59	Nigel Gilbert	5
						59	Nigel Gilbert	5
						-	Andy Hicks	4th
	30th	Bob chaperone	0
	-	Andy Hicks	5
											59	Nigel Gilbert	2
											4th	Steve Davis	5
	32	Cliff Wilson	2
	36	Cliff Thorburn	5
						36	Cliff Thorburn	0
						4th	Steve Davis	5
	4th	Steve Davis	5
	39	Warren King	4th
																									5	Jimmy White	9
																										52	Mark Johnston-Allen	3
	3	Stephen Hendry	5
	-	Troy Shaw	0
						3	Stephen Hendry	5
						26th	Joe Johnson	2
	26th	Joe Johnson	5
	41	Alan McManus	1
											3	Stephen Hendry	2
											52	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	18th	Dene O'Kane	3
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						52	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						13	Dean Reynolds	2
	13	Dean Reynolds	5
	86	Tony Wilson	3
																52	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
																82	Mick Price	4th
	28	Danny Fowler	1
	82	Mick Price	5
						82	Mick Price	5
						11	Doug Mountjoy	4th
	11	Doug Mountjoy	5
	109	Mick Fisher	0
											82	Mick Price	5
											23	Steve Newbury	2
	23	Steve Newbury	5
	40	Les Dodd	3
						23	Steve Newbury	5
						6th	Gary Wilkinson	0
	6th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	44	Colin Roscoe	2
																				52	Mark Johnston-Allen	6th
																					2	John Parrott	2
	14th	Alain Robidoux	5
	57	Jim Wych	4th
						14th	Alain Robidoux	5
						25th	Wayne Jones	3
	25th	Wayne Jones	5
	77	Brian Rowswell	1
											14th	Alain Robidoux	5
											7th	Neal Foulds	2
	7th	Neal Foulds	5
	46	Robert Marshall	0
						7th	Neal Foulds	5
						50	David Roe	4th
	20th	James Wattana	3
	50	David Roe	5
																14th	Alain Robidoux	1
																2	John Parrott	5
	10	Dennis Taylor	5
	62	Jim Chambers	2
						10	Dennis Taylor	5
						19th	Peter Francisco	3
	19th	Peter Francisco	5
	-	Paul Tanner	1
											10	Dennis Taylor	3
											2	John Parrott	5
	27	Eddie Charlton	1
	55	Jonathan Birch	5
						55	Jonathan Birch	4th
						2	John Parrott	5
	2	John Parrott	5
	58	Kirk Stevens	1

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Snooker Center,  Tongeren , Belgium , March 14, 1992
Jimmy White	9 : 3	Mark Johnston-Allen
Afternoon : 73 : 23 (73), 1: 82 , 72 : 55 (72), 89 : 0 (64), 103 : 32 (70), 68 : 55 (55 Johnston-Allen), 41: 68 , 75 : 49 (55); Evening : 43: 57 , 96 : 18, 65 : 53 (65), 95 : 8 (95)
95	Highest break	92
-	Century breaks	-
7th	50+ breaks	1

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 19, 2019 (English). 
2. ↑ 1992 European Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 19, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1991-1992. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 19, 2019 .