Pontins Professional 1994

Pontins Professional 1994
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Pontins, Prestatyn , Wales
Opening:	May 7, 1994
Endgame:	May 14, 1994
Winner:	Ken Doherty
Finalist:	Nigel Bond
Highest Break:	129 ( Neal Foulds )
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The 1994 Pontins Professional was a snooker tournament for the 1993/94 season . It was held from May 7th to 14th at the Pontins' holiday resort in Prestatyn on the north coast of Wales.

Ken Doherty as defending champion remained unbeaten in his second appearance at the Pontins Professional and won his second title with a 9-5 final win over Nigel Bond . He was the third player in tournament history to defend his title.

Prize money

The winning bonus remained constant at £ 3,500 . A total of £ 12,000 was distributed to the 8 participants based on their placements.

placement	Prize money
winner	£ 3,500
final	£ 2,000
Semifinals	£ 1,250
Quarter finals	£ 1,000
All in all	£ 12,000

Final round

After a long time, Stephen Hendry , a world champion and world number one, took part in the tournament. He and 7 other players from the top 46 played in three rounds in elimination mode for the tournament victory.

	Quarter Finals (Best of 9)					Semi-finals (Best of 11)					Final (Best of 17)
	1	Ken Doherty	5
	8th	Les Dodd	2
						1	Ken Doherty	6th
						5	Gary Wilkinson	5
	4th	Neal Foulds	2
	5	Gary Wilkinson	5
											1	Ken Doherty	9
											3	Nigel Bond	5
	3	Nigel Bond	5
	6th	Mike Hallett	3
						3	Nigel Bond	6th
						7th	Tony Knowles	1
	2	Stephen Hendry	2
	7th	Tony Knowles	5

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Pontins,  Prestatyn , Wales , May 14, 1994
Ken Doherty	9 : 5	Nigel Bond
Afternoon : 83 : 42, 52: 64 , 69 : 38 (54), 68 : 32, 59: 61 , 55 : 23, 16: 81 (76), 8: 82 (68); Evening : 79 : 15, 70 : 7, 70 : 33, 55 : 45, 0: 102 (102), 67 : 13 (57)
57	Highest break	102
-	Century breaks	1
2	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

Twice there were high breaks of over 100 points in the tournament. Nigel Bond contributed his in the finals.

Neal Foulds	129
Nigel Bond	102

swell

1. ^ Pontins Open / Pontins Professional / Pontins World Pro-Am Series. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 1994 Pontins Professional - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 1994 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 . 
4. ↑ 1994 Pontin's Professional Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 9, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Rankings - 1993-1994. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 .