British Open 1992

British Open 1992 Pearl Assurance British Open 1992
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	504
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	17th February 1992
Endgame:	February 29, 1992
Winner:	Jimmy White
Finalist:	James Wattana
Highest Break:	147 ( James Wattana )
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The 1992 Pearl Assurance British Open was a snooker tournament for the 1991/92 season that was held from February 17th to 29th in the Assembly Rooms in Derby . It was the eighth edition of the ranking tournament and the third with Pearl Insurance as a sponsor.

Defending champion Stephen Hendry only made it to the quarter-finals this time. James Wattana and Jimmy White contested the final . The vice world champion from England won 10: 7 and took the title for the second time since 1987 .

In the round of 16, James Wattana managed a rare maximum break . It was the first in the history of the British Open and the 11th official 147-point break in professional snooker since 1982. For the Thai it was already the second in his career.

Main tournament

7 qualifying rounds were played, then half of the field for the main tournament was determined. The other half formed the top 32 of the world rankings , which were set directly for the first main round.

	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 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Stephen Hendry	5
	108	Jason Ferguson	0
						1	Stephen Hendry	5
						28	Danny Fowler	1
	28	Danny Fowler	5
	-	Troy Shaw	4th
											1	Stephen Hendry	5
											5	Gary Wilkinson	1
	5	Gary Wilkinson	5
	62	Jim Chambers	4th
						5	Gary Wilkinson	5
						24	Silvino Francisco	2
	24	Silvino Francisco	5
	75	Jason Smith	1
																1	Stephen Hendry	2
																51	Ken Doherty	5
	4th	John Parrott	4th
	51	Ken Doherty	5
						51	Ken Doherty	5
						25th	Wayne Jones	4th
	25th	Wayne Jones	5
	48	Rex Williams	0
											51	Ken Doherty	5
											27	Eddie Charlton	2
	27	Eddie Charlton	5
	-	Terry Murphy	3
						27	Eddie Charlton	5
						-	Jason Weston	1
	12	Dean Reynolds	0
	-	Jason Weston	5
																					51	Ken Doherty	6th
																					20th	James Wattana	9
	20th	James Wattana	5
	65	Stephen Murphy	1
						20th	James Wattana	5
						9	Dennis Taylor	1
	9	Dennis Taylor	5
	47	Brian Morgan	3
											20th	James Wattana	5
											22nd	Tony Drago	1
	22nd	Tony Drago	5
	46	Robert Marshall	3
						22nd	Tony Drago	5
						-	Paul Davies	1
	32	Cliff Wilson	4th
	-	Paul Davies	5
																20th	James Wattana	5
																10	Doug Mountjoy	3
	10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	93	Paul Medati	0
						10	Doug Mountjoy	5
						17th	Willie Thorne	3
	17th	Willie Thorne	5
	40	Les Dodd	2
											10	Doug Mountjoy	5
											6th	Neal Foulds	3
	30th	Bob chaperone	3
	89	Marcel Gauvreau	5
						89	Marcel Gauvreau	2
						6th	Neal Foulds	5
	6th	Neal Foulds	kl.
	132	Terry Whitthread	-
																									20th	James Wattana	7th
																										3	Jimmy White	10
	3	Jimmy White	5
	36	Cliff Thorburn	3
						3	Jimmy White	5
						8th	Mike Hallett	3
	8th	Mike Hallett	5
	68	Robby Foldvari	0
											3	Jimmy White	5
											33	Darren Morgan	1
	18th	Dene O'Kane	0
	33	Darren Morgan	5
						33	Darren Morgan	5
						19th	Peter Francisco	2
	19th	Peter Francisco	5
	74	David Taylor	3
																3	Jimmy White	5
																11	Terry Griffiths	3
	11	Terry Griffiths	5
	67	Ken Owers	1
						11	Terry Griffiths	5
						15th	Tony Jones	4th
	15th	Tony Jones	5
	37	Tony Chappel	3
											11	Terry Griffiths	5
											52	Mark Johnston-Allen	4th
	31	John Virgo	4th
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						52	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						70	Andrew Cairns	1
	23	Steve Newbury	1
	70	Andrew Cairns	5
																				3	Jimmy White	9
																					2	Steve Davis	8th
	26th	Joe Johnson	5
	76	Joe Grech	3
						26th	Joe Johnson	5
						21st	Nigel Bond	4th
	21st	Nigel Bond	5
	-	Stuart Reardon	1
											26th	Joe Johnson	4th
											13	Alain Robidoux	5
	13	Alain Robidoux	5
	64	Mark Rowing	3
						13	Alain Robidoux	5
						16	Tony Knowles	3
	16	Tony Knowles	5
	56	Jason Prince	2
																13	Alain Robidoux	3
																2	Steve Davis	5
	14th	Martin Clark	5
	43	John Campbell	3
						14th	Martin Clark	5
						7th	Steve James	4th
	7th	Steve James	5
	-	Drew Henry	3
											14th	Martin Clark	0
											2	Steve Davis	5
	29	Mark Bennett	5
	41	Alan McManus	4th
						29	Mark Bennett	2
						2	Steve Davis	5
	2	Steve Davis	5
	50	David Roe	4th

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Len Ganley Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , February 29, 1992
James Wattana	7: 10	Jimmy White
Afternoon : 38: 81 , 46: 66 , 28: 87 (87), 4: 71 , 48: 78 , 55: 69 , 55: 66 , 72 : 3 (63), 77 : 6; Evening : 84 : 25 (50), 78 : 34 (77), 69 : 0, 41: 74 , 78 : 26, 78 : 29 (78), 0: 113 (113), 49 : 67
78	Highest break	113
-	Century breaks	1
4th	50+ breaks	2

swell

1. ↑ British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on November 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1992 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1991-1992. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 .