British Open 1993

British Open 1993 Wickes British Open 1993
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	526
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	February 22, 1993
Endgame:	March 6, 1993
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	James Wattana
Highest Break:	139 ( Steve Davis )
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The Wickes British Open 1993 was a snooker tournament of the 1992/93 season , which was held from February 22nd to March 6th in the Assembly Rooms in Derby . For the ninth time, the tournament took place in the city in Central England. The sponsor this year was the DIY and garden center chain Wickes .

Jimmy White , who had won the previous year, made it to the semifinals, but then lost to Steve Davis . Davis then won the tournament by beating James Wattana 10-2 in the final . The Thai lost the British Open final for the second time in a row. For Davis it was the second victory after 1986 and, including the previous tournaments, the fifth victory in the Assembly Rooms .

It was the last time that the tournament, which began in 1980 as the British Gold Cup and became a ranking tournament under the name of the British Open in 1985 , was held in Derby. The following year it moved to Plymouth in the south west of England .

Main tournament

This year there was a record number of participants that was not reached in the following years either. With over 500 registered players, nine qualifying rounds had to be played until 32 players remained. They were drawn into the top 32 of the world rankings , which were set directly for the main tournament.

As before, the first four rounds were played in Best of 9 mode . The semi-finals were no longer Best of 17, but only Best of 11 and could therefore be decided in one instead of two sessions. In the final, however, they stayed with Best of 19 (10 winning frames).

	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 19 frames
	1	Jimmy White	5
	39	Brady Gollan	4th
						1	Jimmy White	5
						23	Joe Johnson	3
	23	Joe Johnson	5
	212	Anthony O'Connor	2
											1	Jimmy White	5
											16	Darren Morgan	3
	16	Darren Morgan	5
	48	Paul Davies	1
						16	Darren Morgan	5
						67	Warren King	0
	22nd	Tony Jones	2
	67	Warren King	5
																1	Jimmy White	5
																-	John Higgins	3
	14th	Alain Robidoux	2
	53	Joe Swail	5
						53	Joe Swail	4th
						121	Troy Shaw	5
	30th	Danny Fowler	4th
	121	Troy Shaw	5
											121	Troy Shaw	2
											-	John Higgins	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	2
	-	John Higgins	5
						-	John Higgins	5
						71	Nick Terry	3
	19th	Dean Reynolds	3
	71	Nick Terry	5
																					1	Jimmy White	3
																					4th	Steve Davis	6th
	5	Neal Foulds	3
	301	Danny Smith	5
						301	Danny Smith	1
						21st	Ken Doherty	5
	21st	Ken Doherty	5
	42	Franky Chan	3
											21st	Ken Doherty	5
											15th	Willie Thorne	3
	15th	Willie Thorne	5
	132	Jimmy Michie	3
						15th	Willie Thorne	5
						85	Anthony Hamilton	1
	26th	Doug Mountjoy	1
	85	Anthony Hamilton	5
																21st	Ken Doherty	4th
																4th	Steve Davis	5
	10	Steve James	2
	-	Stephen Lee	5
						-	Stephen Lee	5
						18th	Dene O'Kane	1
	18th	Dene O'Kane	5
	55	Eugene Hughes	4th
											-	Stephen Lee	2
											4th	Steve Davis	5
	25th	Peter Francisco	2
	63	Dave Finbow	5
						63	Dave Finbow	2
						4th	Steve Davis	5
	4th	Steve Davis	5
	58	Les Dodd	0
																									4th	Steve Davis	10
																										7th	James Wattana	2
	3	John Parrott	5
	72	Alex Higgins	0
						3	John Parrott	5
						17th	Mike Hallett	4th
	17th	Mike Hallett	5
	75	Chris Small	2
											3	John Parrott	2
											24	Tony Drago	5
	12	Martin Clark	5
	61	Brian Morgan	0
						12	Martin Clark	2
						24	Tony Drago	5
	24	Tony Drago	5
	43	Jim Wych	2
																24	Tony Drago	2
																7th	James Wattana	5
	11	Dennis Taylor	1
	46	Ian Graham	5
						46	Ian Graham	5
						28	Silvino Francisco	1
	28	Silvino Francisco	5
	-	Ian Sargeant	1
											46	Ian Graham	1
											7th	James Wattana	5
	7th	James Wattana	5
	119	Mark Davis	4th
						7th	James Wattana	5
						37	Steve Newbury	2
	31	Mark Johnston-Allen	1
	37	Steve Newbury	5
																				7th	James Wattana	6th
																					2	Stephen Hendry	4th
	8th	Gary Wilkinson	4th
	47	Peter Ebdon	5
						47	Peter Ebdon	5
						80	Craig Edwards	0
	20th	Tony Knowles	1
	80	Craig Edwards	5
											47	Peter Ebdon	2
											27	Mark Bennett	5
	9	Nigel Bond	5
	38	Tony Meo	2
						9	Nigel Bond	2
						27	Mark Bennett	5
	27	Mark Bennett	5
	260	Darren Hackeson	2
																27	Mark Bennett	0
																2	Stephen Hendry	5
	13	Alan McManus	5
	41	Jason Prince	2
						13	Alan McManus	3
						32	David Roe	5
	32	David Roe	5
	-	Mark Williams	1
											32	David Roe	2
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	29	Eddie Charlton	5
	51	Colin Roscoe	0
						29	Eddie Charlton	0
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	62	Jason Ferguson	0

final

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , March 6, 1993
Steve Davis	10 : 2	James Wattana
Afternoon : 62 : 20 (61), 116 : 10 (90), 59 : 30, 93 : 21 (54), 52: 65 , 67 : 46 (54), 69 : 19, 80 : 12 (58), 65 : 56 (52 Davis); Evening : 95 : 8, 31: 90 , 65 : 23 (50)
90	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
7th	50+ breaks	-

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. ↑ 1993 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1992-1993. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 .