Classic 1992
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Classic 1992 Mercantile Credit Classic 1992 
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Bournemouth International Center , Bournemouth , England |
| Opening: | January 1, 1992 |
| Endgame: | January 11, 1992
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| Winner: |
 Steve Davis
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| Finalist: |
 Stephen Hendry
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Stephen Hendry )
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← 1991
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The 1992 Mercantile Credit Classic was a world ranking tournament in the 1991/92 season . The last edition of the tournament took place at the Bournemouth International Center in Bournemouth , England . The winner of the tournament was Steve Davis , who defeated Stephen Hendry 9: 8 in a close final . Hendry played the highest break of the tournament with a 140 break, while Anthony Bolsover and Lee Grant each played a 142 break in qualifying .
Prize money
Compared to the previous year, the total prize money increased by ₤ 26,000 to ₤ 326,000.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 60,000 |
| final | £ 36,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 18,000 |
| Quarter finals | £ 9,500 |
| Round of 16 | 4,500 |
| Last 32 | £ 2,750 |
| Last 64 | 1,250 ₤ |
| Last 96 | 500 ₤ |
| Last 128 | 250 pounds |
| Round 5 | 150 pounds |
| Highest break (qualification / main round) |
£ 1,200 £ 7,000 |
| All in all | £ 326,000 |
Main round
The 32 qualifiers and 32 seeded players started on January 1st to determine the tournament winner in six rounds.
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final
After Steve Davis took a 1-0 lead with a 73 break, Stephen Hendry was able to win three frames in a row to make it 3-1. But Davis managed the turnaround and turned the score to 5: 3. Hendry narrowed it to 5: 4, but Davis restored the old gap. Hendry made it 6: 5 with a 108 break and equalized one frame later. Davis got a 67 and a 99 break, so that he was 8: 6 in the lead. Hendry managed to equalize to 8: 8, but a 57 break in Davis' decider gave the latter the 23rd ranking tournament victory of his career.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Bournemouth International Center , Bournemouth , England , January 11, 1992 |
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Steve Davis
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9 : 8 |
Stephen Hendry
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73 : 44 (73); 39: 67 ; 47: 66 ; 6: 72 (54); 71:32 ; 84 : 0; 81 : 9; 110 : 22 (67); 24: 83 (56); 58:26 ; 15: 108 (108); 15: 95 ; 68:20 (67); 99 : 1 (99); 5: 90 (82); 43: 73 ; 73 : 19 (57) |
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| 99 | Highest break | 108 |
| - | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 4th |
qualification
The qualification was held from August 25th to 28th, 1991. It went over seven rounds with 450 participating players. 32 more games were directly set for the round of 64.
Century Breaks
In the course of the main tournament 16 Century Breaks were played, and 32 Centuries were also played in the qualification.
Main round
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qualification
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Ron Florax: 1992 Classic. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on October 15, 2018 ; accessed on October 15, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1992 Classic - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on October 15, 2018 ; accessed on October 15, 2018 .