Dubai Classic 1991

Dubai Classic 1991 Dubai Duty Free Classic 1991
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	430
Venue:	Al Nasr Sports Club, Dubai , UAE
Opening:	5th October 1991
Endgame:	October 11, 1991
Winner:	John Parrott
Finalist:	Tony Knowles
Highest Break:	132 ( John Parrott )
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The Dubai Duty Free Classic 1991 was a snooker tournament for the 1991/92 season that was held from October 5th to 11th. For the third time, the ranking tournament took place at the Al Nasr Sports Club in Dubai .

Stephen Hendry , who won the first two editions, surprisingly lost his opening game. John Parrott and Tony Knowles contested the final this time. Parrott won the game 9-3 and won his first title as reigning world champion .

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. The tournament mode introduced in the previous year remained unchanged this 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	Stephen Hendry	3
	39	Warren King	5
						39	Warren King	4th
						19th	Peter Francisco	5
	19th	Peter Francisco	5
	74	David Taylor	4th
											19th	Peter Francisco	4th
											26th	Joe Johnson	5
	26th	Joe Johnson	5
	-	Andy Hicks	4th
						26th	Joe Johnson	5
						35	Brady Gollan	2
	15th	Tony Jones	2
	35	Brady Gollan	5
																26th	Joe Johnson	2
																7th	Steve James	5
	7th	Steve James	5
	36	Cliff Thorburn	3
						7th	Steve James	5
						77	Brian Rowswell	1
	22nd	Tony Drago	3
	77	Brian Rowswell	5
											7th	Steve James	5
											120	Alex Higgins	2
	17th	Willie Thorne	2
	120	Alex Higgins	5
						120	Alex Higgins	5
						11	Terry Griffiths	1
	11	Terry Griffiths	5
	44	Colin Roscoe	2
																					7th	Steve James	2
																					16	Tony Knowles	6th
	16	Tony Knowles	5
	81	Gary Natale	4th
						16	Tony Knowles	5
						45	Eugene Hughes	2
	30th	Bob chaperone	2
	45	Eugene Hughes	5
											16	Tony Knowles	5
											6th	Neal Foulds	0
	6th	Neal Foulds	5
	40	Les Dodd	3
						6th	Neal Foulds	5
						28	Danny Fowler	1
	28	Danny Fowler	5
	79	Bob Harris	3
																16	Tony Knowles	5
																9	Dennis Taylor	2
	9	Dennis Taylor	5
	56	Jason Prince	1
						9	Dennis Taylor	5
						20th	James Wattana	2
	20th	James Wattana	5
	34	Tony Meo	4th
											9	Dennis Taylor	5
											21st	Nigel Bond	4th
	21st	Nigel Bond	5
	47	Brian Morgan	3
						21st	Nigel Bond	5
						4th	Jimmy White	0
	4th	Jimmy White	5
	69	Jason Whittaker	0
																									16	Tony Knowles	3
																										2	John Parrott	9
	3	Steve Davis	5
	55	Jonathan Birch	2
						3	Steve Davis	5
						51	Ken Doherty	4th
	32	Cliff Wilson	3
	51	Ken Doherty	5
											3	Steve Davis	3
											14th	Martin Clark	5
	14th	Martin Clark	5
	67	Ken Owers	1
						14th	Martin Clark	5
						24	Silvino Francisco	3
	24	Silvino Francisco	5
	61	Craig Edwards	4th
																14th	Martin Clark	2
																-	Paul Davies	5
	5	Gary Wilkinson	2
	-	Paul Davies	5
						-	Paul Davies	5
						58	Kirk Stevens	0
	23	Steve Newbury	3
	58	Kirk Stevens	5
											-	Paul Davies	5
											59	Nigel Gilbert	0
	13	Alain Robidoux	3
	59	Nigel Gilbert	5
						59	Nigel Gilbert	5
						-	Amrik Cheema	4th
	31	John Virgo	3
	-	Amrik Cheema	5
																				-	Paul Davies	0
																					2	John Parrott	6th
	8th	Mike Hallett	3
	33	Darren Morgan	5
						33	Darren Morgan	5
						62	Jim Chambers	1
	27	Eddie Charlton	2
	62	Jim Chambers	5
											33	Darren Morgan	4th
											50	David Roe	5
	25th	Wayne Jones	3
	50	David Roe	5
						50	David Roe	5
						54	Rod Lawler	3
	10	Doug Mountjoy	4th
	54	Rod Lawler	5
																50	David Roe	2
																2	John Parrott	5
	12	Dean Reynolds	5
	72	Murdo MacLeod	3
						12	Dean Reynolds	5
						18th	Dene O'Kane	4th
	18th	Dene O'Kane	5
	-	Steve Perst	4th
											12	Dean Reynolds	1
											2	John Parrott	5
	29	Mark Bennett	5
	64	Mark Rowing	2
						29	Mark Bennett	2
						2	John Parrott	5
	2	John Parrott	5
	-	Peter Ebdon	1

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Al Nasr Sports Club,  Dubai , UAE , November 11, 1990
Tony Knowles	3: 9	John Parrott
Afternoon : 11: 104 (73), 0: 132 (132), 53: 65 , 76 : 39, 20: 100 (95), 56 : 47, 73 : 30 (55), 16: 121 (116); Evening : 2: 73 , 26: 85 (51), 1: 77 (77), 47: 57
55	Highest break	132
-	Century breaks	2
1	50+ breaks	6th

swell

1. ↑ Dubai Classic / Dubai Masters / Bahrain Snooker Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1991 Dubai Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1991-1992. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .