European Open 1994

European Open 1994 Humo European Open 1994
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	512
Venue:	Het Rool Stadium, Antwerp , Belgium
Opening:	December 11, 1994
Endgame:	17th December 1994
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	John Parrott
Highest Break:	136 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The Humo European Open 1994 was a snooker tournament of the 1994/95 season that was held from December 11th to 17th at the Het Rool Stadium . The move to the end of the calendar year from the previous year was thus retained. For the third time in a row, the tournament took place in Antwerp - more often than in any other city - but it was the third venue within the northern Belgian metropolis. The Belgian magazine Humo remained a sponsor of the event for the third time.

In the semifinals, the previous year's final between Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan was repeated . Hendry won again and in the final he was able to defend his title with a 9-3 win over John Parrott . Hendry and Parrott were the only ones to win the tournament twice.

Prize money / world ranking points

Just over £ 20,000 more was given out this year than last year. The winner received £ 5,000 and the loser £ 3,000 more. The premiums for further placements rose accordingly. However, the £ 150 bonus for the second qualifying round was canceled.

placement	Prize money	Points a
winner	£ 60,000	3,600
finalist	£ 32,000	2,700
Semi-finalist	£ 16,000	2,025
Quarter finalist	£ 9,050	1,520
Round of 16	£ 4,550	1,330
Last 32	£ 3,080	1,140 (/ 380)
Last 48	£ 1,130	855 (/ 570)
Last 64	£ 980	640
Last 96	595 pounds	480 (/ 320)
Last 128	-	360
Rounds 1-4	-	77-270
Highest Break (Final Round)	£ 2,400
Highest Break (Qualification)	£ 1,200
All in all	£ 297,730

^a Seeded players who lost their first game received a reduced number of points (in brackets).

Main tournament

As in the previous year, there were only 32 players at the start in the first round of the main tournament. However, this year, as in the previous season , a wildcard round was introduced at the beginning of the tournament at the Thailand Open : four local players were given the opportunity to qualify for the main tournament.

Wildcard round

The games of the wildcard round took place at the start of the tournament on March 10th. Game mode for the four games was Best of 9 .

game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 Anthony Davies  4th5 : 45  Nico Devlies  (toilet) 2 John Higgins  15 : 15  Curd Persyn  (toilet) 3 Mark King  4th5 : 45  Alain de Cock  (toilet) 4th Matthew Couch  54: 54th  Yvan Van Velthoven  (toilet) WC = wildcard Final round The top 16 of the world rankings were set for round one. Then there were the four winners of the wildcard games and the 12 remaining qualifiers. They were drawn to the top 16. The mode in the final round remained unchanged.   Round 1 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 5                 32   Alain Robidoux 4th   1   Stephen Hendry 5   16   Tony Drago 3   16   Tony Drago 5 51   John Higgins 4th   1   Stephen Hendry 5   15th   Willie Thorne 2   15th   Willie Thorne 5     36   Billie Snaddon 4th   15th   Willie Thorne 5   8th   Darren Morgan 3   8th   Darren Morgan 5 31   Mark Bennett 1   1   Stephen Hendry 6th   9   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5   6th   Alan McManus 5 18th   Martin Clark 2   6th   Alan McManus 3   9   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5   9   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 25th   Neal Foulds 2   9   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5   19th   Dave Harold 1   10   Peter Ebdon 3     19th   Dave Harold 5   19th   Dave Harold 5   WC   Yvan Van Velthoven 1   4th   Jimmy White - WC   Yvan Van Velthoven kl.   1   Stephen Hendry 9 5   John Parrott 3 3   James Wattana 5 89   Mark King 4th   3   James Wattana 3   11   Nigel Bond 5   11   Nigel Bond 5 17th   Steve James 1   11   Nigel Bond 5   7th   Ken Doherty 3   12   Joe Swail 3     29   Dean Reynolds 5   29   Dean Reynolds 2   7th   Ken Doherty 5   7th   Ken Doherty 5 29   Doug Mountjoy 0   11   Nigel Bond 4th   5   John Parrott 6th   5   John Parrott 5 64   Anthony Davies 4th   5   John Parrott 5   13   David Roe 3   13   David Roe 5 27   Mick Price 1   5   John Parrott 5   14th   Terry Griffiths 2   14th   Terry Griffiths 5     22nd   Gary Wilkinson 3   14th   Terry Griffiths 5   2   Steve Davis 2   2   Steve Davis 5 23   Mike Hallett 0   WC = wildcard kl. = without a fight final While Stephen Hendry was at the height of his career and was the undisputed number 1, John Parrott had dropped from second to fifth last season. After all, he had won the Malta Grand Prix two weeks earlier . Hendry came to Antwerp not only as the defending champion, but also as the winner of the last world ranking tournament, the UK Championship , and was the favorite. He also took the lead 2-0 with two high breaks and went 3-1 into the first break. The preliminary decision was made in the second half of the afternoon session, it went 4-0 to the Scotsman, who continued to give the opponent little chance with high breaks. Two Centurys , including a new highest tournament break of 136 points, and three more breaks of more than 50 points made the game a one-sided affair. Parrott countered the 1: 7 deficit with an energetic start in the evening. With two high breaks he shortened to 3: 7. But then Hendry managed a third century and with a 92-point break at the end he completed the 9: 3 victory. In 1990 Parrott had defended his title from the previous year against Hendry, this time Hendry did it the other way round and won the second title at this tournament like his opponent. Final: Best of 17 Frames Het Rool Stadium,  Antwerp , Belgium , December 17, 1994 Stephen Hendry 9 : 3 John Parrott Afternoon : 75 : 48 (74), 100 : 10 (100), 5: 94 (57), 73 : 51 (73), 136 : 1 (136), 69 : 19, 93 : 0 (82), 85 : 0 (78); Evening : 9: 73 (51), 0: 78 (78), 101 : 0 (101), 92 : 0 (92) 136 Highest break 78 2 Century breaks - 8th 50+ breaks 3 Century breaks 12 players scored 16 breaks of at least 100 points in the main tournament. Tournament winner Stephen Hendry not only scored the most Centuries , but also the highest break of the TV phase in the final with 136 points. He got £ 2,400 for this on top of his prize money. There were 8 Centurys in the qualification divided between 7 players. Sean Lanigan got £ 1,200 extra for his 140-point break on Round 4. Main tournament Stephen Hendry 136, 114, 101, 100 Peter Ebdon 132 Neal Foulds 126 James Wattana 121 Martin Clark 120 Steve Davis 112, 108 Ronnie O'Sullivan 111 Tony Drago 107 John Parrott 107 Gary Wilkinson 107 Ken Doherty 105 Anthony Davies 132 a a scored in the wildcard round before the main tournament qualification Sean Lanigan 140 Daniele Zagaroli 124 Neil Mosley 120 Alain Robidoux 111, 107 Wayne Brown 109 Steve James 106 John Higgins 101 swell ↑ Major European Tournaments (European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open). Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 12, 2019 .  ↑ a b c 1994 European Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed December 12, 2019 .  ↑ a b 1994 European Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .  ↑ a b 1994 Humo European Open. snooker.org, accessed December 15, 2019 .  ↑ a b Rankings - 1994-1995. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .