Grand Prix 1991

Grand Prix 1991 Rothmans Grand Prix 1991
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	496
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	October 14, 1991
Endgame:	October 27, 1991
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	Steve Davis
Highest Break:	131 ( Steve Davis )
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The 1991 Rothmans Grand Prix was a 1991/92 season snooker tournament held at Reading's Hexagon Theater from October 12-25 , 1991 . The southeast English city has hosted the tournament since the beginning of the tournament in 1984.

Defending champion Stephen Hendry was able to repeat his success from the previous year. The world champion and world number one defeated Steve Davis , who had already won the tournament three times. With the 10: 6 success in the final, Hendry drew level with him.

Final round

64 players competed in the main tournament in Reading . The top 32 of the world rankings were set. The 32 players who had prevailed in the qualification were drawn to them.

	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
	64	Mark Rowing	4th
						1	Stephen Hendry	5
						-	Dave Harold	0
	27	Eddie Charlton	3
	-	Dave Harold	5
											1	Stephen Hendry	5
											24	Silvino Francisco	1
	24	Silvino Francisco	5
	63	Steve Duggan	3
						24	Silvino Francisco	5
						12	Dean Reynolds	2
	12	Dean Reynolds	5
	-	Sam Chong	2
																1	Stephen Hendry	5
																11	Terry Griffiths	3
	11	Terry Griffiths	5
	70	Andrew Cairns	2
						11	Terry Griffiths	5
						108	Jason Ferguson	4th
	25th	Wayne Jones	2
	108	Jason Ferguson	5
											11	Terry Griffiths	5
											7th	Steve James	2
	31	John Virgo	3
	56	Jason Prince	5
						56	Jason Prince	2
						7th	Steve James	5
	7th	Steve James	5
	46	Robert Marshall	0
																					1	Stephen Hendry	9
																					41	Alan McManus	4th
	6th	Neal Foulds	5
	-	Craig MacGillivray	2
						6th	Neal Foulds	5
						17th	Willie Thorne	2
	17th	Willie Thorne	5
	76	Joe Grech	4th
											6th	Neal Foulds	4th
											41	Alan McManus	5
	22nd	Tony Drago	0
	51	Ken Doherty	5
						51	Ken Doherty	2
						41	Alan McManus	5
	9	Dennis Taylor	4th
	41	Alan McManus	5
																41	Alan McManus	5
																42	Ian Graham	1
	14th	Martin Clark	4th
	38	Barry West	5
						38	Barry West	1
						18th	Dene O'Kane	5
	18th	Dene O'Kane	5
	121	Malcolm Bradley	4th
											18th	Dene O'Kane	3
											42	Ian Graham	5
	23	Steve Newbury	0
	45	Eugene Hughes	5
						45	Eugene Hughes	3
						42	Ian Graham	5
	4th	Jimmy White	4th
	42	Ian Graham	5
																									1	Stephen Hendry	10
																										3	Steve Davis	6th
	3	Steve Davis	5
	96	Jon Wright	0
						3	Steve Davis	5
						62	Jim Chambers	1
	19th	Peter Francisco	0
	62	Jim Chambers	5
											3	Steve Davis	5
											13	Alain Robidoux	2
	30th	Bob chaperone	1
	-	Peter Daubney	5
						-	Peter Daubney	1
						13	Alain Robidoux	5
	13	Alain Robidoux	5
	53	Franky Chan	2
																3	Steve Davis	5
																-	Dave Finbow	2
	10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	34	Tony Meo	4th
						10	Doug Mountjoy	2
						-	Dave Finbow	5
	20th	James Wattana	4th
	-	Dave Finbow	5
											-	Dave Finbow	5
											29	Mark Bennett	4th
	29	Mark Bennett	5
	55	Jonathan Birch	4th
						29	Mark Bennett	5
						5	Gary Wilkinson	3
	5	Gary Wilkinson	5
	36	Cliff Thorburn	1
																				3	Steve Davis	9
																					21st	Nigel Bond	1
	8th	Mike Hallett	5
	33	Darren Morgan	2
						8th	Mike Hallett	5
						32	Cliff Wilson	3
	32	Cliff Wilson	5
	40	Les Dodd	3
											8th	Mike Hallett	2
											26th	Joe Johnson	5
	26th	Joe Johnson	5
	39	Warren King	2
						26th	Joe Johnson	5
						15th	Tony Jones	4th
	15th	Tony Jones	5
	82	Mick Price	2
																26th	Joe Johnson	2
																21st	Nigel Bond	5
	16	Tony Knowles	3
	-	Peter Ebdon	5
						-	Peter Ebdon	5
						-	Paul Davies	4th
	28	Danny Fowler	1
	-	Paul Davies	5
											-	Peter Ebdon	4th
											21st	Nigel Bond	5
	21st	Nigel Bond	5
	74	David Taylor	1
						21st	Nigel Bond	5
						47	Brian Morgan	4th
	2	John Parrott	4th
	47	Brian Morgan	5

final

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 27, 1991
Stephen Hendry	10 : 6	Steve Davis
Afternoon : 50: 75 (67), 83 : 23 (83), 85 : 0 (68), 76 : 30 (75), 70 : 56, 123 : 14 (119), 93 : 23 (53), 85 : 46 (85), 40:60 , 33:94 (94); Evening : 38: 72 (65), 75 : 51, 35: 106 (59), 61: 71 (60, 71), 76 : 34 (56), 119 : 16 (101)
119	Highest break	94
2	Century breaks	-
9	50+ breaks	5

qualification

After the opening of the professional tournaments, 496 players had registered for the Grand Prix. For the 464 participants from 33rd place in the world rankings , 7 elimination rounds were held in the late summer of 1991, until 32 players remained for the main tournament. They then hit the top 32 in Reading .

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1991 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 1, 2017 . 
2. ↑ 1991 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 1, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1991-1992. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 1, 2017 . 

Web links

• Stephen Hendry v Steve Davis - 1991 Grand Prix Final on YouTube (Video)