Grand Prix 1992

Grand Prix 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix 1992
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	568
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	October 12, 1992
Endgame:	October 25, 1992
Winner:	Jimmy White
Finalist:	Ken Doherty
Highest Break:	136 ( John Higgins )
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The 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix was a 1992/93 season snooker tournament held at Reading's Hexagon Theater from October 12-25 , 1992 . The tournament had been established in the south-east English city since 1984.

Stephen Hendry , who last won the tournament twice in a row, surprisingly lost his opening match against Tony Chappel . Irishman Ken Doherty faced Jimmy White in the final . The Englishman won just 10: 9 and won the tournament for the second time after 1986 .

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	3
	52	Tony Chappel	5
						52	Tony Chappel	5
						55	Eugene Hughes	3
	20th	Tony Knowles	3
	55	Eugene Hughes	5
											52	Tony Chappel	1
											27	Mark Bennett	5
	27	Mark Bennett	5
	41	Jason Prince	4th
						27	Mark Bennett	5
						12	Martin Clark	2
	12	Martin Clark	5
	122	Paul Gibson	1
																27	Mark Bennett	2
																6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	11	Dennis Taylor	5
	227	Dermot McGlinchey	1
						11	Dennis Taylor	5
						53	Joe Swail	2
	30th	Danny Fowler	4th
	53	Joe Swail	5
											11	Dennis Taylor	2
											6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	17th	Mike Hallett	5
	45	Rod Lawler	2
						17th	Mike Hallett	2
						6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	58	Les Dodd	3
																					6th	Terry Griffiths	6th
																					21st	Ken Doherty	9
	7th	James Wattana	5
	35	Mick Price	3
						7th	James Wattana	3
						74	Billy Snaddon	5
	28	Silvino Francisco	4th
	74	Billy Snaddon	5
											74	Billy Snaddon	1
											21st	Ken Doherty	5
	21st	Ken Doherty	5
	37	Steve Newbury	3
						21st	Ken Doherty	5
						15th	Willie Thorne	2
	15th	Willie Thorne	5
	105	Mark Rowing	3
																21st	Ken Doherty	5
																4th	Steve Davis	2
	16	Darren Morgan	5
	83	Brian Rowswell	2
						16	Darren Morgan	3
						47	Peter Ebdon	5
	25th	Peter Francisco	2
	47	Peter Ebdon	5
											47	Peter Ebdon	0
											4th	Steve Davis	5
	32	David Roe	5
	94	Anthony Davies	2
						32	David Roe	4th
						4th	Steve Davis	5
	4th	Steve Davis	5
	93	Dave Harold	0
																									21st	Ken Doherty	9
																										3	Jimmy White	10
	3	Jimmy White	5
	43	Jim Wych	2
						3	Jimmy White	5
						33	Cliff Wilson	2
	29	Eddie Charlton	4th
	33	Cliff Wilson	5
											3	Jimmy White	5
											31	Mark Johnston-Allen	0
	31	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	62	Jason Ferguson	2
						31	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
						14th	Alain Robidoux	1
	14th	Alain Robidoux	5
	50	Nigel Gilbert	1
																3	Jimmy White	5
																5	Neal Foulds	1
	10	Steve James	5
	202	Sean Lanigan	2
						10	Steve James	5
						23	Joe Johnson	1
	23	Joe Johnson	5
	172	Mark Boyd	2
											10	Steve James	4th
											5	Neal Foulds	5
	24	Tony Drago	1
	71	Nick Terry	5
						71	Nick Terry	2
						5	Neal Foulds	5
	5	Neal Foulds	5
	217	Nick Fruin	1
																				3	Jimmy White	9
																					13	Alan McManus	5
	8th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	-	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
						8th	Gary Wilkinson	4th
						-	John Higgins	5
	18th	Dene O'Kane	2
	-	John Higgins	5
											-	John Higgins	2
											9	Nigel Bond	5
	26th	Doug Mountjoy	3
	108	Bill Oliver	5
						108	Bill Oliver	2
						9	Nigel Bond	5
	9	Nigel Bond	5
	286	David McLellan	0
																9	Nigel Bond	3
																13	Alan McManus	5
	13	Alan McManus	5
	-	Scott MacFarlane	2
						13	Alan McManus	5
						85	Anthony Hamilton	2
	22nd	Tony Jones	4th
	85	Anthony Hamilton	5
											13	Alan McManus	5
											36	Cliff Thorburn	1
	19th	Dean Reynolds	3
	36	Cliff Thorburn	5
						36	Cliff Thorburn	5
						2	John Parrott	3
	2	John Parrott	5
	44	Johnathan Birch	1

final

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Referee: John Williams Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 25, 1992
Ken Doherty	9: 10	Jimmy White
Afternoon : 59: 67 (59 Doherty), 118 : 0 (67), 69 : 51, 59 : 12, 61 : 27, 69 : 20, 4: 130 (106), 36: 73 (72), 38: 85 (85); Evening : 65 : 48, 43: 57 , 0: 75 (75), 89 : 4 (53), 0: 96 (96), 0: 82 (65), 80 : 0 (80), 69: 70 , 117 : 0 (117), 2:80
117	Highest break	106
1	Century breaks	1
5	50+ breaks	6th

qualification

568 players had registered for the Grand Prix. In the second year after the opening of the professional circuit, the record number of participants in the Grand Prix was set. On June 20, 1992, the qualifying rounds began and on September 24th, the 9th qualifying round was completed. There remained 32 players for the main tournament, who then made it to the top 32 of the world rankings in Reading .

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1992 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1992 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1992-1993. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 16, 2019 .