Grand Prix 1993

Grand Prix 1993 Škoda Grand Prix 1983
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	551
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	October 18, 1993
Endgame:	October 31, 1993
Winner:	Peter Ebdon
Finalist:	Ken Doherty
Highest Break:	136 ( Gary Wilkinson )
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The 1993 Škoda Grand Prix was a snooker tournament from the 1993/94 season that took place from October 18 to 31, 1993 at the Hexagon Theater in Reading . The tournament was held for the tenth year in a row in the city west of London. However, the sponsor had changed: after nine years with the tobacco company Rothmans , the car manufacturer Škoda came on board.

Already in the round of 16 the last year's final encounter was repeated. Ken Doherty returned the favor to Jimmy White for the 1992 defeat . The Irishman then made it to the final again, but this time he couldn't win either. Peter Ebdon beat Doherty 9-6 and won his first ranked title.

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. The game mode remained unchanged until the semi-finals, the final was shortened and was not Best of 19 this year , but, like the semi-finals, Best of 17.

	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 17 frames
	1	Jimmy White	5
	51	Tony Meo	2
						1	Jimmy White	5
						32	Jason Ferguson	2
	32	Jason Ferguson	5
	-	Robin Hull	4th
											1	Jimmy White	3
											11	Ken Doherty	5
	24	Mark Bennett	3
	370	Stuart Pettman	5
						370	Stuart Pettman	1
						11	Ken Doherty	5
	11	Ken Doherty	5
	113	Jamie Woodman	2
																11	Ken Doherty	5
																23	Tony Knowles	4th
	10	Darren Morgan	5
	62	Eugene Hughes	0
						10	Darren Morgan	3
						22nd	Dene O'Kane	5
	22nd	Dene O'Kane	5
	138	Terry Murphy	0
											22nd	Dene O'Kane	1
											23	Tony Knowles	5
	23	Tony Knowles	5
	61	Alex Higgins	1
						23	Tony Knowles	5
						37	Brian Morgan	2
	7th	Willie Thorne	3
	37	Brian Morgan	5
																					11	Ken Doherty	9
																					4th	Steve Davis	4th
	8th	Terry Griffiths	2
	-	Gerard Greene	5
						-	Gerard Greene	3
						101	Stephen Lee	5
	20th	Tony Drago	4th
	101	Stephen Lee	5
											101	Stephen Lee	5
											14th	Neal Foulds	2
	18th	Alain Robidoux	5
	218	Roger Garrett	1
						18th	Alain Robidoux	1
						14th	Neal Foulds	5
	14th	Neal Foulds	5
	99	Ken Owers	3
																101	Stephen Lee	0
																4th	Steve Davis	5
	15th	Dennis Taylor	1
	186	Marcus Campbell	5
						186	Marcus Campbell	2
						50	Dave Harold	5
	29	Tony Jones	4th
	50	Dave Harold	5
											50	Dave Harold	0
											4th	Steve Davis	5
	28	Dean Reynolds	1
	90	Anthony Davies	5
						90	Anthony Davies	1
						4th	Steve Davis	5
	4th	Steve Davis	5
	86	Brian Rowswell	1
																									11	Ken Doherty	6th
																										21st	Peter Ebdon	9
	3	John Parrott	5
	57	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
						3	John Parrott	5
						96	Steve Duggan	4th
	30th	Doug Mountjoy	3
	96	Steve Duggan	5
											3	John Parrott	5
											122	John Higgins	2
	26th	Joe Johnson	3
	122	John Higgins	5
						122	John Higgins	5
						9	Nigel Bond	3
	9	Nigel Bond	5
	109	Barry Pinches	0
																3	John Parrott	5
																12	Martin Clark	4th
	12	Martin Clark	5
	94	Karl Payne	2
						12	Martin Clark	5
						19th	Mike Hallett	4th
	19th	Mike Hallett	5
	207	Surinder Gill	3
											12	Martin Clark	5
											6th	Alan McManus	1
	31	Mark Johnston-Allen	0
	119	Mark Williams	5
						119	Mark Williams	2
						6th	Alan McManus	5
	6th	Alan McManus	5
	84	Robby Foldvari	3
																				3	John Parrott	5
																					21st	Peter Ebdon	9
	5	James Wattana	5
	64	Drew Henry	2
						5	James Wattana	4th
						17th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	17th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	38	Peter Francisco	4th
											17th	Gary Wilkinson	5
											13	Steve James	3
	27	Mick Price	5
	294	Stuart Parnell	4th
						27	Mick Price	0
						13	Steve James	5
	13	Steve James	5
	42	Jason Prince	4th
																17th	Gary Wilkinson	4th
																21st	Peter Ebdon	5
	16	David Roe	5
	130	Sean Lanigan	3
						16	David Roe	3
						166	Mark Flowerdew	5
	25th	Joe Swail	3
	166	Mark Flowerdew	5
											166	Mark Flowerdew	3
											21st	Peter Ebdon	5
	21st	Peter Ebdon	5
	226	Chris Scanlon	2
						21st	Peter Ebdon	5
						2	Stephen Hendry	4th
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	163	Darryn Walker	4th

final

Finale: Best of 17 Frames Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 31, 1993
Ken Doherty	6: 9	Peter Ebdon
Afternoon : 66 : 36 (61), 79 : 16 (64), 51: 55 , 46: 82 (82), 78 : 32 (50), 120 : 0 (58, 54), 26: 77 (51), 40: 77 (52); Evening : 16: 73 , 96 : 17 (65), 31: 65 , 70 : 46, 8: 74 , 0: 96 (59), 27: 66
65	Highest break	82
-	Century breaks	-
6th	50+ breaks	4th

qualification

551 players had registered for the Grand Prix. Between July 6 and September 11, 1994, 9 qualifying rounds were held to select 32 players from 519 players for the main tournament. These 32 then met the top 32 of the world rankings in Reading .

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1993 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1993 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1993-1994. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2019 .