1994 Grand Prix

Grand Prix 1994 Škoda Grand Prix 1994
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	508
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	October 10, 1994
Endgame:	October 23, 1994
Winner:	John Higgins
Finalist:	Dave Harold
Highest Break:	140 ( Dave Harold )
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The Škoda Grand Prix 1994 was a snooker tournament from the 1994/95 season that was held from October 10 to 23, 1994 in the Assembly Rooms in the central English city of Derby . For 10 years the Grand Prix had been associated with the city of Reading , and for the first time it was held at a different location. There had already been significant changes to the tournament last year, including the name sponsor of the car manufacturer Škoda.

Defending champion Peter Ebdon did not get past the round of 16 this time. With Dave Harold and John Higgins , two players entered the final who hadn't been professionals for long, but had made it into the top 16 in the world within 3 years. Higgins won the match 9-6 and took the first ranked title of his career.

Final round

64 players competed in the main tournament in Derby . 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 17 frames
	1	Peter Ebdon	5
	68	Stephen O'Connor	3
						1	Peter Ebdon	5
						105	Jamie Burnett	3
	17th	Steve James	2
	105	Jamie Burnett	5
											1	Peter Ebdon	3
											76	Jimmy Michie	5
	27	Mick Price	4th
	101	Ian Brumby	5
						101	Ian Brumby	4th
						76	Jimmy Michie	5
	11	Nigel Bond	1
	76	Jimmy Michie	5
																76	Jimmy Michie	4th
																12	Joe Swail	5
	12	Joe Swail	5
	99	Dominic Dale	2
						12	Joe Swail	5
						28	Jason Ferguson	0
	28	Jason Ferguson	5
	83	Shokat Ali	3
											12	Joe Swail	5
											-	Wayne Brown	3
	20th	Dene O'Kane	2
	-	Wayne Brown	5
						-	Wayne Brown	5
						53	Tony Chappel	4th
	6th	John Parrott	4th
	53	Tony Chappel	5
																					12	Joe Swail	5
																					51	John Higgins	9
	8th	Ken Doherty	5
	122	Ken Owers	3
						8th	Ken Doherty	5
						89	Mark King	0
	22nd	Gary Wilkinson	4th
	89	Mark King	5
											8th	Ken Doherty	3
											10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	32	Alain Robidoux	5
	97	Darren Clarke	2
						32	Alain Robidoux	4th
						10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	102	Jason Weston	3
																10	Ronnie O'Sullivan	0
																51	John Higgins	5
	15th	Willie Thorne	4th
	51	John Higgins	5
						51	John Higgins	5
						18th	Martin Clark	4th
	18th	Martin Clark	5
	40	Stephen Lee	4th
											51	John Higgins	5
											4th	James Wattana	3
	21st	Tony Knowles	5
	47	Jason Prince	3
						21st	Tony Knowles	3
						4th	James Wattana	5
	4th	James Wattana	5
	87	John Read	1
																									51	John Higgins	9
																										19th	Dave Harold	6th
	3	Steve Davis	5
	91	Terry Murphy	3
						3	Steve Davis	5
						37	Joe Johnson	0
	31	Mark Bennett	0
	37	Joe Johnson	5
											3	Steve Davis	5
											35	Anthony Hamilton	1
	25th	Neal Foulds	1
	35	Anthony Hamilton	5
						35	Anthony Hamilton	5
						62	Steve Newbury	2
	13	David Roe	1
	62	Steve Newbury	5
																3	Steve Davis	3
																33	Andy Hicks	5
	14th	Terry Griffiths	5
	85	Steve Judd	0
						14th	Terry Griffiths	1
						33	Andy Hicks	5
	23	Mike Hallett	4th
	33	Andy Hicks	5
											33	Andy Hicks	5
											119	Euan Henderson	3
	24	Dennis Taylor	0
	119	Euan Henderson	5
						119	Euan Henderson	5
						5	Jimmy White	2
	5	Jimmy White	5
	59	Paul McPhillips	2
																				33	Andy Hicks	8th
																					19th	Dave Harold	9
	7th	Alan McManus	5
	49	Nigel Gilbert	1
						7th	Alan McManus	5
						26th	Doug Mountjoy	2
	26th	Doug Mountjoy	5
	78	Karl Payne	4th
											7th	Alan McManus	2
											19th	Dave Harold	5
	19th	Dave Harold	5
	55	Paul Davies	3
						19th	Dave Harold	5
						9	Darren Morgan	3
	9	Darren Morgan	5
	54	Cliff Thorburn	1
																19th	Dave Harold	5
																2	Stephen Hendry	2
	16	Tony Drago	5
	84	Mark Flowerdew	1
						16	Tony Drago	2
						45	Rod Lawler	5
	30th	Brian Morgan	3
	45	Rod Lawler	5
											45	Rod Lawler	0
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	29	Dean Reynolds	5
	58	Mark Williams	1
						29	Dean Reynolds	3
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	86	Chris Small	4th

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: John Williams Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , 23 October 1994
John Higgins	9 : 6	Dave Harold
Afternoon : 98 : 10, 41: 64 , 82 : 48 (67), 72 : 9, 1: 75 (70), 67 : 9, 74 : 0 (62), 93 : 36 (92); Evening : 91 : 23, 6: 123 (99), 22: 82 (72), 118 : 0 (118), 46: 58 , 28: 77 , 82 : 1 (82)
118	Highest break	99
1	Century breaks	-
5	50+ breaks	3

swell

1. ↑ 1994 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 1, 2017 . 
2. ↑ 1994 New Skoda Grand Prix. snooker.org, accessed December 1, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1994-1995. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 1, 2017 .