1992/93 snooker season

1992/93 snooker season
Season dates
Beginning of the season	August 1992
End of season	May 15, 1993
Ranked tournaments	9
Minor ranking	4th
Invitation tournaments	13
number of players	623
Triple Crown Winner
UK Championship	Jimmy White
Masters	Stephen Hendry
World Champion	Stephen Hendry
World ranking
Ranking first	Stephen Hendry
← 1991/92 1993/94 →

The 1992/1993 snooker season included 26 professional snooker tournaments that were held between September 1992 and the World Cup final on May 3, 1993.

For the second time in a row, the Scot Stephen Hendry won the world title and defended first place in the snooker world rankings . The later world champion Ken Doherty from Ireland won his first ranking tournament victory at the Welsh Open .

There was a rule change for the 1992/93 season: for the first time four so-called minor ranking tournaments were held, the value of which for the world ranking was a tenth of the usual tournaments. In addition to the Benson & Hedges Championship , this also affected three Strachan Challenge tournaments, held in Aldershot (2 ×) and Sheffield .

However, many top players did not take part in these tournaments due to the low number of points, so this minor ranking rule was abolished immediately after this year.

Season results

The following table shows the seasonal results.

date	competition	venue	Art	winner	Final opponent	Result
1992	Pot Black 1992	Blackpool	Invitation tournament	Neal Foulds	James Wattana
August 26th to August 30th, 1992	Kent Classic 1992	Beijing	Invitation tournament	John Parrott	Stephen Hendry	6: 5
September 23 to September 27, 1992	Scottish Masters 1992	Motherwell	Invitation tournament	Neal Foulds	Gary Wilkinson	10: 8
October 3 to October 9, 1992	Dubai Duty Free Classic 1992	Dubai	World ranking tournament	John Parrott	Stephen Hendry	9: 8
October 12 to October 25, 1992	Grand Prix 1992	Reading	World ranking tournament	Jimmy White	Ken Doherty	10: 9
October 26 to November 5, 1992	Benson & Hedges Championship 1992	Glasgow	Minor world ranking tournament	Chris Small	Alan McManus	9: 1
November 1992	Humo Masters 1992	Antwerp	Invitation tournament	James Wattana	John Parrott	10: 5
November 13 to November 29, 1992	UK Championship 1992	Preston	World ranking tournament	Jimmy White	John Parrott	16: 9
December 1992	Indian Masters 1992	Delhi	Invitation tournament	Steve Davis	Steve James	9: 6
December 4 to December 12, 1992	World Matchplay 1992	Doncaster	Invitation tournament	James Wattana	Steve Davis	9: 4
December 12th to December 21st, 1992	Strachan Challenge 1992/1	Aldershot	Minor world ranking tournament	Joe Swail	Stefan Mazrocis	9: 4
January 1993	Irish Professional Championship 1993	Cork	Invitation tournament	Ken Doherty	Stephen Murphy	9: 2
January 1993	European Challenge 1993	Epernay	Invitation tournament	Stephen Hendry	Tony Drago	5: 3
January 3 to January 12, 1993	Strachan Challenge 1993/2	Sheffield	Minor world ranking tournament	Troy Shaw	Nigel Bond	9: 4
January 3 to May 30, 1993	European League 1993		Invitation tournament	Jimmy White	Alan McManus	10: 7
January 21 to February 6, 1993	Welsh Open 1993	Newport	World ranking tournament	Ken Doherty	Alan McManus	9: 7
February 1 to February 6, 1993	Strachan Challenge 1993/3	Aldershot	Minor world ranking tournament	Tony Drago	Ken Doherty	9: 7
February 1993	Extra Challenge 1993	Bangkok	Invitation tournament	Ronnie O'Sullivan
February 7 to February 14, 1993	Masters 1993	Wembley	Invitation tournament	Stephen Hendry	James Wattana	9: 5
February 15 to February 21, 1993	European Open 1993	Antwerp	World ranking tournament	Steve Davis	Stephen Hendry	10: 4
February 22 to March 6, 1993	British Open 1993	Derby	World ranking tournament	Steve Davis	James Wattana	10: 2
March 13 to March 20, 1993	Asian Open 1993	Bangkok	World ranking tournament	Dave Harold	Darren Morgan	9: 3
March 23 to March 28, 1993	Irish Masters 1993	Dublin	Invitation tournament	Steve Davis	Alan McManus	9: 4
April 2 to April 9, 1993	International Open 1993	Plymouth	World ranking tournament	Stephen Hendry	Steve Davis	10: 6
April 17 to May 3, 1993	1993 World Snooker Championship	Sheffield	World ranking tournament	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18: 5
May 8 to May 15, 1993	Pontins Professional 1993	Prestatyn	Invitation tournament	Ken Doherty	Darren Morgan	9: 3

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Exact date unknown
2. ↑ Final result unknown
3. ↑ It was a round-robin tournament , which O'Sullivan won as first in the table.

World ranking

The snooker world ranking is only updated after each full season and takes into account the performance of the past two seasons. The following table shows the 32 best players in the world rankings for the 1992/93 season; is based on the results of seasons 90/91 and 91/92 . The previous year's position is given in brackets.

Place 1 - 8		Place 9 - 16		17th - 24th place		Place 25 - 32
1	Stephen Hendry (1)	9	Nigel Bond (21)	17th	Mike Hallett (8)	25th	Peter Francisco (19)
2	John Parrott (4)	10	Steve James (7)	18th	Dene O'Kane (18)	26th	Doug Mountjoy (10)
3	Jimmy White (3)	11	Dennis Taylor (9)	19th	Dean Reynolds (12)	27	Mark Bennett (29)
4th	Steve Davis (2)	12	Martin Clark (14)	20th	Tony Knowles (16)	28	Silvino Francisco (24)
5	Neal Foulds (6)	13	Alan McManus (41)	21st	Ken Doherty (51)	29	Eddie Charlton (27)
6th	Terry Griffiths (11)	14th	Alain Robidoux (13)	22nd	Tony Jones (15)	30th	Danny Fowler (28)
7th	James Wattana (20)	15th	Willie Thorne (17)	23	Joe Johnson (26)	31	Mark Johnston-Allen (??)
8th	Gary Wilkinson (5)	16	Darren Morgan (33)	24	Tony Drago (22)	32	David Roe (50)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Season 1992-1993 - Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
2. ^ Pot Black - Junior Pot Black. (No longer available online.) In: Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on March 26, 2016 (English). 
3. ↑ 1992 Kent Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
4. ↑ 1992 Scottish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
5. ↑ 1992 Dubai Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
6. ↑ 1992 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
7. ↑ 1992 Benson and Hedges Championship. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
8. ↑ 1992 Humo Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
9. ↑ 1992 UK Championship. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
10. ↑ 1992 Indian Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
11. ↑ 1992 World Matchplay. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
12. ↑ 1992 Strachan Challenge - Event 1st Strachan Challenge Series. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
13. ↑ 1993 Irish Professional Championship. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
14. ↑ 1993 European Challenge. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
15. ↑ 1993 Strachan Challenge - Event 2nd Strachan Challenge Series. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
16. ↑ 1993 European League. Premier League Series. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
17. ↑ 1993 Welsh Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
18. ↑ 1993 Strachan Challenge - Event 3rd Strachan Challenge Series. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
19. ↑ 1993 Extra Challenge. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
20. ↑ 1993 Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
21. ↑ 1993 European Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
22. ↑ 1993 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
23. ↑ 1993 Asian Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
24. ↑ 1993 Irish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
25. ↑ 1993 International Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
26. ↑ 1993 World Championship. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
27. ↑ 1993 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 . 
28. ↑ Rankings - 1992-1993. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 26, 2016 .