Strachan Open
Tournament status | ||
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Ranking tournament: | 1991/92 | |
Minor ranking tournament: | 1992/93 | |
Invitation tournament: | 1993/94 | |
Tournament dates of the last edition | ||
Venue: | Willie Thorne Snooker Center , Leicester | |
Prize money (total): | ? | |
Prize money (winner): | £ 5,000 | |
Frames in the final: | Best of 17 | |
Records | ||
Most wins: | Anthony Hamilton (2 ×) | |
Highest Break: | 147 ( Maximum Break ) Peter Ebdon (1991/92 Qual.) |
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Venue (s) on the map | ||
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The Strachan Open was a professional snooker tournament .
They were established as a regular ranking tournament of the Snooker Main Tour in the 1991/92 season . The venue was Thornbury . Peter Ebdon scored a maximum break in qualifying for the tournament .
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 the Strachan Open, which was converted into three Strachan Challenge tournaments; held in Aldershot (2 ×) and Sheffield .
However, many top players did not even take part in these tournaments due to the low number of points, so this minor ranking rule was immediately abolished after this year.
For the 1993/94 season two Strachan Challenges remained (in Aldershot and Leicester ), but without consideration for the world rankings. After that, the tournament disappeared completely from the Main Tour calendar.
winner
year | venue | winner | Result | finalist | Main sponsor | season |
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Strachan Open (ranking tournament) | ||||||
1992 | Thornbury - Leisure Center | James Wattana | 9: 5 | John Parrott | Strachan | 1991/92 |
Strachan Challenge (Minor Ranking Tournament) | ||||||
1992 I. | Aldershot - Jimmy White Snooker Lodge | Joe Swail | 9: 4 | Stefan Mazrocis | Strachan | 1992/93 |
1993 II | Sheffield - Radion Plaxa Club | Troy Shaw | 9: 4 | Nigel Bond | 1992/93 | |
1993 III | Aldershot - Jimmy White Snooker Lodge | Tony Drago | 9: 7 | Ken Doherty | 1992/93 | |
Strachan Challenge (not a ranking tournament) | ||||||
1994 I. | Aldershot - Jimmy White Snooker Lodge | Anthony Hamilton | 9: 4 | Andy Hicks | Strachan | 1993/94 |
1994 II | Leicester - Willie Thorne Snooker Center | Anthony Hamilton | 9: 4 | Paul Davies | 1993/94 |
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- Tournament history ( Memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) in Chris Turner's Snooker Archive