Welsh Open 1994
Welsh Open 1994
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 515 |
| Venue: | Newport Center, Newport , Wales |
| Opening: | January 30, 1994 |
| Endgame: | 5th February 1994
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| Winner: |
 Steve Davis
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| Finalist: |
 Alan McManus
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Dave Harold )
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The 1994 Welsh Open was a 1993/94 season snooker tournament held at the Newport Center from January 30 to February 5, 1994 . The South Welsh coastal town of Newport hosted the tournament for the third time.
Defending champion Ken Doherty was eliminated in the round of 16. His opponent in the final from 1993 , Alan McManus , made it to the final again, but he could not win this time either. It won the old master and world number four Steve Davis with 9: 6.
Prize money / world ranking points
The total prize money remained almost unchanged, but it was distributed differently. The participants in the main round got a little less. In return, the participants in the round of 96 got a little more and the last 18 got a bonus of £ 195 for the first time . In terms of the points for the world rankings , nothing changed.
| Prize money | World ranking points a |
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| winner | £ 27,000 | 3,600 |
| finalist | £ 15,000 | 3,200 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 7,500 | 2,800 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 4,200 | 2,400 |
| Round of 16 | £ 2,100 | 2,000 |
| Last 32 | £ 1,200 | 1,600 |
| Last 64 | 375 pounds | 1,200 |
| Last 96 | 270 pounds | 800 |
| Last 128 | 195 pounds | 400 |
| Qualification rounds 2-7 |
- | 8 to 200 |
| Highest break | TV break: £ 1,200 without TV: £ 600 |
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| All in all | £ 138,285 |
Final round
The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. They were drawn to the 32 players who had prevailed in the qualification in Plymouth last year.
final
Alan McManus , who had missed the title in Newport against Ken Doherty last year , got going and with three breaks by 90 points and one more contested break he was already 4-0 up in the half of the session. But Steve Davis , who had won the two previous finals with the Scotsman, got frame 5 despite a 59-point break from McManus and was back in the game from then on. At the end of the first session he had made it 4: 4. In the evening the Englishman then extended the series to 6 won frames in a row, and he also managed the only century break of the finals. McManus was able to level again to 6: 6, but after Davis won Frame 13 by just one point, he had the momentum on his side again. With two high breaks he also got the next two frames and thus the tournament victory with 9: 6.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Newport Center, Newport , Wales , 5th February 1994 |
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Steve Davis
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9 : 6 |
Alan McManus
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Afternoon : 38: 96 (92), 33: 93 (93), 0: 88 (86), 49: 63 , 69 : 59 (59 McManus), 94 : 0, 71 : 46, 87 : 0 (54); Evening : 75 : 30, 126 : 0 (125), 12: 85 (57), 8: 69 (55), 59 : 58, 85 : 0 (80), 82:15 (59) |
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| 125 | Highest break | 93 |
| 1 | Century breaks | - |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6th |
qualification
On July 6, 1993, qualification for the Welsh Open began. It extended over 9 rounds, which were completed on September 20th. With 515 players, not quite as many participants had registered as in the previous year. In the end there were 32 players who were allowed to challenge the top 32 of the world rankings in the main tournament.
Century breaks
In the TV phase from the second main round, 7 players achieved 15 breaks of at least 100 points. Four players get three Centurys. The biggest break was Dave Harold , away from the cameras, which earned him a £ 600 bonus. The award for the highest TV break went to Steve Davis for his 125-point break in the final.
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- ↑ a b 1994 Welsh Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed December 15, 2017 .
- ↑ 1994 Welsh Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2017 .
- ↑ 1994 Welsh Open Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 15, 2017 .
- ↑ Rankings - 1993-1994. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 15, 2017 .
