| Tournament name | 1994 British Open |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March 1994 – 7 April 1994 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| Location | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000[1] |
| Winners share | £36,000[2] |
| Highest break | Chris Small (Scotland) (140)[3] |
| Winner | Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) |
| Runner up | James Wattana (Thailand) |
| Score | 9–4 |
| Previous | 1993 |
| Next | 1995 |
The 1994 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 30 March to 7 April 1994 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[4]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 9–4 in the final. The defending champion Steve Davis was defeated in the semi-final by Wattana.[5]
There were three notable factors in this year's tournament: There was no title sponsor, there was a new venue, and there was no TV coverage after 14 years of being shown on ITV.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 7 April 1994. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–4 | James Wattana |
| Afternoon: 76–20 (67), 73–42, 59–25, 38–74, 70–41 (58), 112–0 (112), 18–103, 91–33 (90) Evening: 29–56, 69–14 (52), 58–38, 16–74, 70–10 (70) | ||
| 112 | Highest break | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References
- ^ "Little rest for Hendry". Herald Scotland. 4 April 1994. Archived 27 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Bond runs out of shots". Herald Scotland. 6 April 1994. Archived 27 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Bully for champion O'Sullivan". Herald Scotland. 8 April 1994. Archived 27 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 165.
- ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 February 2018.