1993–94 snooker season

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1993–94 snooker season
Details
Duration1 August 1993 – 29 May 1994 (1993-08-01 – 1994-05-29)
Tournaments19 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
MastersScotland Alan McManus
World ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry

The 1993–94 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1993 and May 1994. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

Calendar[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
28 Aug  ENG Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham England Steve Davis England Mike Hallett 2–0[n 1] [1]
22 Sep 26 Sep  SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Scotland Alan McManus 10–9 [2]
4 Oct 10 Oct  UAE Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 9–3 [3]
18 Oct 31 Oct  ENG Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading England Peter Ebdon Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–6 [4]
6 Nov 10 Nov  SCO Benson & Hedges Championship Masters Club Glasgow England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Lardner 9–6 [5]
12 Nov 28 Nov  ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–6 [6]
12 Dec 19 Dec  BEL European Open Arenahal Antwerp Scotland Stephen Hendry England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 [7]
? Dec ? Dec  THA King's Cup Channel 9 Auditorium Bangkok Thailand James Wattana Wales Darren Morgan 8–3 [8]
30 Jan 5 Feb  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport England Steve Davis Scotland Alan McManus 9–6 [9]
6 Feb 13 Feb  ENG The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland Alan McManus Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [10][11]
13 Feb 19 Feb  ENG International Open Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England John Parrott Thailand James Wattana 9–4 [12][13]
22 Feb ? Feb  ENG Strachan Challenge – Event 1 Jimmy White Snooker Lodge Aldershot England Anthony Hamilton England Andy Hicks 9–4 [14]
? Mar ? Mar  ENG Strachan Challenge – Event 2 Willie Thorne Snooker Lodge Leicester England Anthony Hamilton Wales Paul Davies 9–4 [14]
4 Mar 16 Mar  THA Thailand Open Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok Thailand James Wattana England Steve Davis 9–7 [15]
20 Mar 27 Mar  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Steve Davis Scotland Alan McManus 9–8 [16][17]
30 Mar 7 Apr  ENG British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth England Ronnie O'Sullivan Thailand James Wattana 9–4 [18]
16 Apr 2 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Scotland Stephen Hendry England Jimmy White 18–17 [19]
7 May 14 May  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Nigel Bond 9–5 [20]
? Jan 29 May  GER European League Atlantis Rheinhotel Bingen Scotland Stephen Hendry England John Parrott 10–7 [21]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings[edit]

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1993/1994

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[22][23][24]

No. Ch. Name
1 Steady Scotland Stephen Hendry
2 Steady England John Parrott
3 Steady England Jimmy White
4 Steady England Steve Davis
5 Rise Thailand James Wattana
6 Rise Scotland Alan McManus
7 Rise England Willie Thorne
8 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths
9 Steady England Nigel Bond
10 Rise Wales Darren Morgan
11 Rise Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
12 Steady England Martin Clark
13 Fall England Steve James
14 Fall England Neal Foulds
15 Fall Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
16 Rise England David Roe

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ All matches were recorded in one day, and then broadcast in half hour programme weekly.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  6. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Wattana gunning for White". Evening Herald (Dublin). 3 February 1994. p. 62.
  9. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  10. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  14. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Strachan Open, Strachan Challenges". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  16. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  17. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  21. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  23. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  24. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

External links[edit]

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