1991 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 1991 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of ten WPBSA ranking events in the 1991/1992 season, following the Dubai Classic and preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 14 to 27 October 1991 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England.[1]

Rothmans Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–27 October 1991 (1991-10-14 – 1991-10-27)
VenueHexagon Theatre
CityReading
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£399,300
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Steve Davis (ENG) (131)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up Steve Davis (ENG)
Score10–6
1990
1992

Stephen Hendry successfully defended the title by defeating Steve Davis 10–6 in the final. This was Hendry's third Grand Prix and his 12th ranking title overall.

Tournament summary edit

Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Parrott seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw edit

[2][3]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
1 Stephen Hendry5
Mark Rowing4
1 Stephen Hendry5
Dave Harold0
27 Eddie Charlton3
Dave Harold5
1 Stephen Hendry5
24 Silvino Francisco1
24 Silvino Francisco5
Steve Duggan3
24 Silvino Francisco5
12 Dean Reynolds2
12 Dean Reynolds5
Sam Chong2
1 Stephen Hendry5
11 Terry Griffiths3
11 Terry Griffiths5
Andrew Cairns2
11 Terry Griffiths5
Jason Ferguson4
25 Wayne Jones2
Jason Ferguson5
11 Terry Griffiths5
7 Steve James2
31 John Virgo3
Jason Prince5
Jason Prince2
7 Steve James5
7 Steve James5
Robert Marshall0
1 Stephen Hendry9
41 Alan McManus4
6 Neal Foulds5
Craig MacGillivray2
6 Neal Foulds5
17 Willie Thorne2
17 Willie Thorne5
Joe Grech4
6 Neal Foulds4
41 Alan McManus5
22 Tony Drago0
51 Ken Doherty5
51 Ken Doherty2
41 Alan McManus5
9 Dennis Taylor4
41 Alan McManus5
41 Alan McManus5
Ian Graham1
14 Martin Clark4
Barry West5
Barry West1
18 Dene O'Kane5
18 Dene O'Kane5
Malcolm Bradley4
18 Dene O'Kane3
Ian Graham5
23 Steve Newbury0
Eugene Hughes5
  Eugene Hughes3
Ian Graham5
4 Jimmy White4
Ian Graham5
1 Stephen Hendry10
3 Steve Davis6
3 Steve Davis5
Jon Wright0
3 Steve Davis5
Jim Chambers1
19 Peter Francisco0
Jim Chambers5
3 Steve Davis5
13 Alain Robidoux2
30 Bob Chaperon1
Peter Daubney5
Peter Daubney1
13 Alain Robidoux5
13 Alain Robidoux5
Franky Chan2
3 Steve Davis5
David Finbow2
10 Doug Mountjoy5
34 Tony Meo4
10 Doug Mountjoy2
David Finbow5
20 James Wattana4
David Finbow5
David Finbow5
29 Mark Bennett4
29 Mark Bennett5
Jonathan Birch4
29 Mark Bennett5
5 Gary Wilkinson3
5 Gary Wilkinson5
36 Cliff Thorburn1
3 Steve Davis9
21 Nigel Bond1
8 Mike Hallett5
33 Darren Morgan2
8 Mike Hallett5
32 Cliff Wilson3
32 Cliff Wilson5
Les Dodd3
8 Mike Hallett2
26 Joe Johnson5
26 Joe Johnson5
Warren King2
26 Joe Johnson5
15 Tony Jones4
15 Tony Jones5
Mick Price2
26 Joe Johnson2
21 Nigel Bond5
16 Tony Knowles3
Peter Ebdon5
  Peter Ebdon5
Paul Davies4
28 Danny Fowler1
Paul Davies5
Peter Ebdon4
21 Nigel Bond5
21 Nigel Bond5
David Taylor1
21 Nigel Bond5
Brian Morgan4
2 John Parrott4
Brian Morgan5

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams .
Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 27 October 1991.
Stephen Hendry (1)
 Scotland
10–6Steve Davis (3)
 England
Afternoon: 50–75 (67), 83–23 (83), 85–0 (68), 76–30 (75), 70–56, 123–14 (119), 93–23 (53), 85–46 (85)
Evening: 40–60, 0–94 (94), 38–72 (65), 75–51, 35–106 (59), 61–71 (Hendry 60, Davis 71), 76–34 (56), 119–16 (101)
119Highest break94
2Century breaks0
850+ breaks5

Century breaks edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "1991 World Open Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.