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The 1993 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at The Hexagon in Reading, Berkshire, England from 18 to 31 October 1993. It was the first time that Skoda sponsored the event.[1]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 18–31 October 1993 |
Venue | The Hexagon |
City | Reading |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £325,000 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | 145 |
Final | |
Champion | Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
Runner-up | Ken Doherty (IRL) |
Score | 9–6 |
← 1992 1994 → |
Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ken Doherty.[2] Peter Ebdon won in the final 9–6 against Doherty to win his first major title.[3]
Tournament summary edit
Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize fund and ranking points edit
The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below:
Prize money | Ranking points | ||
Winner | £60,000 | 3600 | |
Runner-up | £32,000 | 3200 | |
Semi-final | £16,000 | 2800 | |
Quarter-final | £9,050 | 2400 | |
Last 16 | £4,550 | 2000 | |
Last 32 | £2,600 | 1600 | |
Last 64 | Unseeded | £1,595 | 1200 |
Seeded | 600 |
Highest break | Prize money | Break |
Non-televised | £1,200 | 145 John Higgins (SCO) |
Televised | £2,400 | 136 Gary Wilkinson (ENG) |
Main draw edit
Final edit
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 31 October 1993. | ||
Ken Doherty (11) Ireland | 6–9 | Peter Ebdon (21) England |
Afternoon: 66–36 (61), 79–16 (64), 51–55, 46–82 (82), 78–32 (50), 120–0 (58, 54), 26–77 (51), 40–77 (52) Evening: 16–73, 96–17 (65), 31–65, 70–46, 8–74, 0–96 (59), 27–66 | ||
65 | Highest break | 82 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
6 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
References edit
- ^ "Sports round-up: snooker". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 1993. p. 33.
- ^ Everton, Clive (25 October 1993). "Sweet revenge for Doherty as White is left at sixes and sevens at the Hexagon". The Guardian. p. 18.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1 November 1993). "Ebdon keeps his nerve for first major title". The Guardian. p. 19.
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