1994 British Open

1994 British Open
Tournament information
Dates	30 March – 7 April 1994
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£200,000
Winner's share	£36,000
Highest break	Chris Small (SCO) (140)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	James Wattana (THA)
Score	9–4
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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

^[4]^[6]

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 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames

Steve Davis	5

Paul McPhillips	2
		Steve Davis	5

		Brian Morgan	1
Brian Morgan	5

Tony Jones	0
				Steve Davis	5

				Andy Hicks	4
Andy Hicks	5

Neal Foulds	2
		Andy Hicks	5

		Mike Hallett	4
Mike Hallett	5

Chris Small	4
						Steve Davis	5

						Doug Mountjoy	0
Dennis Taylor	5

Jason Prince	2
		Dennis Taylor	4

		Doug Mountjoy	5
Doug Mountjoy	5

Ian Graham	1
				Doug Mountjoy	5

				Dave Harold	3
Dave Harold	5

Terry Griffiths	2
		Dave Harold	5

		Darryn Walker	4
Darryn Walker	5

Tony Knowles	4
								Steve Davis	4

								James Wattana	6
Jimmy White	5

Billy Snaddon	0
		Jimmy White	5

		Dominic Dale	2
Dominic Dale	5

Dean Reynolds	3
				Jimmy White	2

				Tony Drago	5
Rod Lawler	5

Martin Clark	4
		Rod Lawler	2

		Tony Drago	5
Tony Drago	5

Matthew Couch	2
						Tony Drago	0

						James Wattana	5
Darren Morgan	5

Stephen Murphy	3
		Darren Morgan	5

		John Higgins	4
John Higgins	5

Mark Bennett	0
				Darren Morgan	4

				James Wattana	5
Mark Johnston-Allen	5

Nick Terry	3
		Mark Johnston-Allen	2

		James Wattana	5
James Wattana	5

Danny Fowler	2
										James Wattana	4

										Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

Peter Ebdon	4
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

		Willie Thorne	1
Willie Thorne	5

Mark Williams	3
				Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

				Ken Doherty	4
Mick Price	5

Yasin Merchant	3
		Mick Price	1

		Ken Doherty	5
Ken Doherty	5

Peter Francisco	4
						Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

						Nigel Bond	0
Nigel Bond	5

Anton Bishop	1
		Nigel Bond	5

		Alain Robidoux	3
Alain Robidoux	5

Jim Wych	3
				Nigel Bond	5

				John Parrott	3
Joe Swail	5

Brian Rowswell	3
		Joe Swail	1

		John Parrott	5
John Parrott	5

Eugene Hughes	1
								Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

								Stephen Hendry	2
Alan McManus	5

Tony Meo	2
		Alan McManus	5

		Joe Johnson	2
Joe Johnson	5

Nigel Gilbert	2
				Alan McManus	5

				Antony Bolsover	1
David Roe	5

Jamie Bodle	2
		David Roe	3

		Antony Bolsover	5
Antony Bolsover	5

Gary Wilkinson	3
						Alan McManus	4

						Stephen Hendry	5
Steve James	5

David Rippon	1
		Steve James	3

		Jason Ferguson	5
Jason Ferguson	5

Ian Brumby	1
				Jason Ferguson	3

				Stephen Hendry	5
Dene O'Kane	5

Stephen O'Connor	4
		Dene O'Kane	2

		Stephen Hendry	5
Stephen Hendry	5

Cliff Thorburn	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 7 April 1994.
Ronnie O'Sullivan England	9–4	James Wattana Thailand
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

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^ "Bully for champion O'Sullivan". Herald Scotland. 8 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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