1992 British Open Explained

Tournament Name:1992 Pearl Assurance British Open
Venue:Assembly Rooms
Location:Derby
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£425,000[1]
Winners Share:£75,000[2]
Highest Break: (147)[3]
Score:10–7
Previous:1991
Next:1993

The 1992 British Open (officially the 1992 Pearl Assurance British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 17 to 29 February 1992 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[4] [5] Jimmy White won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 10–7 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was defeated in the quarter-final by Ken Doherty.[6] __TOC__

Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 29 February 1992.
Jimmy White
10–7James Wattana
Afternoon: 81–38, 66–46, 87–28 (87), 71–4, 78–48, 69–55, 66–15, 3–72 (63)
Evening: 6–77, 25–84 (50), 34–78 (77), 0–69, 74–41, 26–78, 29–78 (78), 113–0 (113), 67–49
113Highest break78
1Century breaks0
250+ breaks4

Notes and References

  1. News: Dean tables cloth protest. subscription. Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 13 February 1992. 36.
  2. News: White gets a lift. subscription. Burton Daily Mail. 2 March 1992. 20.
  3. News: Early lead ensures White victory. subscription. Sunday Tribune. 1 March 1992. 24.
  4. News: David aims to hit quids Roe. subscription. Burton Daily Mail. 15 February 1992. 22.
  5. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 161–162.
  6. Web site: British Open. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155129/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brit.html. 2 March 2018. 2012-02-16.
  7. Web site: British Open. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071502/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=14. dead. 24 January 2013. Snooker Scene. 2 March 2018.