1992 Grand Prix (snooker)

Snooker tournament 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix 1992 10 12 1992 10 25 y File:1992 Grand Prix snooker poster.jpg Hexagon Theatre Reading England WPBSA Ranking event £424,700 £80,000 Joe Swail NIR (140) Jimmy White ENG Ken Doherty IRL 10–9 1991 1993 The 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1992/1993 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 12 to 25 October 1992 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The event was the eleventh edition of the Grand Prix, first held in 1982 as the 1982 Professional Players Tournament. Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Tony Chappel. Jimmy White played Ken Doherty in the final, with the latter contesting his first ranking event final. White defeated Doherty 10–9 in the final to win his eighth ranking title. Fred Davis, at the age of 79, lost 5–1 in the qualifying rounds to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan. Also in the qualifiers, O'Sullivan defeated Jason Curtis 5–0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, the fastest best-of-nine-frames match to date. The event featured a prize of £80,000 for the winner of the event. Tournament summary Defending and World Champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Main draw Below is the main draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners. Last 64Best of 9 frames Last 32Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 19 frames 1 SCO Stephen Hendry 3 WAL Tony Chappel 5 20 ENG Tony Knowles 3 IRL Eugene Hughes 5 27 WAL Mark Bennett 5 NIR Jason Prince 4 12 ENG Martin Clark 5 ENG Paul Gibson 1 11 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 NIR Dermot McGlinchey 1 30 ENG Danny Fowler 4 53 NIR Joe Swail 5 17 ENG Mike Hallett 5 ENG Rod Lawler 2 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Les Dodd 3 7 THA James Wattana 5 ENG Mick Price 3 28 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 4 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 21 IRL Ken Doherty 5 WAL Steve Newbury 3 15 ENG Willie Thorne 5 ENG Mark Rowing 3 16 WAL Darren Morgan 5 ENG Brian Rowswell 2 25 RSA 1982 Peter Francisco 2 47 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 32 ENG David Roe 5 WAL Anthony Davies 2 4 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG Dave Harold 0 3 ENG Jimmy White 5 CAN Jim Wych 2 29 AUS Eddie Charlton 4 WAL Cliff Wilson 5 31 ENG Mark Johnston-Allen 5 ENG Jason Ferguson 2 14 CAN Alain Robidoux 5 ENG Nigel Gilbert 1 10 ENG Steve James 5 ENG Sean Lanigan 2 23 ENG Joe Johnson 5 ENG Mark Boyd 2 24 MLT Tony Drago 1 ENG Nick Terry 5 5 ENG Neal Foulds 5 ENG Nick Fruin 1 8 ENG Gary Wilkinson 5 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 18 NZL Dene O'Kane 2 SCO John Higgins 5 26 WAL Doug Mountjoy 3 ENG Bill Oliver 5 9 ENG Nigel Bond 5 SCO David McLellan 0 13 SCO Alan McManus 5 SCO Scott MacFarlane 2 22 ENG Tony Jones 4 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 19 ENG Dean Reynolds 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 2 ENG John Parrott 5 ENG Jonathan Birch 1   WAL Tony Chappel 5 IRL Eugene Hughes 3 27 WAL Mark Bennett 5 12 ENG Martin Clark 2 11 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 53 NIR Joe Swail 2 17 ENG Mike Hallett 2 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 7 THA James Wattana 3 SCO Billy Snaddon 5 21 IRL Ken Doherty 5 15 ENG Willie Thorne 2 16 WAL Darren Morgan 3 47 ENG Peter Ebdon 5 32 ENG David Roe 4 4 ENG Steve Davis 5 3 ENG Jimmy White 5 WAL Cliff Wilson 2 31 ENG Mark Johnston-Allen 5 14 CAN Alain Robidoux 1 10 ENG Steve James 5 23 ENG Joe Johnson 1 ENG Nick Terry 2 5 ENG Neal Foulds 5 8 ENG Gary Wilkinson 4 SCO John Higgins 5 ENG Bill Oliver 2 9 ENG Nigel Bond 5 13 SCO Alan McManus 5 ENG Anthony Hamilton 2 CAN Cliff Thorburn 5 2 ENG John Parrott 3 WAL Tony Chappel 1 27 WAL Mark Bennett 5 11 NIR Dennis Taylor 2 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 SCO Billy Snaddon 1 21 IRL Ken Doherty 5 47 ENG Peter Ebdon 0 4 ENG Steve Davis 5 3 ENG Jimmy White 5 31 ENG Mark Johnston-Allen 0 10 ENG Steve James 4 5 ENG Neal Foulds 5 SCO John Higgins 2 9 ENG Nigel Bond 5 13 SCO Alan McManus 5 CAN Cliff Thorburn 1 27 WAL Mark Bennett 2 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 21 IRL Ken Doherty 5 4 ENG Steve Davis 2 3 ENG Jimmy White 5 5 ENG Neal Foulds 1 9 ENG Nigel Bond 3 13 SCO Alan McManus 5 6 WAL Terry Griffiths 6 21 IRL Ken Doherty 9 3 ENG Jimmy White 9 13 SCO Alan McManus 5 21 IRL Ken Doherty 9 3 ENG Jimmy White 10 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams.Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 25 October 1992. Ken Doherty (21) 9–10 Jimmy White (3)Afternoon: 59–67 (Doherty 59), 118–0 (67), 69–51, 59–12, 61–27, 69–20, 4–130 (106), 36–73 (72), 38–85 (85)Evening: 65–48, 43–57, 0–75 (75), 89–4 (53), 0–96 (96), 0–82 (65), 80–0 (80), 69–70, 117–0 (117), 2–80 117 Highest break 106 1 Century breaks 1 5 50+ breaks 6 References Professional Players Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=29 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071750/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=29 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 29 November 2017 Turner Chris Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155938/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html 16 February 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 24 November 2011 Turner Chris Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Players/Reardon.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120425135358/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Players/Reardon.html 25 April 2012 cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 24 November 2011 Hendon: Doherty at 40 Eurosport 22 September 2009 15 December 2019 https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/hendon-doherty-at-40_sto2071262/story.shtml Snooker: White able to bridge the gap The Independent 1992-10-26 15 December 2019 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-white-able-to-bridge-the-gap-1559745.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-white-able-to-bridge-the-gap-1559745.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Hall of fame: Ronnie O'Sullivan — The Rocket The Express Tribune Tribune.com.pk The Express Tribune 15 December 2019 https://tribune.com.pk/story/718017/hall-of-fame-ronnie-osullivan-the-rocket/ At the qualifying stage of the 1992 Grand Prix, the Briton defeated Jason Curtis 5-0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, setting the current record for the fastest best-of-nine frame match. 1992 Grand Prix Results snookerdatabase.co.uk 15 December 2019 http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=145 4 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200604000740/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=145 dead A brief history of the Grand Prix and LG Cup http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155938/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html 16 February 2012 Ronnie O'Sullivan on prison time, playing until 60 and why he is like Tiger Woods Eurosport 19 July 2020 14 April 2023 https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/ronnie-o-sullivan-on-prison-time-playing-until-60-and-why-he-is-like-tiger-woods_sto7810344/story.shtml 1992 Grand Prix Grand Prix (snooker)