1991 Welsh Professional Championship

The 1991 Regal Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 10 and 15 February 1991 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.^[4] This was the final edition of the tournament.^[5]

Welsh Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	10–15 February 1991 (1991-02-10 – 1991-02-15)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£35,000[1]
Winner's share	£11,000[2]
Highest break	Darren Morgan (WAL) (123)[3]
Final
Champion	Darren Morgan
Runner-up	Mark Bennett
Score	9–3
← 1990

Darren Morgan won the tournament defeating Mark Bennett 9–3 in the final.^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

• Winner: £11,000
• Runner-up: £7,000
• Semi-final: £3,750
• Quarter-final: £1,750
• Round 1: £1,000
• Highest break: £1,500
• Total: £35,000^[1]

Main draw

^[7]

	Last 16 Best of 11 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Darren Morgan		6
	Ray Reardon		6			Ray Reardon		4
	Colin Roscoe		5								Darren Morgan		9
											Wayne Jones		8
						Wayne Jones		6
						Cliff Wilson		4
																Darren Morgan		9
																Mark Bennett		3
						Mark Bennett		6
						Steve Newbury		4
											Mark Bennett		9
											Tony Chappel		5
						Tony Chappel		6
						Terry Griffiths		3

References

1. "Pro snookers new sponsor's". South Wales Echo. 16 February 1991. p. 47.
2. Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Regal Welsh Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth Edition). London: Pelham Books. p. 81. ISBN 0720719836.
3. "Welsh title stays with Morgan". Herald Express. 16 February 1991. p. 24.
4. "Steve seeks Welsh title". Neath Guardian. 24 January 1991. p. 34.
5. "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 158.
7. "1991 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.