1993–94 snooker season

The 1993–94 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1993 and May 1994. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

1993–94 snooker season

Details
Duration	1 August 1993 – 29 May 1994 (1993-08-01 – 1994-05-29)
Tournaments	19 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters	Alan McManus
World Championship	Stephen Hendry
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

Calendar

Start	Finish	Country	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Ref.
28 Aug		ENG	Pot Black	BBC Studios	Birmingham	Steve Davis	Mike Hallett	2–0[n 1]	[1]
22 Sep	26 Sep	SCO	Scottish Masters	Civic Centre	Motherwell	Ken Doherty	Alan McManus	10–9	[2]
4 Oct	10 Oct	UAE	Dubai Classic	Al Nasr Stadium	Dubai	Stephen Hendry	Steve Davis	9–3	[3]
18 Oct	31 Oct	ENG	Grand Prix	Hexagon Theatre	Reading	Peter Ebdon	Ken Doherty	9–6	[4]
6 Nov	10 Nov	SCO	Benson & Hedges Championship	Masters Club	Glasgow	Ronnie O'Sullivan	John Lardner	9–6	[5]
12 Nov	28 Nov	ENG	UK Championship	Guild Hall	Preston	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Stephen Hendry	10–6	[6]
12 Dec	19 Dec	BEL	European Open	Arenahal	Antwerp	Stephen Hendry	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–5	[7]
21 Dec	23 Dec	THA	King's Cup	Channel 9 Auditorium	Bangkok	James Wattana	Darren Morgan	8–3	[8]
30 Jan	5 Feb	WAL	Welsh Open	Newport Centre	Newport	Steve Davis	Alan McManus	9–6	[9]
6 Feb	13 Feb	ENG	The Masters	Wembley Conference Centre	London	Alan McManus	Stephen Hendry	9–8	[10][11]
13 Feb	19 Feb	ENG	International Open	Bournemouth International Centre	Bournemouth	John Parrott	James Wattana	9–4	[12][13]
22 Feb	? Feb	ENG	Strachan Challenge – Event 1	Jimmy White Snooker Lodge	Aldershot	Anthony Hamilton	Andy Hicks	9–4	[14]
? Mar	? Mar	ENG	Strachan Challenge – Event 2	Willie Thorne Snooker Lodge	Leicester	Anthony Hamilton	Paul Davies	9–4	[14]
4 Mar	16 Mar	THA	Thailand Open	Imperial Queens Park Hotel	Bangkok	James Wattana	Steve Davis	9–7	[15]
20 Mar	27 Mar	IRL	Irish Masters	Goff's	Kill	Steve Davis	Alan McManus	9–8	[16][17]
30 Mar	7 Apr	ENG	British Open	Plymouth Pavilions	Plymouth	Ronnie O'Sullivan	James Wattana	9–4	[18]
16 Apr	2 May	ENG	World Snooker Championship	Crucible Theatre	Sheffield	Stephen Hendry	Jimmy White	18–17	[19]
7 May	14 May	WAL	Pontins Professional	Pontins	Prestatyn	Ken Doherty	Nigel Bond	9–5	[20]
? Jan	29 May	GER	European League	Atlantis Rheinhotel	Bingen	Stephen Hendry	John Parrott	10–7	[21]

Ranking event

Non-ranking event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1993/1994

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.^[22][23][24]

No.	Ch.	Name
1		Stephen Hendry
2		John Parrott
3		Jimmy White
4		Steve Davis
5		James Wattana
6		Alan McManus
7		Willie Thorne
8		Terry Griffiths
9		Nigel Bond
10		Darren Morgan
11		Ken Doherty
12		Martin Clark
13		Steve James
14		Neal Foulds
15		Dennis Taylor
16		David Roe

Notes

1. All matches were recorded in one day, and then broadcast in half hour programme weekly.

References

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