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Snooker tournament
The 1993 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at The Hexagon in Reading, Berkshire, England from 18 to 31 October 1993. It was the first time that Skoda sponsored the event.[1]
Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ken Doherty.[2] Peter Ebdon won in the final 9–6 against Doherty to win his first major title.[3]
Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize fund and ranking points
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The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below:
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Prize money |
Ranking points
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Winner |
£60,000 |
3600
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Runner-up |
£32,000 |
3200
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Semi-final |
£16,000 |
2800
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Quarter-final |
£9,050 |
2400
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Last 16 |
£4,550 |
2000
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Last 32 |
£2,600 |
1600
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Last 64 |
Unseeded |
£1,595 |
1200
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Seeded |
600
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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 31 October 1993.
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Ken Doherty (11) Ireland
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6–9
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Peter Ebdon (21) England
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Afternoon: 66–36 (61), 79–16 (64), 51–55, 46–82 (82), 78–32 (50), 120–0 (58, 54), 26–77 (51), 40–77 (52) Evening: 16–73, 96–17 (65), 31–65, 70–46, 8–74, 0–96 (59), 27–66
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65
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Highest break
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82
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0
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Century breaks
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0
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6
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50+ breaks
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4
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- ^ "Sports round-up: snooker". The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 1993. p. 33.
- ^ Everton, Clive (25 October 1993). "Sweet revenge for Doherty as White is left at sixes and sevens at the Hexagon". The Guardian. p. 18.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1 November 1993). "Ebdon keeps his nerve for first major title". The Guardian. p. 19.
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