1991 British Open

Snooker tournament

1991 Pearl Assurance British OpenTournament information

Dates| 17 February – 2 March 1991 (1991-02-17 – 1991-03-02)
Venue| Assembly Rooms
City| Derby
Country| England
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £400,000[1]
Winner's share| £75,000[2]
Highest break|  Gary Wilkinson (ENG) (139)[2]
Final
Champion|  Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up|  Gary Wilkinson (ENG)
Score| 10–9

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Snooker tournament

The 1991 British Open (officially the 1991 Pearl Assurance British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 17 February and 2 March 1991 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[3][4]

Stephen Hendry won the tournament by defeating Gary Wilkinson 10–9 in the final. The defending champion Bob Chaperon was defeated in the last 64 by Franky Chan.[5]

The qualifiers would mark the end of the playing career of veteran commentator Clive Everton.

## Main draw

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| Last 64
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 32
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames | | | Final
Best of 19 frames |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | |
|  Alan McManus | 2 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Franky Chan | 0 |
|  Franky Chan | 5 |

|  Bob Chaperon | 4 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Meo | 4 |
|  Tony Meo | 5 | |

|  Jason Smith | 3 |
| |  Tony Meo | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Doug Mountjoy | 4 |
|  Doug Mountjoy | 5 |

|  Rex Williams | 1 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dennis Taylor | 1 |
|  Dennis Taylor | 5 | | |

|  Gary Natale | 4 |
| |  Dennis Taylor | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Brady Gollan | 0 |
|  Brady Gollan | 5 |

|  Dene O'Kane | 3 |
| |  Dennis Taylor | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dean Reynolds | 1 |
|  Dean Reynolds | 5 | |

|  Duncan Campbell | 2 |
| |  Dean Reynolds | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Warren King | 3 |
|  Warren King | 5 |

|  Steve James | 3 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 9 |
|  |
| | |  Steve Davis | 7 |
|  Steve Davis | 5 | | | |

|  Eugene Hughes | 2 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Martin Clark | 2 |
|  Martin Clark | 5 |

|  Ian Graham | 2 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Colin Roscoe | 3 |
|  Colin Roscoe | 5 | |

|  John Parrott | 3 |
| |  Colin Roscoe | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Eddie Charlton | 1 |
|  Eddie Charlton | 5 |

|  Steve Campbell | 4 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mike Hallett | 3 |
|  Mike Hallett | 5 | | |

|  Mick Price | 4 |
| |  Mike Hallett | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Joe Johnson | 2 |
|  Joe Johnson | 5 |

|  Chris Cookson | 3 |
| |  Mike Hallett | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Robby Foldvari | 2 |
|  Robby Foldvari | 5 | |

|  Cliff Wilson | 0 |
| |  Robby Foldvari | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Neal Foulds | 4 |
|  Neal Foulds | w/o |

|  Jonathan Birch | w/d |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 10 |
|  |
| | |  Gary Wilkinson | 9 |
|  Gary Wilkinson | 5 | | | | |

|  John Campbell | 2 |
| |  Gary Wilkinson | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Silvino Francisco | 2 |
|  Silvino Francisco | 5 |

|  Jim Wych | 2 |
| |  Gary Wilkinson | 5 |
|  |
| | |  James Wattana | 2 |
|  James Wattana | 5 | |

|  David Roe | 3 |
| |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Stephen Murphy | 2 |
|  Stephen Murphy | 5 |

|  John Virgo | 3 |
| |  Gary Wilkinson | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Jones | 3 |
|  Tony Jones | 5 | | |

|  Wayne Jones | 3 |
| |  Tony Jones | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Kirk Stevens | 3 |
|  Kirk Stevens | 5 |

|  Steve Newbury | 2 |
| |  Tony Jones | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Knowles | 3 |
|  Tony Knowles | 5 | |

|  Jason Prince | 3 |
| |  Tony Knowles | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mark Bennett | 1 |
|  Mark Bennett | 5 |

|  Barry West | 2 |
| |  Gary Wilkinson | 9 |
|  |
| | |  Jimmy White | 8 |
|  Jimmy White | 5 | | | |

|  Jack McLaughlin | 2 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Danny Fowler | 3 |
|  Danny Fowler | 5 |

|  Tony Wilson | 2 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Terry Griffiths | 3 |
|  Alain Robidoux | 5 | |

|  Ken Doherty | 4 |
| |  Alain Robidoux | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Peter Francisco | 2 |
|  Peter Francisco | 5 |

|  David Taylor | 2 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Alain Robidoux | 3 |
|  Terry Griffiths | 5 | | |

|  Joe Grech | 0 |
| |  Terry Griffiths | 5 |
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| | |  Bob Marshall | 3 |
|  Bob Marshall | 5 |

|  Willie Thorne | 4 |
| |  Alain Robidoux | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Drago | 0 |
|  Tony Drago | 5 | |

|  Darren Morgan | 2 |
| |  Tony Drago | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Andrew Cairns | 3 |
|  Andrew Cairns | 5 |

|  Cliff Thorburn | 4 |

## Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 2 March 1991.

Stephen Hendry
Scotland | 10–9  | Gary Wilkinson
England
Afternoon: 87–4 (80), 83–5, 51–76 (Hendry 51), 7–65, 6–69 (69), 7–68, 47–79 (53), 69–67 (Wilkinson 67)
Evening: 18–73 (71), 88–33, 80–25, 53–35, 20–102, 24–68, 83–15 (55), 135–0 (118), 65–27, 36–99 (91), 87–2
118 | Highest break  | 91
1 | Century breaks  | 0
4  | 50+ breaks  | 5

## References

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1. ^ "Giantkillers are ready for action". Derby Daily Telegraph. 15 February 1991. p. 50.
2. ^ a b Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Pearl Assurance British Open Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth Edition). London: Pelham Books. p. 82\. ISBN 0720719836.
3. ^ "James in control!". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 February 1991. p. 44.
4. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
5. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
6. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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