1992 British Open

1992 Pearl Assurance British OpenTournament information

Dates| 17–29 February 1992 (1992-02-17 – 1992-02-29)
Venue| Assembly Rooms
City| Derby
Country| England
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £425,000[1]
Winner's share| £75,000[2]
Highest break|  James Wattana (THA) (147)[3]
Final
Champion|  Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up|  James Wattana (THA)
Score| 10–7

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Snooker tournament

The 1992 British Open (officially the 1992 Pearl Assurance British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 17 to 29 February 1992 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[4][5]

Jimmy White won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 10–7 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was defeated in the quarter-final by Ken Doherty.[6]

## 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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|  Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | |
|  Cliff Thorburn | 3 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mike Hallett | 3 |
|  Mike Hallett | 5 |

|  Robby Foldvari | 0 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Darren Morgan | 1 |
|  Darren Morgan | 5 | |

|  Dene O'Kane | 0 |
| |  Darren Morgan | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Peter Francisco | 2 |
|  Peter Francisco | 5 |

|  David Taylor | 3 |
| |  Jimmy White | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Terry Griffiths | 3 |
|  Terry Griffiths | 5 | | |

|  Ken Owers | 1 |
| |  Terry Griffiths | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Jones | 4 |
|  Tony Jones | 5 |

|  Tony Chappel | 3 |
| |  Terry Griffiths | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mark Johnston-Allen | 4 |
|  Mark Johnston-Allen | 5 | |

|  John Virgo | 4 |
| |  Mark Johnston-Allen | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Andrew Cairns | 1 |
|  Andrew Cairns | 5 |

|  Steve Newbury | 1 |
| |  Jimmy White | 9 |
|  |
| | |  Steve Davis | 8 |
|  Steve Davis | 5 | | | |

|  David Roe | 4 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Mark Bennett | 2 |
|  Mark Bennett | 5 |

|  Alan McManus | 4 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Martin Clark | 0 |
|  Martin Clark | 5 | |

|  John Campbell | 3 |
| |  Martin Clark | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Steve James | 4 |
|  Steve James | 5 |

|  Drew Henry | 3 |
| |  Steve Davis | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Alain Robidoux | 3 |
|  Alain Robidoux | 5 | | |

|  Mark Rowing | 3 |
| |  Alain Robidoux | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Knowles | 3 |
|  Tony Knowles | 5 |

|  Jason Prince | 2 |
| |  Alain Robidoux | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Joe Johnson | 4 |
|  Joe Johnson | 5 | |

|  Joe Grech | 3 |
| |  Joe Johnson | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Nigel Bond | 4 |
|  Nigel Bond | 5 |

|  Stuart Reardon | 1 |
| |  Jimmy White | 10 |
|  |
| | |  James Wattana | 7 |
|  James Wattana | 5 | | | | |

|  Stephen Murphy | 1 |
| |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Dennis Taylor | 1 |
|  Dennis Taylor | 5 |

|  Brian Morgan | 3 |
| |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Drago | 1 |
|  Tony Drago | 5 | |

|  Bob Marshall | 3 |
| |  Tony Drago | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Paul Davies | 1 |
|  Paul Davies | 5 |

|  Cliff Wilson | 4 |
| |  James Wattana | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Doug Mountjoy | 3 |
|  Doug Mountjoy | 5 | | |

|  Paul Medati | 0 |
| |  Doug Mountjoy | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Willie Thorne | 3 |
|  Willie Thorne | 5 |

|  Les Dodd | 2 |
| |  Doug Mountjoy | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Neal Foulds | 3 |
|  Neal Foulds | w/o | |

|  Terry Whitthread | w/d |
| |  Neal Foulds | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Marcel Gauvreau | 2 |
|  Marcel Gauvreau | 5 |

|  Bob Chaperon | 3 |
| |  James Wattana | 9 |
|  |
| | |  Ken Doherty | 6 |
|  Ken Doherty | 5 | | | |

|  John Parrott | 4 |
| |  Ken Doherty | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Wayne Jones | 4 |
|  Wayne Jones | 5 |

|  Rex Williams | 0 |
| |  Ken Doherty | 5 |
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| | |  Eddie Charlton | 2 |
|  Eddie Charlton | 5 | |

|  Terry Murphy | 3 |
| |  Eddie Charlton | 5 |
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| | |  Jason Weston | 1 |
|  Jason Weston | 5 |

|  Dean Reynolds | 0 |
| |  Ken Doherty | 5 |
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| | |  Stephen Hendry | 2 |
|  Stephen Hendry | 5 | | |

|  Jason Ferguson | 0 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
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| | |  Danny Fowler | 1 |
|  Danny Fowler | 5 |

|  Troy Shaw | 4 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Gary Wilkinson | 1 |
|  Gary Wilkinson | 5 | |

|  Jim Chambers | 4 |
| |  Gary Wilkinson | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Silvino Francisco | 2 |
|  Silvino Francisco | 5 |

|  Jason Smith | 1 |

## Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 29 February 1992.

Jimmy White
England | 10–7  | James Wattana
Thailand
Afternoon: 81–38, 66–46, 87–28 (87), 71–4, 78–48, 69–55, 66–15, 3–72 (63)
Evening: 6–77, 25–84 (50), 34–78 (77), 0–69, 74–41, 26–78, 29–78 (78), 113–0 (113), 67–49
113 | Highest break  | 78
1 | Century breaks  | 0
2  | 50+ breaks  | 4

## References

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1. ^ "Dean tables cloth protest". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 13 February 1992. p. 36.
2. ^ "White gets a lift". Burton Daily Mail. 2 March 1992. p. 20.
3. ^ "Early lead ensures White victory". Sunday Tribune. 1 March 1992. p. 24.
4. ^ "David aims to hit quids Roe". Burton Daily Mail. 15 February 1992. p. 22.
5. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. pp. 161–162.
6. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
7. ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

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