1994 European Open (snooker)

1994 Humo European OpenTournament information

Dates| 11–17 December 1994 (1994-12-11 – 1994-12-17)
Venue| Schijnpoort Arena
City| Antwerp
Country| Belgium
Organisation| WPBSA
Format| Ranking event
Total prize fund| £325,000[1]
Winner's share| £60,000[2]
Highest break|  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (136)[3]
Final
Champion|  Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up|  John Parrott (ENG)
Score| 9–3

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The 1994 European Open (officially the 1994 Humo European Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 December 1994 at the Schijnpoort Arena in Antwerp, Belgium.[4][5]

Defending champion Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9–3 in the final.[6]

## Wildcard round

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Match |  | Score |

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WC1 |  Anthony Davies (WAL) | 5–4 |  Nico Devlies (BEL)
WC2 |  John Higgins (SCO) | 5–1 |  Curd Persyn (BEL)
WC3 |  Mark King (ENG) | 5–4 |  Alain de Cock (BEL)
WC4 |  Yvan van Velthoven (BEL) | 5–4 |  Matthew Couch (ENG)

## Main draw

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| Last 32
Best of 9 frames | | | Last 16
Best of 9 frames | | | Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames | | | Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames | | | Final
Best of 17 frames |

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|  Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | |
|  Alain Robidoux | 4 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
|  |
| | |  Tony Drago | 3 |
|  Tony Drago | 5 |

|  John Higgins | 4 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 5 |
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| | |  Willie Thorne | 2 |
|  Willie Thorne | 5 | |

|  Billy Snaddon | 4 |
| |  Willie Thorne | 5 |
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| | |  Darren Morgan | 3 |
|  Darren Morgan | 5 |

|  Mark Bennett | 1 |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 6 |
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| | |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
|  Alan McManus | 5 | | |

|  Martin Clark | 2 |
| |  Alan McManus | 3 |
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| | |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
|  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |

|  Neal Foulds | 2 |
| |  Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 |
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| | |  Dave Harold | 1 |
|  Dave Harold | 5 | |

|  Peter Ebdon | 3 |
| |  Dave Harold | 5 |
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| | |  Yvan van Velthoven | 1 |
|  Yvan van Velthoven | w/o |

|  Jimmy White | w/d |
| |  Stephen Hendry | 9 |
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| | |  John Parrott | 3 |
|  James Wattana | 5 | | | |

|  Mark King | 4 |
| |  James Wattana | 3 |
|  |
| | |  Nigel Bond | 5 |
|  Nigel Bond | 5 |

|  Steve James | 1 |
| |  Nigel Bond | 5 |
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| | |  Ken Doherty | 3 |
|  Dean Reynolds | 5 | |

|  Joe Swail | 3 |
| |  Dean Reynolds | 2 |
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| | |  Ken Doherty | 5 |
|  Ken Doherty | 5 |

|  Doug Mountjoy | 0 |
| |  Nigel Bond | 4 |
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| | |  John Parrott | 6 |
|  John Parrott | 5 | | |

|  Anthony Davies | 4 |
| |  John Parrott | 5 |
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| | |  David Roe | 3 |
|  David Roe | 5 |

|  Mick Price | 1 |
| |  John Parrott | 5 |
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| | |  Terry Griffiths | 2 |
|  Terry Griffiths | 5 | |

|  Gary Wilkinson | 3 |
| |  Terry Griffiths | 5 |
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| | |  Steve Davis | 2 |
|  Steve Davis | 5 |

|  Mike Hallett | 0 |

## References

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1. ^ "In Brief: White pulls out". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 10 December 1994. p. 38.
2. ^ "Hendry holds on to Euro Open". Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 19 December 1994. p. 35.
3. ^ "Half-century for Hendry". Cambridge Daily News. 19 December 1994. p. 31.
4. ^ "European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
5. ^ "European Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 166.
7. ^ a b "1994 Humo European Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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