1992–93 snooker season

1992–93 snooker season
Details
DurationAugust 1992 – 30 May 1993
Tournaments27 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Jimmy White
Masters Stephen Hendry
World Championship Stephen Hendry

The 1992–93 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1992 and May 1993. The following table outlines the results for ranking, minor-ranking and the invitational events.

New professional players

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association accepted its largest intake to date, 154 new players, bringing the total to 719 (excluding 27 billiards-only members). The new professionals included world amateur champion Noppadon Noppachorn, world under-21 champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins (who won the junior event at the 1991 World Masters), Indian amateur champion Yasin Merchant, the fifth-ranked women's player Tessa Davidson, and future multiple ranking event winners Dominic Dale, Stephen Lee, Joe Perry and Mark Williams.[1][2]

Calendar

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
1 Aug 22 Aug IND Indian Masters Delhi Steve Davis Steve James 9–6 [3]
26 Aug 30 Aug CHN Kent Classic Haidian Stadium Beijing John Parrott Stephen Hendry 6–5 [3]
2 Sep 5 Sep ENG Pot Black Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool Neal Foulds James Wattana 1–0 [4]
23 Sep 27 Sep SCO Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Neal Foulds Gary Wilkinson 10–8 [5]
3 Oct 9 Oct UAE Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai John Parrott Stephen Hendry 9–8 [6]
12 Oct 25 Oct ENG Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Jimmy White Ken Doherty 10–9 [7]
28 Oct 1 Nov BEL Belgian Masters Matchroom Schijnpoort Antwerp James Wattana John Parrott 10–5 [3]
26 Oct 5 Nov SCO Benson & Hedges Championship Masters Club Glasgow Chris Small Alan McManus 9–1 [8]
13 Nov 29 Nov ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Jimmy White John Parrott 16–9 [9]
4 Dec 12 Dec ENG World Matchplay The Dome Doncaster James Wattana Steve Davis 9–4 [10]
? Dec 20 Dec THA King's Cup Channel 9 Auditorium Bangkok Nigel Bond James Wattana 8–7 [11]
12 Dec 21 Dec ENG Strachan Challenge – Event 1 Jimmy White Snooker Lodge Aldershot Joe Swail Stefan Mazrocis 9–4 [12]
8 Jan 10 Jan THA Nescafe Extra Challenge Bangkok Ronnie O'Sullivan James Wattana [n 1] [3]
3 Jan 12 Jan ENG Strachan Challenge – Event 2 Radion Plaxa Club Sheffield Troy Shaw Nigel Bond 9–4 [12]
15 Jan 16 Jan FRA European Challenge Epernay Stephen Hendry Tony Drago 5–3 [3]
21 Jan 31 Jan WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Ken Doherty Alan McManus 9–7 [13]
1 Feb 6 Feb ENG Strachan Challenge – Event 3 Jimmy White Snooker Lodge Aldershot Tony Drago Ken Doherty 9–7 [12]
7 Feb 14 Feb ENG The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Stephen Hendry James Wattana 9–5 [14][15]
15 Feb 21 Feb BEL European Open Matchroon Schijnpoort Antwerp Steve Davis Stephen Hendry 10–4 [16][17]
22 Feb 6 Mar ENG British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Steve Davis James Wattana 10–2 [18][19]
13 Mar 20 Mar THA Asian Open Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok Dave Harold Darren Morgan 9–3 [20][21]
23 Mar 28 Mar IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill Steve Davis Alan McManus 9–4 [22]
2 Apr 11 Apr ENG International Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Stephen Hendry Steve Davis 10–6 [23][24]
17 Apr 3 May ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Stephen Hendry Jimmy White 18–5 [25]
8 May 15 May WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Ken Doherty Darren Morgan 9–3 [26]
16 May 20 May IRL Irish Professional Championship Jury's Hotel Cork Ken Doherty Stephen Murphy 9–2 [27]
3 Jan 30 May ENG European League Thornbury Leisure Centre Bristol Jimmy White Alan McManus 10–7 [28]
Ranking event
Minor-ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1992/1993

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.[29][30][31]

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

Notes

  1. ^ No play-off was played, and the winner was decided via a league format.

References

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