1992 British Open

1992 Pearl Assurance British Open
Tournament information
Dates17–29 February 1992 (1992-02-17 – 1992-02-29)
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score10–7
1991
1993

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]

  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. ^ 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.