1993 British Open

1993 Wickes British Open
Tournament information
Dates22 February – 6 March 1993 (1993-02-22 – 1993-03-06)
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£250,000[1]
Winner's share£50,000[1]
Highest break Steve Davis (ENG) (139)[2]
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up James Wattana (THA)
Score10–2
1992
1994

The 1993 British Open (officially the 1993 Wickes British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 22 February to 6 March 1993 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[3] ITV televised the event from 27 February.[4]

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating James Wattana ten frames to two in the final. The defending champion Jimmy White was defeated in the semi-final by Davis.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference prize was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Davis hits super form". Burton Daily Mail. 8 March 1993. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Welsh nine hunt crown". South Wales Echo. 19 February 1993. p. 17.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.
  5. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2018.