1994 British Open

1994 British Open
Tournament information
Dates30 March – 7 April 1994 (1994-03-30 – 1994-04-07)
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
CityPlymouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000[1]
Winner's share£36,000[2]
Highest break Chris Small (SCO) (140)[3]
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up James Wattana (THA)
Score9–4
1993
1995

The 1994 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 30 March to 7 April 1994 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[4]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 9–4 in the final. The defending champion Steve Davis was defeated in the semi-final by Wattana.[5]

There were three notable factors in this year's tournament: There was no title sponsor, there was a new venue, and there was no TV coverage after 14 years of being shown on ITV.

  1. ^ "Little rest for Hendry". Herald Scotland. 4 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bond runs out of shots". Herald Scotland. 6 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Bully for champion O'Sullivan". Herald Scotland. 8 April 1994. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 165.
  5. ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.