1994 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates10–23 October 1994 (1994-10-10 – 1994-10-23)
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£325,000[1]
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Dave Harold (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Dave Harold (ENG)
Score9–6
1993
1995

The 1994 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. The event started on 10 October 1994 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 16 and 23 October 1994.

John Higgins won in the final 9–6 against Dave Harold to claim his first ranking title. Higgins, ranked 51 at the time, defeated four top 16 seeded players at the event: Willie Thorne (15) in the first round; James Wattana (4) in the last 16; Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) in a 5–0 whitewash in the quarter-finals and Joe Swail (12) in the semi-finals.

  1. ^ "Snooker: Higgins faces tough task". London: The Independent. 28 August 1994. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 11 May 2012.