1994 Masters (snooker)

1994 Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates6–13 February 1994 (1994-02-06 – 1994-02-13)
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£415,000
Winner's share£115,000
Highest break Alan McManus (SCO) (132)
Final
Champion Alan McManus (SCO)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score9–8
1993
1995

The 1994 Masters (officially the 1994 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 13 February 1994 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Defending champion Stephen Hendry met Alan McManus in the final. Hendry had won the previous five Masters tournaments and was undefeated in 23 matches since making his debut in 1989. By comparison McManus had lost all six of the important finals he had contested since his first final, the 1992 Asian Open. The previous week he had lost to Steve Davis in the final of the Welsh Open. McManus won the first three frames, but Hendry won the next three to level the match, including a break of 115 in frame 5, Hendry's first century of the tournament. McManus won the 7th frame to take a 4–3 lead at the end of the afternoon session. Hendry had breaks of 80, 49, 62 and 58 to win four of the first five frames in the evening and take a 7–5 lead. McManus had missed a simple black to lose frame 10 after he had needed three snookers. McManus levelled the match again by winning the next two frames before losing frame 15 and winning a tense frame 16. In the deciding frame Hendry missed an ambitious plant after which McManus made a 76 break, Hendry conceding with only 59 on the table. McManus won the first prize of £115,000.[1][2] He also won a further £10,000 for making the highest break of the tournament, a 132 total clearance in the sixth frame of his first round match against Nigel Bond.[3][4]

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  3. ^ "Big Mac – Alan's a Master". Daily Mirror. 14 February 1994. p. 32 – via Newsbank.
  4. ^ Yates, Phil (8 February 1994). "Nervous Foulds recaptured art of winning". The Times. p. 40.