1992 Grand Prix (snooker)

1992 Rothmans Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates12–25 October 1992 (1992-10-12 – 1992-10-25)
VenueHexagon Theatre
CityReading
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£424,700
Winner's share£80,000
Highest break Joe Swail (NIR) (140)
Final
Champion Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score10–9
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The 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1992/1993 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 12 to 25 October 1992 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The event was the eleventh edition of the Grand Prix, first held in 1982 as the 1982 Professional Players Tournament.[1][2][3]

Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Tony Chappel. Jimmy White played Ken Doherty in the final, with the latter contesting his first ranking event final.[4] White defeated Doherty 10–9 in the final to win his eighth ranking title.[5]

Fred Davis, at the age of 79, lost 5-1 in the qualifying rounds to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan. [6] Also in the qualifiers, O'Sullivan defeated Jason Curtis 5–0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, the fastest best-of-nine-frames match to date.[7] The event featured a prize of £80,000 for the winner of the event.[8]

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