1993 British Open

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]

1993 Wickes British Open

Tournament information
Dates	22 February – 6 March 1993 (1993-02-22 – 1993-03-06)
Venue	Assembly Rooms
City	Derby
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	10–2
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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]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

Winner: £50,000 Final: £25,000 Semi-final: £12,500 Quarter-final: £7,000 Last 16: £3,500 Last 32: £2,000 Last 64: £1,000

Last 96: £450 Last 128: £200 Last 192: £100 Stage one highest break: £800 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Total: £250,000

Main draw

^[4][6]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	Jimmy White		5
	Brady Gollan		4
						Jimmy White		5
						Joe Johnson		3
	Joe Johnson		5
	Anthony O'Connor		2
											Jimmy White		5
											Darren Morgan		3
	Darren Morgan		5
	Paul Davies		1
						Darren Morgan		5
						Warren King		0
	Warren King		5
	Tony Jones		2
																Jimmy White		5
																John Higgins		3
	Joe Swail		5
	Alain Robidoux		2
						Joe Swail		4
						Troy Shaw		5
	Troy Shaw		5
	Danny Fowler		4
											Troy Shaw		2
											John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Terry Griffiths		2
						John Higgins		5
						Nick Terry		3
	Nick Terry		5
	Dean Reynolds		3
																					Jimmy White		3
																					Steve Davis		6
	Danny Smith		5
	Neal Foulds		3
						Danny Smith		1
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Franky Chan		3
											Ken Doherty		5
											Willie Thorne		3
	Willie Thorne		5
	Jimmy Michie		3
						Willie Thorne		5
						Anthony Hamilton		1
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Doug Mountjoy		1
																Ken Doherty		4
																Steve Davis		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Steve James		2
						Stephen Lee		5
						Dene O'Kane		1
	Dene O'Kane		5
	Eugene Hughes		4
											Stephen Lee		2
											Steve Davis		5
	Steve Davis		5
	Les Dodd		0
						Steve Davis		5
						Dave Finbow		2
	Dave Finbow		5
	Peter Francisco		2
																										Steve Davis		10
																										James Wattana		2
	John Parrott		5
	Alex Higgins		0
						John Parrott		5
						Mike Hallett		4
	Mike Hallett		5
	Chris Small		2
											John Parrott		2
											Tony Drago		5
	Martin Clark		5
	Brian Morgan		0
						Martin Clark		2
						Tony Drago		5
	Tony Drago		5
	Jim Wych		2
																Tony Drago		2
																James Wattana		5
	Ian Graham		5
	Dennis Taylor		1
						Ian Graham		5
						Silvino Francisco		1
	Silvino Francisco		5
	Ian Sargeant		1
											Ian Graham		1
											James Wattana		5
	James Wattana		5
	Mark Davis		4
						James Wattana		5
						Steve Newbury		2
	Steve Newbury		5
	Mark Johnston-Allen		1
																					James Wattana		6
																					Stephen Hendry		4
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Gary Wilkinson		4
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Craig Edwards		0
	Craig Edwards		5
	Tony Knowles		1
											Peter Ebdon		2
											Mark Bennett		5
	Nigel Bond		5
	Tony Meo		2
						Nigel Bond		2
						Mark Bennett		5
	Mark Bennett		5
	Darren Hackeson		2
																Mark Bennett		0
																Stephen Hendry		5
	Alan McManus		5
	Jason Prince		2
						Alan McManus		3
						David Roe		5
	David Roe		5
	Mark Williams		1
											David Roe		2
											Stephen Hendry		5
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Jason Ferguson		0
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Eddie Charlton		0
	Eddie Charlton		5
	Colin Roscoe		0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 6 March 1993.
Steve Davis  England	10–2	James Wattana  Thailand
Afternoon: 62–20 (61), 116–10 (90), 59–30, 93–21 (54), 52–65, 67–46 (54), 69–19, 80–12 (58) Evening: 65–56 (52), 95–8, 31–90, 65–23 (50)
90	Highest break
0	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	0