1994 British Open

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]

1994 British Open

Tournament information
Dates	30 March – 7 April 1994 (1994-03-30 – 1994-04-07)
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–4
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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.

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 17 frames
	Steve Davis		5
	Paul McPhillips		2
						Steve Davis		5
						Brian Morgan		1
	Brian Morgan		5
	Tony Jones		0
											Steve Davis		5
											Andy Hicks		4
	Andy Hicks		5
	Neal Foulds		2
						Andy Hicks		5
						Mike Hallett		4
	Mike Hallett		5
	Chris Small		4
																Steve Davis		5
																Doug Mountjoy		0
	Dennis Taylor		5
	Jason Prince		2
						Dennis Taylor		4
						Doug Mountjoy		5
	Doug Mountjoy		5
	Ian Graham		1
											Doug Mountjoy		5
											Dave Harold		3
	Dave Harold		5
	Terry Griffiths		2
						Dave Harold		5
						Darryn Walker		4
	Darryn Walker		5
	Tony Knowles		4
																					Steve Davis		4
																					James Wattana		6
	Jimmy White		5
	Billy Snaddon		0
						Jimmy White		5
						Dominic Dale		2
	Dominic Dale		5
	Dean Reynolds		3
											Jimmy White		2
											Tony Drago		5
	Rod Lawler		5
	Martin Clark		4
						Rod Lawler		2
						Tony Drago		5
	Tony Drago		5
	Matthew Couch		2
																Tony Drago		0
																James Wattana		5
	Darren Morgan		5
	Stephen Murphy		3
						Darren Morgan		5
						John Higgins		4
	John Higgins		5
	Mark Bennett		0
											Darren Morgan		4
											James Wattana		5
	Mark Johnston-Allen		5
	Nick Terry		3
						Mark Johnston-Allen		2
						James Wattana		5
	James Wattana		5
	Danny Fowler		2
																										James Wattana		4
																										Ronnie O'Sullivan		9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Peter Ebdon		4
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Willie Thorne		1
	Willie Thorne		5
	Mark Williams		3
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
											Ken Doherty		4
	Mick Price		5
	Yasin Merchant		3
						Mick Price		1
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Peter Francisco		4
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
																Nigel Bond		0
	Nigel Bond		5
	Anton Bishop		1
						Nigel Bond		5
						Alain Robidoux		3
	Alain Robidoux		5
	Jim Wych		3
											Nigel Bond		5
											John Parrott		3
	Joe Swail		5
	Brian Rowswell		3
						Joe Swail		1
						John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Eugene Hughes		1
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
																					Stephen Hendry		2
	Alan McManus		5
	Tony Meo		2
						Alan McManus		5
						Joe Johnson		2
	Joe Johnson		5
	Nigel Gilbert		2
											Alan McManus		5
											Antony Bolsover		1
	David Roe		5
	Jamie Bodle		2
						David Roe		3
						Antony Bolsover		5
	Antony Bolsover		5
	Gary Wilkinson		3
																Alan McManus		4
																Stephen Hendry		5
	Steve James		5
	David Rippon		1
						Steve James		3
						Jason Ferguson		5
	Jason Ferguson		5
	Ian Brumby		1
											Jason Ferguson		3
											Stephen Hendry		5
	Dene O'Kane		5
	Stephen O'Connor		4
						Dene O'Kane		2
						Stephen Hendry		5
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Cliff Thorburn		2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 7 April 1994.
Ronnie O'Sullivan  England	9–4	James Wattana  Thailand
Afternoon: 76–20 (67), 73–42, 59–25, 38–74, 70–41 (58), 112–0 (112), 18–103, 91–33 (90) Evening: 29–56, 69–14 (52), 58–38, 16–74, 70–10 (70)
112	Highest break
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	0