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. ITV televised the event from 27 February.
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.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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
Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 6 March 1993. Steve Davis 10–2 James Wattana 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
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