1993 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	18–31 October 1993
Venue	The Hexagon
City	Reading
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£325,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Highest break	145
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon
Runner-up	Ken Doherty
Score	9–6
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The 1993 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at The Hexagon in Reading, Berkshire, England. Skoda replaced long-time sponsors Rothmans after 9 years and this year was the last time it was played at the Hexagon. The event started on 11 October 1993 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 23 and 31 October 1993.

Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ken Doherty. Peter Ebdon won in the final 9–6 against Doherty to win his first major title.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below:^[1]

Highest break	Prize money	Break
Non-televised	£1,200	145 John Higgins
Televised	£2,400	136 Gary Wilkinson

Main draw

^[1]

	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 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Jimmy White	5
	51	Tony Meo	2
						1	Jimmy White	5
						32	Jason Ferguson	2
	32	Jason Ferguson	5
		Robin Hull	4
											1	Jimmy White	3
											11	Ken Doherty	5
	24	Mark Bennett	3
		Stuart Pettman	5
							Stuart Pettman	1
						11	Ken Doherty	5
	11	Ken Doherty	5
		Jamie Woodman	2
																11	Ken Doherty	5
																23	Tony Knowles	4
	10	Darren Morgan	5
	62	Eugene Hughes	0
						10	Darren Morgan	3
						22	Dene O'Kane	5
	22	Dene O'Kane	5
		Terry Murphy	0
											22	Dene O'Kane	1
											23	Tony Knowles	5
	23	Tony Knowles	5
	61	Alex Higgins	1
						23	Tony Knowles	5
						37	Brian Morgan	2
	7	Willie Thorne	3
	37	Brian Morgan	5
																					11	Ken Doherty	9
																					4	Steve Davis	4
	8	Terry Griffiths	2
		Gerard Greene	5
							Gerard Greene	3
							Stephen Lee	5
	20	Tony Drago	4
		Stephen Lee	5
												Stephen Lee	5
											14	Neal Foulds	2
	18	Alain Robidoux	5
		Roger Garrett	1
						18	Alain Robidoux	1
						14	Neal Foulds	5
	14	Neal Foulds	5
		Ken Owers	3
																	Stephen Lee	0
																4	Steve Davis	5
	15	Dennis Taylor	1
		Marcus Campbell	5
							Marcus Campbell	2
						50	Dave Harold	5
	29	Tony Jones	4
	50	Dave Harold	5
											50	Dave Harold	0
											4	Steve Davis	5
	28	Dean Reynolds	1
		Anthony Davies	5
							Anthony Davies	1
						4	Steve Davis	5
	4	Steve Davis	5
		Brian Rowswell	1
																										11	Ken Doherty	6
																										21	Peter Ebdon	9
	3	John Parrott	5
	57	Ronnie O'Sullivan	1
						3	John Parrott	5
							Steve Duggan	4
	30	Doug Mountjoy	3
		Steve Duggan	5
											3	John Parrott	5
												John Higgins	2
	26	Joe Johnson	3
		John Higgins	5
							John Higgins	5
						9	Nigel Bond	3
	9	Nigel Bond	5
		Barry Pinches	0
																3	John Parrott	5
																12	Martin Clark	4
	12	Martin Clark	5
		Karl Payne	2
						12	Martin Clark	5
						19	Mike Hallett	4
	19	Mike Hallett	5
		Surinder Gill	3
											12	Martin Clark	5
											6	Alan McManus	1
	31	Mark Johnston-Allen	0
		Mark Williams	5
							Mark Williams	2
						6	Alan McManus	5
	6	Alan McManus	5
		Robby Foldvari	3
																					3	John Parrott	5
																					21	Peter Ebdon	9
	5	James Wattana	5
	64	Drew Henry	2
						5	James Wattana	4
						17	Gary Wilkinson	5
	17	Gary Wilkinson	5
	38	Peter Francisco	4
											17	Gary Wilkinson	5
											13	Steve James	3
	27	Mick Price	5
		Stuart Parnell	4
						27	Mick Price	0
						13	Steve James	5
	13	Steve James	5
	42	Jason Prince	4
																17	Gary Wilkinson	4
																21	Peter Ebdon	5
	16	David Roe	5
		Sean Lanigan	3
						16	David Roe	3
							Mark Flowerdew	5
	25	Joe Swail	3
		Mark Flowerdew	5
												Mark Flowerdew	3
											21	Peter Ebdon	5
	21	Peter Ebdon	5
		Chris Scanlon	2
						21	Peter Ebdon	5
						2	Stephen Hendry	4
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
		Darryn Walker	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 31 October 1993.
Ken Doherty (11)  Ireland	6–9	Peter Ebdon (21)  England
Afternoon: 66–36 (61), 79–16 (64), 51–55, 46–82 (82), 78–32 (50), 120–0 (58, 54), 26–77 (51), 40–77 (52) Evening: 16–73, 96–17 (65), 31–65, 70–46, 8–74, 0–96 (59), 27–66
65	Highest break	82
0	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	4

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