1993–94 snooker season

The 1993–94 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1993 and May 1994. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

1993–94 snooker season
Details
Duration1 August 1993 – 29 May 1994
Tournaments20 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters Alan McManus
World Championship Stephen Hendry

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08–01  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Steve Davis Mike Hallett 2–0[n 2] [1]
08–?? 08–??  FRA NR European Challenge Epernay Stephen Hendry Tony Drago 5–3 [2]
09–22 09–26  SCO NR Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Ken Doherty Alan McManus 10–9 [3]
10–04 10–10  UAE WR Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai Stephen Hendry Steve Davis 9–3 [4]
10–18 10–31  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Peter Ebdon Ken Doherty 9–6 [5]
11–06 11–10  SCO NR Benson & Hedges Championship Masters Club Glasgow Ronnie O'Sullivan John Lardner 9–6 [6]
11–12 11–28  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Hendry 10–6 [7]
12–12 12–19  BEL WR European Open Arenahal Antwerp Stephen Hendry Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–5 [8]
12–?? 12–??  THA NR King's Cup Channel 9 Auditorium Bangkok James Wattana Darren Morgan 8–3 [9]
01–30 02–05  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Steve Davis Alan McManus 9–6 [10]
02–06 02–13  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Alan McManus Stephen Hendry 9–8 [11][12]
02–13 02–19  ENG WR International Open Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth John Parrott James Wattana 9–4 [13][14]
02–22 02–??  ENG NR Strachan Challenge – Event 1 Jimmy White Snooker Lodge Aldershot Anthony Hamilton Andy Hicks 9–4 [15]
03–?? 03–??  ENG NR Strachan Challenge – Event 2 Willie Thorne Snooker Lodge Leicester Anthony Hamilton Paul Davies 9–4 [15]
03–04 03–16  THA WR Thailand Open Imperial Queens Park Hotel Bangkok James Wattana Steve Davis 9–7 [16]
03–20 03–27  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Steve Davis Alan McManus 9–8 [17][18]
03–30 04–07  ENG WR British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Ronnie O'Sullivan James Wattana 9–4 [19]
04–16 05–02  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Stephen Hendry Jimmy White 18–17 [20]
05–07 05–14  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Ken Doherty Nigel Bond 9–5 [21]
01–?? 05–29  GER NR European League Atlantis Rheinhotel Bingen Stephen Hendry John Parrott 10–7 [22]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 1993/1994

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[23][24][25]

No. Ch. Name
1 Stephen Hendry
2 John Parrott
3 Jimmy White
4 Steve Davis
5 James Wattana
6 Alan McManus
7 Willie Thorne
8 Terry Griffiths
9 Nigel Bond
10 Darren Morgan
11 Ken Doherty
12 Martin Clark
13 Steve James
14 Neal Foulds
15 Dennis Taylor
16 David Roe

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. All matches were recorded in one day, and then broadcast in half hour programme weekly.

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