Английская Википедия:1992 Grand Prix (snooker)

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The 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1992/1993 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 12 to 25 October 1992 at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The event was the eleventh edition of the Grand Prix, first held in 1982 as the 1982 Professional Players Tournament.

Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Tony Chappel. Jimmy White played Ken Doherty in the final, with the latter contesting his first ranking event final. White defeated Doherty 10–9 in the final to win his eighth ranking title.

Fred Davis, at the age of 79, lost 5-1 in the qualifying rounds to 17-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan. Also in the qualifiers, O'Sullivan defeated Jason Curtis 5–0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, the fastest best-of-nine-frames match to date. The event featured a prize of £80,000 for the winner of the event.

Tournament summary

Defending and World Champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

Below is the main draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners. Шаблон:64TeamBracket

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Williams. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 25 October 1992.
Ken Doherty (21) Шаблон:IRL	9–10	Jimmy White (3) Шаблон:ENG
Afternoon: 59–67 (Doherty 59), 118–0 (67), 69–51, 59–12, 61–27, 69–20, 4–130 (106), 36–73 (72), 38–85 (85) Evening: 65–48, 43–57, 0–75 (75), 89–4 (53), 0–96 (96), 0–82 (65), 80–0 (80), 69–70, 117–0 (117), 2–80
117	Highest break	106
1	Century breaks	1
5	50+ breaks	6