1994 Pontins Professional
The 1994 Pontins Professional was the twenty-first edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament. it took place in May 1994 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–11 May 1994 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £12,000 |
| Winner's share | £3,500 |
| Highest break |  Neal Foulds (ENG) (129) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ken Doherty (IRE) |
| Runner-up | Nigel Bond (ENG) |
| Score | 9–5 |
← 1993 1995 → | |
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.
Ken Doherty won the event, defeating Nigel Bond 9–5 in the final, and received £3,500 from the total prize fund of £12,000 as champion. Neal Foulds compiled the highest break of the competition, 129.[2]
Main draw
Results for the tournment are shown below.[2]
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
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| Ken Doherty | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Les Dodd | 2 |
| Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||
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| Gary Wilkinson | 5 |
| Gary Wilkinson | 5 | |||||||||
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| Neal Foulds | 2 |
| Ken Doherty | 9 | |||||||||
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| Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Nigel Bond | 5 | |||||||||
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| Mike Hallett | 3 |
| Nigel Bond | 6 | |||||||||
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| Tony Knowles | 5 |
| Tony Knowles | 1 | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 2 | ||||||||||||
Final
Details of the final are shown below:[1][2]
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 11 May 1998. | ||
| Ken Doherty |
9–5 | Nigel Bond |
| 83–42, 52–64, 69(54)–38, 68–32, 59–61, 55–23, 6–81(76), 8–82(68), 79–15, 70–7, 70–33, 55–45, 0–102(102), 67(57)–13 | ||
| 57 | Highest break | 102 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks
Two century breaks were made during the tournament:[2]
- 129 Neal Foulds (ENG)
- 102 Nigel Bond (ENG)
References
- "Doherty defends his Pontins title". Irish Independent. 12 May 1994. p. 14.
- "Doherty retains Pontins professional title". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. July 1994. p. 8.
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