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{{short description|Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1993}}
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|highest_break=134
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|winner={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
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|score=9–5
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|previous=[[1992 Masters (snooker)|1992]]
|previous=[[1992 Masters (snooker)|1992]]
|next=[[1994 Masters (snooker)|1994]]}}
|next=[[1994 Masters (snooker)|1994]]
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The '''1993 Masters''' (officially the '''1993 Benson & Hedges Masters''') was a professional non-[[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1993 at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]] in London, England.

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The '''1993 [[Benson & Hedges]] [[Masters (snooker)|Masters]]''' was a professional non-[[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1993 at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]] in London, England.


[[Stephen Hendry]] retained the title by beating [[James Wattana]] 9–5 in the final. After the final the Benson & Hedges Masters trophy was given to Hendry to keep for winning the event five times in a row.<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title|url=http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html|publisher=[[Eurosport{{!}}Eurosport UK]]|accessdate=22 November 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6NUq4BIQi|archivedate=19 February 2014}}</ref>
[[Stephen Hendry]] retained the title by beating [[James Wattana]] 9–5 in the final. After the final the Benson & Hedges Masters trophy was given to Hendry to keep for winning the event five times in a row.<ref>{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Chris |title=On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title |url=http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html |publisher=[[Eurosport|Eurosport UK]] |accessdate=22 November 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305133133/http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html |archivedate=2014-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Field==
==Field==
[[Stephen Hendry]], [[1992 Masters (snooker)|Defending champion]] and [[1992 World Snooker Championship|World Champion]] was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the [[Snooker world rankings 1993/1994|world rankings]]. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the [[Masters Qualifying Event|qualifying event]], [[Chris Small]] (ranked 75), and [[Ken Doherty]] (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. [[Nigel Bond]], [[Darren Morgan]] and Chris Small were making their debuts in the Masters.
[[Stephen Hendry]], [[1992 Masters (snooker)|defending champion]] and [[1992 World Snooker Championship|World Champion]] was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the [[Snooker world rankings 1992/1993|world rankings]]. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the [[Masters Qualifying Event|qualifying event]], [[Chris Small]] (ranked 75), and [[Ken Doherty]] (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. [[Nigel Bond]], [[Darren Morgan]] and Chris Small were making their debuts in the Masters.


==Wild-card round==
==Wild-card round==
In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:<ref name="Snooker Database">{{cite web|title=1993 Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=79|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=6 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="Snooker Scene">{{cite web|title=The Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref>
In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:<ref name="Snooker Database">{{cite web|title=1993 Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=79|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=6 May 2011|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112602/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=79|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Snooker Scene">{{cite web|title=The Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|-
! Match
! Match !! Date !! !! Score !!
! width=200 |
! Score
! width=200 |
|-
|-
| align="center" | WC1
| align="center" | WC1
| Sunday 7 February
| {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Willie Thorne]]''' (15)
| '''{{flagathlete|[[Willie Thorne]]|ENG}}''' (15)
| align="center" | '''5'''–3
| align="center" | '''5'''–3
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Small]]
| {{flagathlete|[[Chris Small]]|SCO}}
|-
|-
| align="center" | WC2
| align="center" | WC2
| Monday 8 February
| {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Darren Morgan]] (16)
| {{flagathlete|[[Darren Morgan]]|WAL}} (16)
| align="center" | 3–'''5'''
| align="center" | 3–'''5'''
| {{flagicon|IRL}} '''[[Ken Doherty]]'''
| '''{{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}}'''
|}
|}


==Main draw==
==Main draw==
<ref name="Snooker Database"/><ref name="Snooker Scene"/>
<ref name="Snooker Database"/><ref name="Snooker Scene"/>
{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| seed-width =
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| RD1= Last 16 <br/>Best of 9 frames
| team-width = 180
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| RD2= Quarter-finals <br/>Best of 9 frames
| score-width =
⚫
| RD3= Semi-finals <br/>Best of 11 frames
| RD4= Final <br/>Best of 17 frames
| RD1= Last 16 <br />Best of 9 frames
⚫
| RD2= Quarter-finals <br />Best of 9 frames
⚫
| RD3= Semi-finals <br />Best of 11 frames
⚫
| RD4= Final <br />Best of 17 frames
|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''
|RD1-team01='''{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Hendry]]|SCO}}'''
|RD1-score01='''5'''
|RD1-score01='''5'''
|RD1-seed02=
|RD1-seed02=
|RD1-team02={{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ken Doherty]]
|RD1-team02={{flagathlete|[[Ken Doherty]]|IRL}}
|RD1-score02=4
|RD1-score02=4
|RD1-seed03=8
|RD1-seed03=8
|RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]'''
|RD1-team03='''{{flagathlete|[[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]|ENG}}'''
|RD1-score03='''5'''
|RD1-score03='''5'''
|RD1-seed04=14
|RD1-seed04=14
|RD1-team04={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alain Robidoux]]
|RD1-team04={{flagathlete|[[Alain Robidoux]]|CAN}}
|RD1-score04=0
|RD1-score04=0
|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-seed05=5
|RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Neal Foulds]]
|RD1-team05={{flagathlete|[[Neal Foulds]]|ENG}}
|RD1-score05=1
|RD1-score05=1
|RD1-seed06=13
|RD1-seed06=13
|RD1-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[Alan McManus]]'''
|RD1-team06='''{{flagathlete|[[Alan McManus]]|SCO}}'''
|RD1-score06='''5'''
|RD1-score06='''5'''
|RD1-seed07=4
|RD1-seed07=4
|RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve Davis]]'''
|RD1-team07='''{{flagathlete|[[Steve Davis]]|ENG}}'''
|RD1-score07='''5'''
|RD1-score07='''5'''
|RD1-seed08=9
|RD1-seed08=9
|RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Bond]]
|RD1-team08={{flagathlete|[[Nigel Bond]]|ENG}}
|RD1-score08=2
|RD1-score08=2
|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-seed09=3
|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jimmy White]]'''
|RD1-team09='''{{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}'''
|RD1-score09='''5'''
|RD1-score09='''5'''
|RD1-seed10=15
|RD1-seed10=15
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Willie Thorne]]
|RD1-team10={{flagathlete|[[Willie Thorne]]|ENG}}
|RD1-score10=2
|RD1-score10=2
|RD1-seed11=6
|RD1-seed11=6
|RD1-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Terry Griffiths]]
|RD1-team11={{flagathlete|[[Terry Griffiths]]|WAL}}
|RD1-score11=0
|RD1-score11=0
|RD1-seed12=10
|RD1-seed12=10
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]]'''
|RD1-team12='''{{flagathlete|[[Steve James (snooker player)|Steve James]]|ENG}}'''
|RD1-score12='''5'''
|RD1-score12='''5'''
|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-seed13=7
|RD1-team13={{flagicon|THA}} '''[[James Wattana]]'''
|RD1-team13='''{{flagathlete|[[James Wattana]]|THA}}'''
|RD1-score13='''5'''
|RD1-score13='''5'''
|RD1-seed14=12
|RD1-seed14=12
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]
|RD1-team14={{flagathlete|[[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]|ENG}}
|RD1-score14=2
|RD1-score14=2
|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[John Parrott]]'''
|RD1-team15='''{{flagathlete|[[John Parrott]]|ENG}}'''
|RD1-score15='''5'''
|RD1-score15='''5'''
|RD1-seed16=11
|RD1-seed16=11
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|NIR}} [[Dennis Taylor]]
|RD1-team16={{flagathlete|[[Dennis Taylor]]|NIR}}
|RD1-score16=4
|RD1-score16=4
|RD2-seed01=1
|RD2-seed01=1
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|RD4-score02=5
|RD4-score02=5
}}
}}

==Final==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 17 frames. Referee: [[John Street (snooker referee)|John Street]] <br /> [[Wembley Conference Centre]], [[London]], [[England]], 14 February 1993.
|-
| width="230" align="right" | '''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''<br />{{SCO}}
| width="100" align="center" | '''9'''–5
| width="230" | [[James Wattana]]<br />{{THA}}
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''First session:'' 14–'''59''', '''96'''–42 (96), '''72'''–0 (52), 44–'''77''', '''90'''–21, 25–'''59''' (50), '''74'''–14 (67), '''113'''–1 (54, 55), '''81'''–22 (81), 9–'''107''' (107), '''74'''–12 (52), '''127'''–1 (62, 65), 16–'''75''', '''74'''–1
|-
| align="right" |96
| align="center" | Highest break
| '''107'''
|-
| align="right" | 0
| align="center" | Century breaks
| '''1'''
|-
| align="right" | '''9'''
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| 2
|}


==Qualifying==
==Qualifying==
[[Chris Small]] won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1992 [[Masters Qualifying Event|Benson & Hedges Championship]] at the time. The event carried ranking points, but only ten percent of the usual tariff.<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120216155348/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref>
[[Chris Small]] won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1992 [[Masters Qualifying Event|Benson & Hedges Championship]] at the time. The event carried ranking points, but only ten percent of the usual tariff.<ref>{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155348/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref>


==Century breaks==
==Century breaks==
<ref>{{cite web|title=1993 Masters|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1993/02|publisher=CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref>
Total: 11<ref>{{cite web|title=1993 Masters|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1993/02|publisher=CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database|accessdate=19 January 2015}}</ref>
* 134 [[Jimmy White]]
* 134 {{ndash}} [[Jimmy White]]
* 131, 129, 105, 105, 101 [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 131, 129, 105, 105, 101 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 131 [[John Parrott]]
* 131 {{ndash}} [[John Parrott]]
* 107 [[James Wattana]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[James Wattana]]
* 106 [[Steve Davis]]
* 106 {{ndash}} [[Steve Davis]]
* 101 [[Darren Morgan]]
* 101 {{ndash}} [[Darren Morgan]]
* 100 [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]
* 100 {{ndash}} [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]


Darren Morgan's century was scored in the wild-card round.
Darren Morgan's century was scored in the wild-card round.
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 18 May 2023

1993 Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates7–14 February 1993 (1993-02-07 – 1993-02-14)
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Highest break Jimmy White (ENG) (134)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up James Wattana (THA)
Score9–5
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1994 →

The 1993 Masters (officially the 1993 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1993 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Stephen Hendry retained the title by beating James Wattana 9–5 in the final. After the final the Benson & Hedges Masters trophy was given to Hendry to keep for winning the event five times in a row.[1]

Field

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Stephen Hendry, defending champion and World Champion was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Chris Small (ranked 75), and Ken Doherty (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. Nigel Bond, Darren Morgan and Chris Small were making their debuts in the Masters.

Wild-card round

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In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:[2][3]

Match Date Score
WC1 Sunday 7 February  Willie Thorne (ENG) (15) 5–3  Chris Small (SCO)
WC2 Monday 8 February  Darren Morgan (WAL) (16) 3–5  Ken Doherty (IRL)

Main draw

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[2][3]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
            
1  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 5
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 4
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
8 England Gary Wilkinson 2
8  Gary Wilkinson (ENG) 5
14  Alain Robidoux (CAN) 0
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
13 Scotland Alan McManus 4
5  Neal Foulds (ENG) 1
13  Alan McManus (SCO) 5
13 Scotland Alan McManus 5
4 England Steve Davis 4
4  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
9  Nigel Bond (ENG) 2
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
7 Thailand James Wattana 5
3  Jimmy White (ENG) 5
15  Willie Thorne (ENG) 2
3 England Jimmy White 5
10 England Steve James 3
6  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 0
10  Steve James (ENG) 5
3 England Jimmy White 3
7 Thailand James Wattana 6
7  James Wattana (THA) 5
12  Martin Clark (ENG) 2
7 Thailand James Wattana 5
2 England John Parrott 3
2  John Parrott (ENG) 5
11  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 4

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Street
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 14 February 1993.
Stephen Hendry
 Scotland 		9–5 James Wattana
 Thailand
First session: 14–59, 96–42 (96), 72–0 (52), 44–77, 90–21, 25–59 (50), 74–14 (67), 113–1 (54, 55), 81–22 (81), 9–107 (107), 74–12 (52), 127–1 (62, 65), 16–75, 74–1
96 Highest break 107
0 Century breaks 1
9 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

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Chris Small won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1992 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. The event carried ranking points, but only ten percent of the usual tariff.[4]

Century breaks

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Total: 11[5]

Darren Morgan's century was scored in the wild-card round.

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "1993 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  5. ^ "1993 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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