1992 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–9 February 1992 (1992年02月02日 – 1992年02月09日) |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Highest break | Jimmy White (ENG) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | John Parrott (ENG) |
| Score | 9–4 |
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The 1992 Masters (officially the 1992 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 1992 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.
Stephen Hendry retained his title by beating John Parrott 9–4 in the final. This was Parrott's last of his three masters finals, he would retire without winning the event.
Field
[edit ]Defending champion Stephen Hendry 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, Ken Doherty (ranked 51), and James Wattana (ranked 20), who was the wild-card selection. Ken Doherty and Tony Jones were making their debuts in the Masters.
Wild-card round
[edit ]In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds:[1] [2]
| Match | Date | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Monday 3 February | Tony Jones (ENG) (15) | 4–5 | Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| WC2 | Sunday 2 February | Tony Knowles (ENG) (16) | 1–5 | James Wattana (THA) |
Main draw
[edit ]Best of 9 frames Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames Final
Best of 17 frames
Final
[edit ]Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 9 February 1992.
Qualifying
[edit ]Ken Doherty won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1991 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time.[3]
Century breaks
[edit ]Total: 8
- 139 – Jimmy White
- 136, 118 – Stephen Hendry
- 130, 105 – James Wattana
- 119 – Gary Wilkinson
- 114 – John Parrott
- 101 – Steve Davis
James Wattana's 130 was scored in the wild-card round.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "1992 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ a b "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ 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.