The 1994 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. The event started on 10 October 1994 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 16 and 23 October 1994.
John Higgins won in the final 9–6 against Dave Harold to claim his first ranking title. Higgins, ranked 51 at the time, defeated four top 16 seeded players at the event: Willie Thorne (15) in the first round; James Wattana (4) in the last 16; Ronnie O'Sullivan (10) in a 5–0 whitewash in the quarter-finals and Joe Swail (12) in the semi-finals.
Prize fund and ranking points The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below: Prize money Ranking pointsWinner £60,000 2700 Runner-up £32,000 2025 Semi-final £16,000 1520 Quarter-final £9,050 1330 Last 16 £4,550 1140 Last 32 £2,600 855 Last 64 Unseeded £1,900 640 Seeded 427
Highest break Prize money Break Non-televised £1,200 145 Robin Hull Televised £2,400 140 Dave Harold
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams.Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 23 October 1994. John Higgins (51) 9–6 Dave Harold (19)Afternoon: 98–10, 41–64, 82–48 (67), 72–9, 1–75 (70), 67–9, 74–0 (62), 93–36 (92)Evening: 91–23, 6–123 (99), 22–82 (72), 118–0 (118), 46–58, 28–77, 82–1 (82) 118 Highest break 99 1 Century breaks 0 5 50+ breaks 3
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