1994 Dubai Classic

Dubai Classic
Tournament information
Dates30 September – 7 October 1994 (1994-09-30 – 1994-10-07)
VenueAl Nasr Stadium
CityDubai
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£224,000[1]
Winner's share£40,000[1]
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (130)[2]
Final
Champion Alan McManus (SCO)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score9–6
1993
1995

The 1994 Dubai Duty Free Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 September to 7 October 1994 at the Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[2][3]

Alan McManus won his first ranking title, defeating Peter Ebdon 9–6 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry was eliminated by McManus in the semi-final.[4]

Prize money

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

Main draw

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
Scotland Alan McManus w/o
England Brian Rowswell w/d
Scotland Alan McManus 5
Wales Terry Griffiths 2
Wales Terry Griffiths 5
England Gary Wilkinson 2
Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Nigel Bond 4
England Nigel Bond 5
England Nick Fruin 2
England Nigel Bond 5
England Jimmy White 1
England Jimmy White 5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 2
Scotland Alan McManus 6
Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Brian Morgan 3
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Wales Dominic Dale 2
Wales Dominic Dale 5
England Willie Thorne 3
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Malta Tony Drago 3
Malta Tony Drago 5
Republic of Ireland Stephen Murphy 4
Scotland Alan McManus 9
England Peter Ebdon 6
England Peter Ebdon 5
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1
England Peter Ebdon 5
Scotland Billy Snaddon 4
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
England John Parrott 3
England Peter Ebdon 5
Canada Alain Robidoux 3
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
Thailand James Wattana 2
Canada Alain Robidoux 5
England David Roe 4
England David Roe 5
Wales Paul Davies 2
England Peter Ebdon 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Dave Finbow 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Scotland John Higgins 1
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Steve Davis 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Martin Clark 2
England Martin Clark 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
England Martin Clark 5
Wales Darren Morgan 4
Wales Darren Morgan 5
England Dean Reynolds 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sponsors talk as McManus hits form". Sunday Telegraph. 9 October 1994. p. 96.
  2. ^ a b c d "1994 Dubai Duty Free Classic". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 166.