The 1993 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at The Hexagon in Reading, Berkshire, England from 18 to 31 October 1993. It was the first time that Skoda sponsored the event. It would also be the last time The Hexagon would host the tournament which has hosted the event since the first Grand Prix in 1984.
Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ken Doherty. Peter Ebdon won in the final 9–6 against Doherty to win his first major title.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
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 3600 Runner-up £32,000 3200 Semi-final £16,000 2800 Quarter-final £9,050 2400 Last 16 £4,550 2000Last 32 £2,600 1600 Last 64 Unseeded £1,595 1200 Seeded 600
Highest break Prize money Break Non-televised £1,200 145 Televised £2,400 136
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley.Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 31 October 1993. Ken Doherty (11) 6–9 Peter Ebdon (21)Afternoon: 66–36 (61), 79–16 (64), 51–55, 46–82 (82), 78–32 (50), 120–0 (58, 54), 26–77 (51), 40–77 (52)Evening: 16–73, 96–17 (65), 31–65, 70–46, 8–74, 0–96 (59), 27–66 65 Highest break 82 0 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 4
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