1994 Grand Prix (snooker)


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 in the first round; James Wattana in the last 16; Ronnie O'Sullivan in a 5–0 whitewash in the quarter finals and Joe Swail in the semi finals.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event are shown below:
Highest breakPrize moneyBreak
Non-televised£1,200145 Robin Hull
Televised£2,400140 Dave Harold

Main draw

Final