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1992 Matchroom League
The 1992 Forte Hotels Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 12 January to 31 May 1992.[2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 January – 31 May 1992 |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £50,000[1] |
| Highest break | John Parrott (147) Stephen Hendry (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis |
| Score | 9–2 |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Stephen Hendry won in the final 9–2 against Steve Davis.[4] Two maximum breaks were achieved during this tournament; the first was by John Parrott in his match with Tony Meo; while the second was recorded by Stephen Hendry against Willie Thorne.[4]
League phase
| Ranking | HEN | DAV | WAT | WHI | PAR | FOU | THO | WIL | DRA | JAM | MEO | FIS | HAL | Frame W-L | Match W-D-L | Pld-Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hendry | x | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 61–35 | 8–2–2 | 12–26 |
| 2 | Steve Davis | 2 | x | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 55–41 | 7–2–3 | 12–23 |
| 3 | James Wattana | 5 | 2 | x | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 54–42 | 6–3–3 | 12–21 |
| 4 | Jimmy White | 5 | 5 | 2 | x | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 49–47 | 6–3–3 | 12–21 |
| 5 | John Parrott | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | x | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 54–42 | 6–2–4 | 12–20 |
| 6 | Neal Foulds | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | x | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 51–45 | 5–3–4 | 12–18 |
| 7 | Tony Drago | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | x | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 47–49 | 5–1–6 | 12–16 |
| 8 | Gary Wilkinson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | x | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 50–46 | 3–5–4 | 12–14 |
| 9 | Steve James | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | x | 3 | 7 | 6 | 46–50 | 4–2–6 | 12–14 |
| 10 | Willie Thorne | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | x | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 43–53 | 3–6–3 | 12–12 |
| 11 | Tony Meo | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | x | 4 | 3 | 42–54 | 3–2–7 | 12–11 |
| 12 | Allison Fisher | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | x | 5 | 36–60 | 3–1–8 | 12–10 |
| 13 | Mike Hallett | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | x | 36–60 | 2–2–8 | 12–8 |
Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.[6]
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 John Parrott
- James Wattana 4–4 Gary Wilkinson
- Tony Drago 6–2 Willie Thorne
- Neal Foulds 5–3 Steve James
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Steve James
- James Wattana 6–2 Mike Hallett
- Gary Wilkinson 6–2 Neal Foulds
- Tony Meo 7–1 Jimmy White
- James Wattana 6–2 Steve James
- Steve Davis 6–2 Allison Fisher
- Steve Davis 6–2 John Parrott
- Tony Drago 5–3 Steve James
- Neal Foulds 7–1 Tony Meo
- Willie Thorne 5–3 James Wattana
- Jimmy White 5–3 Steve Davis
- Mike Hallett 4–4 Tony Drago
- Jimmy White 6–2 Allison Fisher
- John Parrott 5–3 Tony Drago
- Steve Davis 6–2 Mike Hallett
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Neal Foulds
- Tony Meo 4–4 Willie Thorne
- Gary Wilkinson 6–2 Allison Fisher
- Jimmy White 5–3 John Parrott
- James Wattana 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- Steve Davis 5–3 Tony Meo
- Gary Wilkinson 4–4 Willie Thorne
- Neal Foulds 5–3 Tony Drago
- Allison Fisher 4–4 Tony Meo
- Gary Wilkinson 4–4 Stephen Hendry
- Tony Drago 5–3 Jimmy White
- Mike Hallett 4–4 Gary Wilkinson
- Tony Meo 5–3 Steve James
- Steve Davis 5–3 Neal Foulds
- Steve James 7–1 Allison Fisher
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Tony Meo
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Steve Davis
- John Parrott 5–3 Gary Wilkinson
- Jimmy White 4–4 Willie Thorne
- Neal Foulds 5–3 Mike Hallett
- Allison Fisher 5–3 Neal Foulds
- Steve Davis 4–4 Gary Wilkinson
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Allison Fisher
- Jimmy White 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- Steve James 6–2 Mike Hallett
- Tony Drago 6–2 Tony Meo
- John Parrott 8–0 Willie Thorne
- Steve James 5–3 Gary Wilkinson
- James Wattana 6–2 Allison Fisher
- Steve Davis 5–3 Tony Drago
- Jimmy White 5–3 Mike Hallett
- James Wattana 6–2 Tony Meo
- Neal Foulds 4–4 John Parrott
- Allison Fisher 5–3 Mike Hallett
- Tony Drago 6–2 James Wattana
- John Parrott 5–3 Tony Meo
- Willie Thorne 6–2 Mike Hallett
- James Wattana 4–4 John Parrott
- Steve James 4–4 Jimmy White
- Willie Thorne 4–4 Steve Davis
- Stephen Hendry 7–1 Mike Hallett
- Jimmy White 5–3 Gary Wilkinson
- Steve James 4–4 Willie Thorne
- James Wattana 4–4 Neal Foulds
- James Wattana 6–2 Jimmy White
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Tony Drago
- Mike Hallett 5–3 John Parrott
- Steve James 5–3 Steve Davis
- Tony Meo 5–3 Gary Wilkinson
- Neal Foulds 7–1 Willie Thorne
- John Parrott 6–2 Allison Fisher
- Allison Fisher 6–2 Tony Drago
- John Parrott 6–2 Steve James
- Gary Wilkinson 6–2 Tony Drago
- Steve Davis 6–2 James Wattana
- Stephen Hendry 4–4 Willie Thorne
- Jimmy White 4–4 Neal Foulds
- Mike Hallett 5–3 Tony Meo
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Allison Fisher
Play-offs
30–31 May (Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England) [6]
| Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Jimmy White | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Stephen Hendry | 9 | |||||||
| 2 | Steve Davis | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||
| 3 | James Wattana | 5 | Third-place (Best of 17 frames) | ||||||
| 3 | James Wattana | 9 | |||||||
| 4 | Jimmy White | 7 | |||||||
References
- ^ "Hendry lands ninth title". The Daily Telegraph. 1 June 1992. p. 35.
- ^ "Hendrie admits: 'I miss not being introduced as world champion'". Herald Express. 4 January 1992. p. 19.
- ^ "Hearn changes his tune over TV coverage". The Birmingham Post. 30 January 1992. p. 18.
- ^ a b . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Maximums for Parrott and Hendry". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1992. p. 34.
- ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 162.