1991 European Open (snooker)

1991 Tulip European Open
Tournament information
Dates11–16 March 1991 (1991-03-11 – 1991-03-16)
VenueImax Centre
CityRotterdam
CountryNetherlands
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000[1]
Winner's share£35,000[2]
Highest break Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) (92)[2]
Final
Champion Tony Jones (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG)
Score9–7
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The 1991 European Open (officially the 1991 Tulip European Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 16 March 1991 at the Imax Centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1][3][4]

Tony Jones won the tournament, defeating Mark Johnston-Allen 9–7 in the final.[5]

Prize fund

  • Winner: £35,000
  • Runner-up: £22,000
  • Semi-final: £12,000
  • Quarter-final: £6,000
  • Last 16: £4,500
  • Last 32: £1,500
  • Last 64: £750
  • Last 96: £250
  • Total: £196,250

Main draw

[5]

Top half

Last 64
Best of 9 frames 		Last 32
Best of 9 frames 		Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-final
Best of 11 frames
               
1 England John Parrott 3
40 Wales Darren Morgan 5
40 Wales Darren Morgan 1
35 England Tony Jones 5
16 Canada Alain Robidoux 2
35 England Tony Jones 5
35 England Tony Jones 5
9 England Steve James 3
9 England Steve James 5
81 Canada Mario Morra 2
9 England Steve James 5
109 Scotland Duncan Campbell 3
22 Wales Wayne Jones 3
109 Scotland Duncan Campbell 5
35 England Tony Jones 5
10 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3
30 Malta Tony Drago 2
51 England Nigel Gilbert 5
51 England Nigel Gilbert 3
10 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
10 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
56 Scotland Murdo MacLeod 2
10 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
28 Wales Cliff Wilson 3
28 Wales Cliff Wilson 5
53 Republic of Ireland Paddy Browne 2
28 Wales Cliff Wilson 5
52 Canada Jim Wych 4
7 England Mike Hallett 3
52 Canada Jim Wych 5
35 England Tony Jones 6
54 Canada Brady Gollan 2
5 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
46 England Robert Marshall 4
5 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
31 Australia Eddie Charlton 1
31 Australia Eddie Charlton 5
37 England Rex Williams 1
5 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
11 England Willie Thorne 4
11 England Willie Thorne 5
33 Wales Mark Bennett 4
11 England Willie Thorne 5
21 England Tony Knowles 2
21 England Tony Knowles 5
82 England Barry Pinches 4
5 Wales Doug Mountjoy 2
54 Canada Brady Gollan 5
49 Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin w/o
97 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins w/d
49 Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 4
24 South Africa Peter Francisco 5
24 South Africa Peter Francisco 5
38 England Nigel Bond 3
24 South Africa Peter Francisco 2
54 Canada Brady Gollan 5
25 Canada Bob Chaperon 3
54 Canada Brady Gollan 5
54 Canada Brady Gollan 5
32 Thailand James Wattana 3
4 England Jimmy White 3
32 Thailand James Wattana 5

Bottom half

Last 64
Best of 9 frames 		Last 32
Best of 9 frames 		Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-final
Best of 11 frames
               
3 England Steve Davis 5
43 Wales Tony Chappel 1
3 England Steve Davis 5
19 England Gary Wilkinson 0
19 England Gary Wilkinson 5
England Rod Lawler 3
3 England Steve Davis 4
18 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
15 England Tony Meo 5
England Chris Cookson 2
15 England Tony Meo 3
18 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
18 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
86 England Nick Terry 3
18 Canada Cliff Thorburn 5
13 England Neal Foulds 3
27 England Barry West 2
61 England Craig Edwards 5
61 England Craig Edwards 4
13 England Neal Foulds 5
13 England Neal Foulds 5
71 Canada Marcel Gauvreau 2
13 England Neal Foulds 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
26 South Africa Silvino Francisco 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
6 Wales Terry Griffiths 1
6 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
79 England Martin Smith 0
18 Canada Cliff Thorburn 4
59 England Mark Johnston-Allen 6
8 England Dean Reynolds 5
84 England Jon Wright 2
8 England Dean Reynolds 5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 3
29 England Danny Fowler 4
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 5
8 England Dean Reynolds 4
23 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
12 England Martin Clark 5
78 England Paul Medati 3
12 England Martin Clark 1
23 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
23 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
England Jason Whittaker 4
23 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 2
59 England Mark Johnston-Allen 5
20 Wales Steve Newbury 4
59 England Mark Johnston-Allen 5
59 England Mark Johnston-Allen 5
14 England John Virgo 3
14 England John Virgo 5
87 England Graham Cripsey 4
59 England Mark Johnston-Allen 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 0
17 England Joe Johnson 5
80 England Andrew Cairns 3
17 England Joe Johnson 0
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
70 Isle of Man Tony Wilson 0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Williams.
Imax Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 16 March 1991.
Tony Jones (35)
 England 		9–7 Mark Johnston-Allen (59)
 England
Afternoon: 21-107 (92); 71-22; 48-61; 46-65 (51); 69-32 (59); 62-33; 61-4; 47-56
Evening: 73-40 (56); 52-64; 29-69; 52-63 (55); 84-50; 62-52 (Johnston-Allen 51); 80-1; 61-2
59 Highest break 92
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 6

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

References

  1. ^ a b "Going Dutch". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 January 1991. p. 28.
  2. ^ a b Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Tulip European Open Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth Edition). London: Pelham Books. p. 84. ISBN 0720719836.
  3. ^ "European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "European Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.