1993 Grand Prix (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–31 October 1993 |
| Venue | The Hexagon |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £325,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break | 145 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Peter Ebdon (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Ken Doherty (IRL) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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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.[1]. 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.[2] Peter Ebdon won in the final 9–6 against Doherty to win his first major title.[3]
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 points | ||
| Winner | £60,000 | 3600 | |
| Runner-up | £32,000 | 3200 | |
| Semi-final | £16,000 | 2800 | |
| Quarter-final | £9,050 | 2400 | |
| Last 16 | £4,550 | 2000 | |
| Last 32 | £2,600 | 1600 | |
| Last 64 | Unseeded | £1,595 | 1200 |
| Seeded | 600 | ||
| Highest break | Prize money | Break |
| Non-televised | £1,200 | 145  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Televised | £2,400 | 136 Gary Wilkinson (ENG) |
