The 1992 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament and the second of nine WPBSA ranking events in the 1992/1993 season, preceding the UK Championship. It was held from 12 to 25 October 1992 at the Hexagon Theatre in

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, England. The event was the eleventh edition of the

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, first held in 1982 as the

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was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against

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played

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in the final, with the latter contesting his first ranking event final. White defeated Doherty 10–9 in the final to win his eighth ranking title. In qualifying for the event,

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defeated Jason Curtis 5–0 in 43 minutes 36 seconds, the fastest best-of-nine-frames match to date. The event featured a prize of £80,000 for the winner of the event.

Tournament summary

Defending and

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was the number 1 seed. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Main draw

Below is the main draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.

Final

References

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