The Strachan Open was a professional

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tournament held between 1992 and 1994. It had varying ranking status during its history.

History

The tournament was first held in 1992, and was a

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tournament. It was sponsored by billiard cloth company Strachan. The event was boycotted by several top players due to lower points tariff and prize money. The final stages were played at the Thornbury Leisure Centre in Thornbury.

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made his first official

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in the qualifying rounds against Wayne Martin. The following season to encourage the new professional, the

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created four so-called ''minor ranking events''. These tournaments were open to every professional, but earned only one-tenth of the ranking points of most other ranking tournaments. Three of the four minor ranking events were ''Strachan Challenges''. The fourth was the Benson & Hedges Championship. Most of the top sixteen players did not bother to enter. The Strachan Challenges continued for one more season with two events, but they did not carry ranking points.

Winners

References

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