The 1992 Strachan Open was a professional

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tournament, that was held from 2–7 March 1992 at the Thorbury Leisure Centre,

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, England. This tournament was a one-off ranking event sponsored by the well known billiard table cloth company. It carried a slightly lower points tariff and a considerably lower prize fund than the main ranking events and as such was boycotted by several of the top players.

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won the tournament by defeating

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nine frames to five in the final.

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made a

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in qualifying against Wayne Martin. __TOC__

Main draw

References

{{Snooker season 1991/1992 1992 in snooker 1992 in British sport Strachan Open Strachan Open, 1992