On This Week

Defending champion, Terry Griffiths again won the Benson & Hedges Irish Masters at Goff's. In the third consecutive all-Welsh final in this event, he defeated Ray Reardon 9-7.

At the Ipswich Corn Exchange, Steve Davis won the Tolly Cobbold Classic invitation tournament for the third year running, beating Tony Knowles 8-2 in the final.

The International Open moved to Aberdeen to give Scotland its first ever ranking event and Stephen Hendry gave the Scottish fans a home victory. He beat Tony Drago 9-1 to give him his 28th ranking title and equal the record of Steve Davis. It was Drago's first major ranking final.

Having changed its name from the International Open, the first Regal Scottish Open was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan who beat John Higgins 9-5 in the final at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.

One of the major invitation events of its day, the Tolly Cobbold Classic was won for the second year running by Steve Davis who beat Terry Griffiths 7-5 in the final at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich.

Former world champion, Stacey Hillyard set a new highest break for ladies' snooker with a run of 137 in the General Portfolio Women's Classic in Aylesbury.

William Cook retained the World Billiards Championship beating off a second successive challenge from John Roberts Jr. 1000-784. Cook had first won the title in 1870 and then lost it to Roberts two moths later. He regained it in May 1871, beating Roberts again, and this was his third successful defence since then.

The fourth running of the Tolly Cobbold Classic at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich resulted in a first win for Steve Davis who beat Dennis Taylor 8-3 in the final.

At the new venue of the Link Centre in Swindon, John Higgins retained his Sweater Shop International Open title beating Rod Lawler 9-3 in the final. Rod was appearing in his first major final.

Stephen Hendry compiled an incredible eighth maximum break in professional competition against Mark Williams in the final of the Rothmans Malta Grand Prix at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. Hendry went on to win 7-1 to win the title for the second time.

Alex Higgins took the Park Drive World Professional Championship at his first attempt. In the final at the Selly Park British Legion in Birmingham, he defeated twice former champion, John Spencer, 37–31.

Ken Doherty won the Rothmans Malta Grand Prix for the second time, beating Mark Williams 9-3 in the final at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. It was the only occasion that this tournament was a full world ranking event.

The British Gold Cup, at Derby Assembly Rooms, was won by Alex Higgins who beat Ray Reardon 5-1 in the final. This event was held only once under that title but the following season it became the Yamaha Organs International Masters and later, the British Open.

At the Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre, Doug Mountjoy won the Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship for the second time in three years with a 9-8 victory over Terry Griffiths.

For the second year running, John Higgins won the Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge title. As in the previous year, he defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final at the Derby Assembly Rooms, this time 9-4. This was the last time this event was held.

At Derby Assembly Rooms, Jimmy White beat James Wattana 10-7 to regain the Pearl Assurance British Open title five years after his previous victory in this event.