▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Park ▁Drive . ▁ ▁H igg ins ▁was ▁not ▁extended ▁until ▁the ▁semi - final ▁when ▁R ex ▁Williams ▁led ▁by ▁six ▁frames ▁before ▁the ▁Irish man ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁odd ▁frame ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 1 ▁break . ▁Williams ▁had ▁be aten ▁Ray ▁Re ardon ▁ 2 5 – 2 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁cont ested ▁in ▁five ▁different ▁club ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁John ▁Sp encer ▁beat ▁Edd ie ▁Char l ton ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁semi - final ▁played ▁in ▁Bol ton ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁January . ▁ ▁The ▁final , ▁played ▁at ▁B irmingham ' s ▁Sel ly ▁Park ▁British ▁Leg ion ▁from ▁ 2 1 ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁February , ▁was ▁even ly ▁matched ▁until ▁H igg ins ▁struck ▁the ▁front ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁evening ▁session , ▁a ▁gap ▁which ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁close . ▁ ▁H igg ins ' ▁win ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁young est ▁champion ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ ▁until ▁Stephen ▁Hend ry ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁H igg ins ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁highest ▁break ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁with ▁ 1 3 3 . ▁The ▁prize ▁money ▁was ▁by ▁arrangement ▁with ▁individual ▁prom ot ers ; ▁the ▁winner ▁Alex ▁H igg ins ▁won ▁£ 4 0 0 . ▁ ▁Main ▁draw ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁ ▁Best ▁of ▁ 3 7 ▁frames ▁▁