2001 Thailand Masters Explained

Tournament Name:	Thailand Masters
Venue:	Merchant Court Hotel
Location:	Bangkok
Country:	Thailand
Organisation:	WPBSA
Format:	Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£282,000^[1]
Winners Share:	£44,000^[2]
Highest Break:	(132)^[3]
Score:	9–3
Previous:	2000
Next:	2002

The 2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 March 2001 at the Merchant Court Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.^[4]

Ken Doherty won in the final 9–3 against Stephen Hendry. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by John Parrott in the last 16.^[5] __TOC__

Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Merchant Court Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 17 March 2001.
Ken Doherty	9–3	Stephen Hendry
Afternoon: 58–7, 41–66 (57), 50–66 (59), 105–0 (105), 85–0 (85), 132–0 (132), 72–15 (72), 0–71 (71) Evening: 71–63 (71, 55), 108–5 (51), 91–27 (91), 91–27
132	Highest break	71
2	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	4

Notes and References

1. News: Hendo misery goes on . Sunday Mail . 18 March 2001 . 70.
2. News: Doherty ties up Hendry . Birmingham Evening Mail . 17 March 2001 . 44.
3. News: Doherty proves he is the master . The Irish Times . 19 March 2001 . A7.
4. Web site: Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155548/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Thai.html. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 17 January 2018.
5. Book: Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 179.
6. Web site: Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters 2001. snooker.org. 17 January 2018.