2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 Explained

Tournament Name:Euro-Asia Masters Challenge
Venue:HKCEC
Location:Wan Chai
Country:Hong Kong
Organisation:110 Sport Management Group
Format:Non-ranking event
Winners Share:£30,000
Highest Break: James Wattana (131)
Winner: James Wattana
Runner Up: Ken Doherty
Score:6–4
Next:Event 2 (2003)

The 2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker held in Hong Kong in August 2003.

Featuring eight players in two groups of four, James Wattana defeated Ken Doherty 6–4 in the final to win the £30,000 prize.[1] [2]

Results

[1]

Round-robin stage

Group A

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1 James Wattana3362+46
2 Mark Williams3134-13*
3 Jimmy White3134-13
4 Ding Junhui3124−22
*Mark Williams finished in the playoffs ahead of Jimmy White due to winning their head to head match 2-0Results:

Group B

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1 Ken Doherty3360+66
2 Stephen Hendry3242+24
3 Shokat Ali3124−22
4 Marco Fu3006−60
Results:

Knock-out stage

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 184.
  2. Web site: Euro-Asia Snooker Masters Challenge. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155703/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html#Euro_Asia. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 21 November 2020.