Nescafe Extra Challenge Explained

Tournament Name:Nescafé Extra Challenge
Location:Bangkok
Country:Thailand
Establishment:1991
Format:Non-ranking event
Final Year:1993

The Nescafé Extra Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament held in Bangkok, Thailand for two editions with a year's break in between. It involved four players playing each other on a round-robin format with the winner decided on a league basis.[1]

The first tournament was played in 1991, with Joe Johnson taking the title by winning all three of his matches.[2] The event was not played the following season, but returned in 1993, with Ronnie O'Sullivan winning the tournament and collecting his first professional title.[1]

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreSeason
1991 Joe Johnson James WattanaRound-Robin1990/91
1993 Ronnie O'Sullivan James WattanaRound-Robin1992/93

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160441/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc3.html#Nescafe. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 30 September 2022.
  2. News: The Daily Telegraph. London . Round-up: Snooker . 19 March 1991 . 36.