2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1

Euro-Asia Masters Challenge
Tournament information
Dates21–24 August 2003 (2003-08-21 – 2003-08-24)
VenueHKCEC
CityWan Chai
CountryHong Kong
Organisation110 Sport Management Group
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£30,000
Highest breakThailand James Wattana (131)
Final
ChampionThailand James Wattana
Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Score6–4
Snooker tournament

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

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Thailand James Wattana 3 3 6 2 +4 6
2 Wales Mark Williams 3 1 3 4 -1 3*
3 England Jimmy White 3 1 3 4 -1 3
4 China Ding Junhui 3 1 2 4 −2 2

*Mark Williams finished in the playoffs ahead of Jimmy White due to winning their head to head match 2-0

Results:

  • Ding Junhui 2–0 Mark Williams
  • James Wattana 2–0 Ding Junhui
  • Jimmy White 2–0 Ding Junhui
  • Mark Williams 2–0 Jimmy White
  • James Wattana 2–1 Mark Williams
  • James Wattana 2–1 Jimmy White

Group B

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3 3 6 0 +6 6
2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 3 2 4 2 +2 4
3 Pakistan Shokat Ali 3 1 2 4 −2 2
4 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3 0 0 6 −6 0

Results:

  • Ken Doherty 2–0 Stephen Hendry
  • Ken Doherty 2–0 Shokat Ali
  • Ken Doherty 2–0 Marco Fu
  • Shokat Ali 2–0 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Hendry 2–0 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Hendry 2–0 Shokat Ali

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 11 frames
      
Thailand James Wattana 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
Thailand James Wattana 6
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Wales Mark Williams 1

References

  1. ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 184.
  2. ^ "Euro-Asia Snooker Masters Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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