Hong Kong Masters

The Hong Kong Masters is a professional invitational snooker tournament which was initially held for six editions in the 1980s, before being revived in 2017.[1][2]

Hong Kong Masters
Tournament information
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
LocationWan Chai
CountryHong Kong
Established1983
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatInvitational event
Total prize fund£315,000
Current champion(s) Neil Robertson

The tournament was originally one of several established in Asia in the 1980s by Barry Hearn’s Matchroom organisation. The event became part of the World Series of Snooker in 1987. The final edition was in 1988, before running for two years in 1990 and 1991 as the Hong Kong Challenge. World Snooker announced it would be held again in 2017.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Hong Kong Masters
1983 Doug Mountjoy Terry Griffiths 4–3 1983/84
1984 Steve Davis Doug Mountjoy 4–2 1984/85
1985 Terry Griffiths Steve Davis 4–2 1985/86
1986 Willie Thorne Dennis Taylor 8–3 1986/87
1987 Steve Davis Stephen Hendry 9–3 1987/88
1988 Jimmy White Neal Foulds 9–3 1988/89
Hong Kong Challenge
1990 James Wattana Jimmy White 9–3 1990/91
1991 Stephen Hendry James Wattana 9–1 1991/92
Hong Kong Masters
2017 Neil Robertson Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–3 2017/18

References

  1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "Hong Kong Masters". World Snooker. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "Hong Kong Masters Draw And Ticket Details". World Snooker. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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