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
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£315,000
Current championEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan

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 in 1990 as the World Series Challenge and 1991 as the Hong Kong Challenge. World Snooker announced it would be held again in 2017.[3]

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreSeason
Hong Kong Masters
1983 Doug Mountjoy Terry Griffiths4–31983/84
1984 Steve Davis Doug Mountjoy4–21984/85
1985 Terry Griffiths Steve Davis4–21985/86
1986 Willie Thorne Dennis Taylor8–31986/87
1987 Steve Davis Stephen Hendry9–31987/88
1988 Jimmy White Neal Foulds9–31988/89
World Series Challenge
1990 James Wattana Jimmy White9–31990/91
Hong Kong Challenge
1991 Stephen Hendry James Wattana9–11991/92
Hong Kong Masters
2017 Neil Robertson Ronnie O'Sullivan6–32017/18
2022 Ronnie O'Sullivan Marco Fu6–42022/23

References