1983 Thailand Masters

Thailand Masters

Tournament information
Dates	11–13 August 1983 (1983-08-11 – 1983-08-13)
Venue	Thai Nippon Stadium
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Tony Meo
Runner-up	Steve Davis
Score	2–1
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The 1983 Thailand Masters, also known as the Bangkok Golden Cue Tournament, was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in August 1983 at the Thai Nippon Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand. ^{[1] [2]} Tony Meo won the tournament, defeating Steve Davis 2–1 in the final after Davis had taken the first frame. ^{[3] [2]} Meo won the deciding frame on the final black . ^[2]

Main draw

^{[3] [2]}

	Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames					Semi-finals Best of 3 frames					Final Best of 3 frames
						Tony Meo		2
	Tony Meo		2			Terry Griffiths		1
	Ta Tanyuthitham		0								Tony Meo		2
											Steve Davis		1
						Steve Davis		2
	Doug Mountjoy		2			Doug Mountjoy		1
	Vichien Saengtong		0

Preliminary event

In advance of the tournament, a short-format tournament similar to Pot Black was played. ^[2] In the single-frame round-robin, Meo defeated Griffiths and Davis, Griffiths defeated Mountjoy and Davis, Davis defeated Mountjoy, and Mountjoy defeated Meo. Meo then defeated Griffiths 2–1 in the final. ^[2]

References

1. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
2. "Tony Meo's Thailand double". Snooker Scene. September 1983. p. 7.
3. "1983 Thailand Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.