1993 King's Cup

King's Cup

Tournament information
Dates	21–23 December 1993
Venue	Channel 9 Auditorium
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	Suriya Suwannasing (THA), 110
Final
Champion	James Wattana  (THA)
Runner-up	Darren Morgan  (WAL)
Score	8–3
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The 1993 King's Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Bangkok in December 1993. James Wattana won the tournament by defeating Darren Morgan 8–3 in the final. ^{[1] [2]}

Round-robin groups were held to produce qualifiers for the knockout stage. Suriya Suwannasing made the highest break of the tournament, 110, during the group stages. Morgan led 2–0 and 3–1 in the final, before Wattana won seven consecutive frames for victory. ^[2]

Main draw

Players in bold denote match winners, and players with an asterisk were amateurs. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Finals Best of 15 frames
	James Wattana  (THA)		5
	Nut Wiengchai (THA)*		1
						James Wattana  (THA)		6
						Stephen Murphy  (IRE)		3
	Stephen Murphy  (IRE)		5
	Mohammed Yousuf  (PAK)*		4
											James Wattana  (THA)		8
											Darren Morgan  (WAL)		3
	Darren Morgan  (WAL)		5
	Prapruet Chaitanasakun (THA)*		2
						Darren Morgan  (WAL)		6
						Jason Prince  (NIR)		2
	Jason Prince  (NIR)		5
	Chuchart Trairatanapradit  (THA)*		2

References

1. "Wattana gunning for White". Evening Herald (Dublin). 3 February 1994. p. 62.
2. "Wattana wins King's Cup". Snooker Scene . Everton's News Agency. February 1994. p. 16.
3. "Victory improves Kieran's ranking". Belfast News-Letter. 23 December 1993. p. 25.
4. "Snooker". Belfast News-Letter. 24 December 1993. p. 53.
5. "Wattana is King". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 December 1993. p. 31.