Hong Kong Masters

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Hong Kong Masters
Tournament information
Venue Queen Elizabeth Stadium
Location Wan Chai
Country Hong Kong
Established1983
Organisation(s) WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£315,000
Current champion Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan

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]

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 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 4–3 1983/84
1984 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 4–2 1984/85
1985 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 4–2 1985/86
1986 Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 8–3 1986/87
1987 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9–3 1987/88
1988 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White Flag of England.svg Neal Foulds 9–3 1988/89
World Series Challenge
1990 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9–3 1990/91
Hong Kong Challenge
1991 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 9–1 1991/92
Hong Kong Masters
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–3 2017/18
2022 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6–4 2022/23

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References

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  2. "Hong Kong Masters". World Snooker. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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