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]
| 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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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
editPlayers 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
edit- ^ "Wattana gunning for White". Evening Herald (Dublin). 3 February 1994. p. 62.
- ^ a b c "Wattana wins King's Cup". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. February 1994. p. 16.
- ^ "Victory improves Kieran's ranking". Belfast News-Letter. 23 December 1993. p. 25.
- ^ "Snooker". Belfast News-Letter. 24 December 1993. p. 53.
- ^ "Wattana is King". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 24 December 1993. p. 31.