The 1994 King's Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Bangkok in December 1994. Billy Snaddon won the tournament by defeating Noppadon Noppachorn 8–4 in the final.[1][2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | December 1994 |
Venue | Thai/Japan Youth Centre |
City | Bangkok |
Country | Thailand |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Winner's share | £2,500 |
Highest break | Suriya Suwannasing (THA), 120 |
Final | |
Champion | Billy Snaddon (SCO) |
Runner-up | Noppadon Noppachorn (THA) |
Score | 8–4 |
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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, 120, during the group stages. Noppachorn led 3–1 in the final, before Snaddon won seven of the next eight frames for victory.[2]
Main draw
editPlayers in bold denote match winners.[2]
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Finals Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||
James Wattana (THA) | 5 | |||||||||||||
C. W Tat (HKG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
James Wattana (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Billy Snaddon (SCO) | 6 | |||||||||||||
Billy Snaddon (SCO) | 5 | |||||||||||||
Suriya Suwannasing (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Billy Snaddon (SCO) | 8 | |||||||||||||
Noppadon Noppachorn (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Noppadon Noppachorn (THA) | 5 | |||||||||||||
Martin Clark (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Noppadon Noppachorn (THA) | 6 | |||||||||||||
Tai Pichit (THA) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Tai Pichit (THA) | 5 | |||||||||||||
Mark Bennett (WAL) | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "King's reward for Super Snaddon". Aberdeen Evening Express. 23 December 1994. p. 22.
- ^ a b c "A title and a marriage for Snaddon in Thailand". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. February 1994. p. 16.