2007 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge

The 2007 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge was a professional non-ranking team (also referred to as the Euro–Asia Team Challenge) and invitational snooker event that took place from 12 to 15 July 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.[1]

Euro-Asia Masters Challenge
Tournament information
Dates12–15 July 2007 (2007-07-12 – 2007-07-15)
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
CityWan Chai
CountryHong Kong
Organisation110 Sport Management Group
FormatNon-ranking event
& Team event
Winner's share£25,000
Final
ChampionScotland John Higgins
Runner-upThailand James Wattana
Score5–4

The tournament was a revival of the two Euro-Asia Masters Challenge events played under the same name in 2003. The tournament's team event consists of two teams of four, the European team and the Asian team, playing in a single-frame, best-of-nine competition, with Team Europe defeating Team Asia with a score of 5–3.[1][2][3] The tournament's singles event featured eight players in two groups of four, with the top two in each group progressing to semi-finals. John Higgins defeated James Wattana 5–4 in the final to win the £25,000 prize.[2][4][5]

Teams and players

[1][6]

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Team Europe Scotland John Higgins Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry
Team Asia China Ding Junhui Hong Kong Marco Fu Thailand James Wattana Thailand Supoj Saenla

Results

Euro–Asia Team Challenge

[3][7]

Euro-Asia Masters Challenge

[3][8][9]

Round-robin stage

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Best of 3 frames 		Final
Best of 9 frames
      
Scotland John Higgins 2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 0
Scotland John Higgins 5
Thailand James Wattana 4
Hong Kong Marco Fu 0
Thailand James Wattana 2

Century breaks

[3]

References
  1. Ngao, Judy (25 June 2007). "Snooker stars to show their skills". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  2. "Euro-Asia Snooker Masters Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  3. "2007 Euro-Asia Snooker Challenge". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  4. "Higgins pots Euro-Asia title". Daily Express. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. "Higgins weathers the "Thai-Phoon"". Glasgow Times. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. "Higgins to lead Europe". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. "Europe topple Asia in Hong Kong team challenge". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. "Higgins facing Wattana in Hong Kong final". Irish Examiner. 14 Jul 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. "Higgins Makes His Mark At Euro-Asia Snookers Masters Challenge". azbilliards.com. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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