Hong Kong Masters

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]

Hong Kong Masters
Tournament information
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
LocationWan Chai
CountryHong Kong
Established1983
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£315,000
Current championEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan

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
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Hong Kong Masters
1983 Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 1983/84
1984 England Steve Davis Wales Doug Mountjoy 4–2 1984/85
1985 Wales Terry Griffiths England Steve Davis 4–2 1985/86
1986 England Willie Thorne Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8–3 1986/87
1987 England Steve Davis Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–3 1987/88
1988 England Jimmy White England Neal Foulds 9–3 1988/89
World Series Challenge
1990 Thailand James Wattana England Jimmy White 9–3 1990/91
Hong Kong Challenge
1991 Scotland Stephen Hendry Thailand James Wattana 9–1 1991/92
Hong Kong Masters
2017 Australia Neil Robertson England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–3 2017/18
2022 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Hong Kong Marco Fu 6–4 2022/23

References
  1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "Hong Kong Masters". World Snooker. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "Hong Kong Masters Draw And Ticket Details". World Snooker. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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