| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Grand Hotel |
| Location | Hua Hin |
| Country | Thailand |
| Established | 1983/1984 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final year | 2006 |
| Final champion |  Marco Fu |
TheThailand Masters was a professionalsnooker tournament. Previously known asAsian Open andThailand Open, it was aranking tournament from 1989/90 to 2001/02. An event called theThailand Masters also formed part of theWorld Series in 1991/92, withSteve Davis beatingStephen Hendry 6–3. The final champion wasMarco Fu.
TheThailand Masters was first held in the1983/1984 season. It was organised byMatchroom Sport as part of theirWorld Series and sponsored by Camus, but was abandoned after1986/1987.[1] The event returned to the calendar in 1989 under theAsian Open name and it became aranking tournament. In its first three years under this name the event was sponsored by 555 and then byNescafé in 1993. All events took place in Bangkok, Thailand, except in 1990, which was held in China. In the1991/1992 season two events were held. The Thailand Masters was part of the World Series and the Asian Open was a ranking event.[1][2] In 1993Dave Harold became the lowest ranked player to win a ranking tournament. He was ranked world number 93, when he beatDarren Morgan 9–3.[2]
The event changed its name toThailand Open in1993/1994. The event was held in Bangkok and remained there until the2002/2003 season.[1][2] It was sponsored by Kloster, before Singha took over for1995/1996.[1] The event was renamed to theThailand Masters in the1997/1998 season and was sponsored by Beer Chang. The only official maximum break in the history of the competition came at the qualifying stages of the1999 event.Adrian Gunnell compiled it in the first round againstMario Wehrmann. The event didn't have a sponsor again until the2000/2001 season, when it was sponsored by Blue Eagle andThai Airways and was sponsored by Singha in2001/2002.[1] The event lost its ranking status in 2002/2003, after World Snooker decided not to afford a Far East event. The event returned as a domestic event with several players from the Main Tour still competing. The event was last held in the2006/2007 season with the sponsorship of Sangsom, but was discontinued after that.[1]
