Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Venuevarious
CountryScotland
Established1981
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year2002
Final championEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan

The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.[1]

The tournament was invitational and held in various locations in Scotland, including the Hospitality Inn and the Thistle Hotel (both in Glasgow) and the Motherwell Civic Centre. Following the ban on tobacco advertising, the tournament was unable to find a new sponsor and it was abandoned. It was won three times apiece by Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan.[1]

A qualifying event was held for the first time in 1995 to select a replacement player for James Wattana who withdrew before the tournament.[2] The event became a fixture from 1997 onwards, with Matthew Stevens becoming the only qualifier to win the main tournament in 1999.

Winners

[1][3][4][5]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
1981 England Jimmy White Canada Cliff Thorburn 9–4 1981/82
1982 England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–4 1982/83
1983 England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–6 1983/84
1984 England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 9–4 1984/85
1985 Canada Cliff Thorburn England Willie Thorne 9–7 1985/86
1986 Canada Cliff Thorburn Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–8 1986/87
1987 England Joe Johnson Wales Terry Griffiths 9–7 1987/88
1989 Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Terry Griffiths 10–1 1989/90
1990 Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Terry Griffiths 10–6 1990/91
1991 England Mike Hallett England Steve Davis 10–6 1991/92
1992 England Neal Foulds England Gary Wilkinson 10–8 1992/93
1993 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Scotland Alan McManus 10–9 1993/94
1994 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–7 1994/95
1995 Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 9–5 1995/96
1996 England Peter Ebdon Scotland Alan McManus 9–6 1996/97
1997 England Nigel Bond Scotland Alan McManus 9–8 1997/98
1998 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–7 1998/99
1999 Wales Matthew Stevens Scotland John Higgins 9–7 1999/00
2000 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–6 2000/01
2001 Scotland John Higgins England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 2001/02
2002 England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–4 2002/03

Qualifying event winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
1995 Scotland Alan Burnett England Andy Hicks 5–2 1995/96
1997 Scotland Alan McManus Malta Tony Drago 5–2 1997/98
1998 England Paul Hunter Scotland Jamie Burnett 5–1 1998/99
1999 Wales Matthew Stevens Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–1 1999/00
2000 England Jimmy White Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5–2 2000/01
2001 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace Scotland Stephen Maguire 5–0 2001/02
2002 Scotland Drew Henry England Ali Carter 5–3 2002/03

References

  1. 1 2 3 Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Burnett set for big break". Herald Scotland. 19 September 1995. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Kastner, von Hugo (2006). Humboldt-Ratgeber Snooker Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (Orig.-Ausg., aktuelle Ausg. 2006/2007 ed.). Baden-Baden: Humboldt. pp. 139–140. ISBN 3-89994-098-9.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Masters Finals". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rosa Villa Publications. pp. 148–183. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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