The King's Cup was a series of invitational snooker tournaments staged in Bangkok, Thailand between 1990 and 1994, and was an event made for television in Thailand and held in the studios of their Channel 9 station just before Christmas. The tournament invited sixteen players, with a majority being Asian, and divided them into four groups of three. Four players were exempted until the quarter-finals, at which point they joined the group winners.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Established | 1990 |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Final year | 1994 |
| Final champion |  Billy Snaddon |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 |  Joe Swail
|
 James Wattana
|
8–4 [2] | 1990/91 |
| 1992 |  Nigel Bond
|
James Wattana
|
8–7 [3] | 1992/93 |
| 1993 | James Wattana
|
 Darren Morgan
|
8–3 [4] | 1993/94 |
| 1994 | Billy Snaddon
|
Noppadon Noppachorn
|
8–4 [5] | 1994/95 |
References
edit- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Round-up: Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 December 1990. p. 31.
- ^ "Snooker - Kings Cup Tournament". Irish Independent. 21 December 1992. p. 22.
- ^ "Wattana gunning for White". Evening Herald (Dublin). 3 February 1994. p. 62.
- ^ "King's reward for Super Snaddon". Aberdeen Evening Express. 23 December 1994. p. 22.