King's Cup (snooker)
The King's Cup was a series of invitational snooker tournaments staged in Bangkok, Thailand between 1991 and 1994, and was an event made for television in Thailand and held in the studios of their Channel 9 station just before Christmas. Sixteen players were invited, mostly Asian, and they were split into four groups of three with four players exempted until the quarter finals where they joined the group winners.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Established | 1991 |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Invitational event |
| Final year | 1994 |
| Final champion(s) |  Billy Snaddon |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Joe Swail |
 James Wattana |
8–4 [2] | 1991/92 |
| 1992 |  Nigel Bond |
James Wattana |
8–7 [3] | 1992/93 |
| 1993 | James Wattana |
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8–3 [4] | 1993/94 |
| 1994 | Billy Snaddon |
Noppadon Noppachorn |
8–4 [5] | 1994/95 |
References
- "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- "Swail's headed for the top". Sunday Life. 26 January 1992. p. 50.
- "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.
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