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Nescafé Extra Challenge
Tournament information
Dates8–10 January 1993
CityBangkok
Country Thailand
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£30,000
Winner's share£10,500
Highest break James Wattana (THA) (102)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up James Wattana (THA)
ScoreRound-Robin
1991
Snooker tournament

The 1993 Nescafé Extra Challenge was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played in Bangkok, Thailand in January 1993. Four players participated - Alan McManus, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Parrott and James Wattana. 17 year old O'Sullivan won the tournament to collect his first professional title. As champion, O'Sullivan received £10,500 from the total prize fund of £30,000. The tournament was played in a Round-Robin group format.

League phase

If points were level then most frames won determined their positions.

POS Player MP MW ML FW FL FD PTS
Winner  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3 2 1 13 8 +5 4
Runner-up  James Wattana (THA) 3 2 1 10 10 0 4
3  John Parrott (ENG) 3 1 2 12 13 -1 2
4  Alan McManus (SCO) 3 1 2 9 13 -4 2
  • 8 January
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–3 Alan McManus
    • James Wattana 5–4 John Parrott
  • 9 January
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–0 James Wattana
    • Alan McManus 5–3 John Parrott
  • 10 January
    • James Wattana 5–1 Alan McManus
    • John Parrott 5–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan

Century breaks

The following century breaks were made at the tournament.

References

  1. "Ronnie delight". Daily Mirror. 11 January 1993 – via NewsBank.
  2. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.
  4. ^ "O'Sullivan's Nescafe pot". Snooker Scene. February 1993. p. 7.
  5. ^ "Snooker". Scotland on Sunday. 10 January 1993. p. 21.
  6. "First for O'Sullivan". Leicester Daily Mercury. 11 January 1993. p. 28.
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