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]

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 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

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

Qualifying event winners

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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.