The 2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 was an invitational professional non-
ranking
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snooker
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held in Hong Kong in August 2003.
Featuring eight players in two groups of four,
James Wattana
James Wattana (; born January 17, 1970, as วัฒนา ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Wattana Pu-Ob-Orm'', then renamed รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm'' in 2003) is a Thai former professional snooker pl ...
defeated
Ken Doherty
Kenneth Joseph Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player who also works as a commentator and pundit on televised snooker broadcasts. From Ranelagh in Dublin, he is the sport's only World Snooker Championship, wor ...
6–4 in the final to win the £30,000 prize.
Results
Round-robin stage
Group A
* Mark Williams finished in the playoffs ahead of
Jimmy White
James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won ten ranking events. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his swift and attacking style of play, White has reached six World Snooker Championship finals ...
due to winning their head to head match 2-0
Results:
* Ding Junhui 2–0 Mark Williams
* James Wattana 2–0 Ding Junhui
* Jimmy White 2–0 Ding Junhui
* Mark Williams 2–0 Jimmy White
* James Wattana 2–1 Mark Williams
* James Wattana 2–1 Jimmy White
Group B
Results:
* Ken Doherty 2–0 Stephen Hendry
* Ken Doherty 2–0 Shokat Ali
* Ken Doherty 2–0 Marco Fu
* Shokat Ali 2–0 Marco Fu
* Stephen Hendry 2–0 Marco Fu
* Stephen Hendry 2–0 Shokat Ali
Knock-out stage
References
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Euro-Asia Masters Challenge
2003 in Hong Kong sport
2003 in snooker