Dubai Classic
| Tournament status | |
|---|---|
| Ranking tournament: | 1989-1996 |
| Minor ranking tournament: | - |
| Invitation tournament: | 1988 |
| Tournament dates of the last edition | |
| Venue: | Riverside Montien Hotel , Bangkok |
| Prize money (total): | ? |
| Prize money (winner): | £ 40,000 |
| Frames in the final: | Best of 11 |
| Records | |
| Most wins: |
 Stephen Hendry , John Parrott (3 × each)
|
| Highest Break: | ? |
| Venue (s) on the map | |
The Dubai Classic , after the main sponsor also the Dubai Duty Free Classic , was a professional snooker tournament .
It was held for the first time in 1988 (at that time under the name Dubai Masters ) and in 1989 it achieved the status of a ranking tournament on the Snooker Main Tour . It was the first professional snooker tournament to be held in the Middle East. From the 1995/96 season it was relocated to Thailand for two years and renamed Singha Thailand Classic or Suntory Asian Classic . After the 1996/97 season , the tournament was finally discontinued.
In the 2008/09 season there was a new tournament in the Middle East, the Bahrain Championship .
winner
| year | venue | winner | Result | finalist | Main sponsor | season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Masters (not a ranking tournament) | ||||||
| 1988 | Dubai - Al Nasr Stadium |
Neal Foulds
|
5: 4 |
Steve Davis
|
Dubai Duty Free | 1988/89 |
| Dubai Duty Free Classic (ranked tournament) | ||||||
| 1989 |
Dubai Al Nasr Stadium |
Stephen Hendry
|
9: 2 |
 Doug Mountjoy
|
Dubai Duty Free | 1989/90 |
| 1990 |
Stephen Hendry
|
9: 1 |
Steve Davis
|
1990/91 | ||
| 1991 |
John Parrott
|
9: 3 |
Tony Knowles
|
1991/92 | ||
| 1992 |
John Parrott
|
9: 8 |
Stephen Hendry
|
1992/93 | ||
| 1993 |
Stephen Hendry
|
9: 3 |
Steve Davis
|
1993/94 | ||
| 1994 |
Alan McManus
|
9: 6 |
Peter Ebdon
|
1994/95 | ||
| Singha Thailand Classic (Ranking Tournament) | ||||||
| 1995 | Bangkok - Novotel |
John Parrott
|
9: 6 |
Nigel Bond
|
Singha | 1995/96 |
| Suntory Asian Classic (ranking tournament) | ||||||
| 1996 | Bangkok - Riverside Montien Hotel |
Ronnie O'Sullivan
|
9: 8 |
Brian Morgan
|
Suntory | 1996/97 |
Web links
- Chris Turners Snooker Archive - Dubai Classic / Dubai Masters / Bahrain Snooker Championship ( Memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Thailand Open / Thailand Classic / Thailand Masters ( Memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Asian Open / Asian Classic / Hong Kong Open ( Memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
