New Zealand Masters
| Tournament status | |
|---|---|
| Ranking tournament: | |
| Minor ranking tournament: | 1988 |
| Invitation tournament: | 1984, 1989 |
| Tournament dates of the last edition | |
| Venue: | Legislative Council Chamber , New Zealand Parliament , Wellington |
| Prize money (total): | 138,080 ₤ |
| Prize money (winner): | 13,076 ₤ |
| Frames in the final: | Best of 13 |
| Records | |
| Most wins: |
 Jimmy White Stephen Hendry Willie Thorne (1 × each)
 |
| Highest Break: | 137 Willie Thorne 1989
|
| Venue (s) on the map | |
The New Zealand Masters was a snooker tournament that was held three times between 1984 and 1989. The first tournament to be held during the 1984/85 snooker season . The invitation tournament was held in Auckland . In 1988 it was held as a non-ranking tournament in Wellington , and in 1989 as an invitation tournament there as well. The tournament was discontinued for the next season.
The New Zealand Masters is so far the only professional snooker tournament that has been held continuously in New Zealand.
Events
| year | venue | winner | Result | finalist | Main sponsor | season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Masters - Invitational Tournament Status | ||||||
| 1984 | Auckland , Kingsgate Covention Center |
Jimmy White
|
5: 3 |
 Kirk Stevens
|
Winfield | 1984/85 |
| New Zealand Masters - Professional Tournament Status | ||||||
| 1988 | Wellington , Parliament of New Zealand , Legislative Council Chamber |
Stephen Hendry
|
6: 1 |
Mike Hallett
|
Lion Brown | 1988/89 |
| New Zealand Masters - Invitational Tournament Status | ||||||
| 1989 | Wellington , Parliament of New Zealand , Legislative Council Chamber |
Willie Thorne
|
7: 4 |
Joe Johnson
|
Lion Brown | 1989/90 |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Ron Florax: Tournament History - New Zealand Masters. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 26, 2018 ; accessed on June 26, 2018 (English).
