World Masters (Snooker)

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The World Masters (also Mita / Sky World Masters ) was a professional snooker tournament that was held only once in January 1991. It was organized by Barry Hearn at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham .

A total of one million pounds were distributed at the invitation tournament, which was the highest prize money in a snooker tournament at the time. The men's winner received a record £ 200,000, and the same year the World Snooker Championship winner received £ 135,000.

In addition, similar to tennis Grand Slam tournaments , there were also the formats women, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, mixed doubles and juniors (U16). However, no sponsors were found for another edition.

In the first round, James Wattana from Thailand played the ninth official maximum break in snooker history.

winner

year format winner finalist Result season
Mita / Sky World Masters
1991 Men's EnglandEngland Jimmy White MaltaMalta Tony Drago 10: 6 1990/91
Ladies Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Karen Corr EnglandEngland Stacey Hillyard 6: 2
Men's doubles EnglandEngland Mike Hallett Stephen Hendry
ScotlandScotland
CanadaCanada Brady Gollan Jim Wych
CanadaCanada
8: 5
Ladies doubles EnglandEngland Allison Fisher Stacey Hillyard
EnglandEngland
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Karen Corr Anne-Marie Farren
EnglandEngland
5: 2
Mixed doubles EnglandEngland Steve Davis Allison Fisher
EnglandEngland
EnglandEngland Jimmy White Caroline Walch
EnglandEngland
6: 3
Juniors ScotlandScotland John Higgins WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6: 1

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