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Dubai Classic
The Dubai Classic (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Classic for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament. The last champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan. History It began life as the Dubai Masters in 1988, the first major tournament in the Middle East. The following year it was renamed to Dubai Classic, and it became the first ranking event in the Middle East. During its tenure in Dubai, the tournament was played at the multi-purpose stadium of the Al-Nasr Sports Club. Later the event was moved to Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ... and renamed to Thailand Classic for 1995/96 and Asian Classic for 1996/97, before being dropped from the calendar. Winners See also * References {{Dubai Classic Snooker rank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside Montien Hotel
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Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry rose rapidly through the snooker world rankings, reaching number four in the world by the end of his third professional season. He won his first World Snooker Championship in 1990 aged 21 years and 106 days, superseding Alex Higgins as the sport's youngest world champion, a record he still holds. From 1990 to 1999, he won seven world titles, setting a modern-era record that stood outright until Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled it in 2022. Hendry also won the Masters six times and the UK Championship five times for a career total of 18 Triple Crown tournament wins, a total exceeded only by O'Sullivan's 21. His total of 36 ranking titles is second only to O'Sullivan's 39, while his nine seasons as world number one were the most by any player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Dubai Classic
The 1994 Dubai Duty Free Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 September to 7 October 1994 at the Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Alan McManus won his first ranking title, defeating Peter Ebdon 9–6 in the final. The defending champion Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ... was eliminated by McManus in the semi-final. __TOC__ Prize money The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £40,000 Runner-up: £22,500 Semi-final: £11,250 Quarter-final: £6,250 Last 16: £3,125 Last 32: £2,075 Last 64: £980 Last 96: £595 Pre-televised highest break: £1,000 Televised highest break: £2,000 Main draw References {{Snooker season 1994/1995 Dubai Classic 1994 in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snooker Season 1993/1994
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six pockets, one at each corner and one in the middle of each long side. First played by British Army officers stationed in India in the second half of the 19th century, the game is played with twenty-two balls, comprising a , fifteen red balls, and six other balls—a yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black—collectively called the colours. Using a cue stick, the individual players or teams take turns to strike the white to other balls in a predefined sequence, accumulating points for each successful pot and for each time the opposing player or team commits a . An individual of snooker is won by the player who has scored the most points. A snooker ends when a player reaches a predetermined number of frames. Snooker gained its identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Ootacamund, Madras, and Jabalpur, devised a set of rules ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
