1992 King's Cup

King's Cup
Tournament information
DatesDecember 1992
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£2,500
Final
Champion Nigel Bond (ENG)
Runner-up James Wattana (THA)
Score8–7
1990
1993

The 1992 King's Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Bangkok in December 1992. Nigel Bond won the tournament by defeating James Wattana 8–7 in the final.[1][2][3]

Sixteen players, a mixture of amateurs and professionals, were invited to compete. Four players were exempted to the quarter-final stage, where they each faced the winner of a qualifying group.[2] In the final, Wattana took a 2–0 lead; Bond moved ahead for the first time at 5–4.[2] Wattana was a frame from victory at 7–6, but Bond took the 14th frame and then recorded a break of 106 in the deciding frame to secure the title.[2][4]

Going into the tournament, Bond had been on a poor run of form.[5] After winning the championship, Bond commented that the tournament was "a nice break from the main [snooker] circuit and the pressure ...It was just the tonic I needed".[2] He received £2,500 prize money.[2]

Main draw

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Players in bold denote match winners.[2][6]

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Finals
Best of 15 frames
         
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 5
 Rom Surin (THA) 1
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 6
 Sammy Chong (MAS) 2
 Sammy Chong (MAS) 5
 Chris Carter (AUS) 4
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 8
 James Wattana (THA) 7
 Yasin Merchant (IND) 5
 Tai Pichit (THA) 1
 Yasin Merchant (IND) 2
 James Wattana (THA) 6
 James Wattana (THA) 5
 Anurat Vongchan (THA) 4

References

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  1. ^ "Snooker - Kings Cup Tournament". Irish Independent. 21 December 1992. p. 22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bond finishes with century". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. February 1993. p. 4.
  3. ^ "King Nigel of Thailand". Derby Daily Telegraph. 21 December 1992. p. 32.
  4. ^ Smith, Terry (21 December 1992). "O'Sullivan beaten as Swail reaches final". The Daily Telegraph. p. 32.
  5. ^ "Bond seeks form boost". Derby Daily Telegraph. 8 December 1992. p. 36.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.