Scottish Masters

The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.[1]

For the undergraduate degree, see Master of Arts (Scotland).

Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Venuevarious
CountryScotland
Established1981
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year2002
Final champion Ronnie O'Sullivan

The tournament was invitational and held in various locations in Scotland, including the Hospitality Inn and the Thistle Hotel (both in Glasgow) and the Motherwell Civic Centre. Following the ban on tobacco advertising, the tournament was unable to find a new sponsor and it was abandoned. It was won three times apiece by Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan.[1]

A qualifying event was held for the first time in 1995 to select a replacement player for James Wattana who withdrew before the tournament.[2] The event became a fixture from 1997 onwards, with Matthew Stevens becoming the only qualifier to win the main tournament in 1999.

Winners

[1][3][4][5]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
1981 Jimmy White Cliff Thorburn 9–4 1981/82
1982 Steve Davis Alex Higgins 9–4 1982/83
1983 Steve Davis Tony Knowles 9–6 1983/84
1984 Steve Davis Jimmy White 9–4 1984/85
1985 Cliff Thorburn Willie Thorne 9–7 1985/86
1986 Cliff Thorburn Alex Higgins 9–8 1986/87
1987 Joe Johnson Terry Griffiths 9–7 1987/88
1989 Stephen Hendry Terry Griffiths 10–1 1989/90
1990 Stephen Hendry Terry Griffiths 10–6 1990/91
1991 Mike Hallett Steve Davis 10–6 1991/92
1992 Neal Foulds Gary Wilkinson 10–8 1992/93
1993 Ken Doherty Alan McManus 10–9 1993/94
1994 Ken Doherty Stephen Hendry 9–7 1994/95
1995 Stephen Hendry Peter Ebdon 9–5 1995/96
1996 Peter Ebdon Alan McManus 9–6 1996/97
1997 Nigel Bond Alan McManus 9–8 1997/98
1998 Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 9–7 1998/99
1999 Matthew Stevens John Higgins 9–7 1999/00
2000 Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Hendry 9–6 2000/01
2001 John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 2001/02
2002 Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 9–4 2002/03

Qualifying event winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
1995 Alan Burnett Andy Hicks 5–2 1995/96
1997 Alan McManus Tony Drago 5–2 1997/98
1998 Paul Hunter Jamie Burnett 5–1 1998/99
1999 Matthew Stevens Marco Fu 5–1 1999/00
2000 Jimmy White Joe Swail 5–2 2000/01
2001 Patrick Wallace Stephen Maguire 5–0 2001/02
2002 Drew Henry Ali Carter 5–3 2002/03

References
  1. Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. "Burnett set for big break". Herald Scotland. 19 September 1995. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. Kastner, von Hugo (2006). Humboldt-Ratgeber Snooker Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (Orig.-Ausg., aktuelle Ausg. 2006/2007 ed.). Baden-Baden: Humboldt. pp. 139–140. ISBN 3-89994-098-9.
  4. "Scottish Masters Finals". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  5. Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rosa Villa Publications. pp. 148–183. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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