1993 Nescafe Extra Challenge

The 1993 Nescafé Extra Challenge was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played in Bangkok, Thailand in January 1993.[1] Four players participated - Alan McManus, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Parrott and James Wattana. 17 year old O'Sullivan won the tournament to collect his first professional title.[2][3] The tournament was played in a Round-Robin group format.

Nescafé Extra Challenge

Tournament information
Dates	January 1993
Country	Thailand
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£12,500
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	James Wattana
Score	Round-Robin

Results

If points were level then most frames won determined their positions.[3]

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 2 13 8 +5 2 Runner-up James Wattana 3 2 10 10 0 2 3 John Parrott 3 1 12 13 -1 1 4 Alan McManus 3 1 9 13 -4 1

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–3 Alan McManus James Wattana 5–4 John Parrott Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–0 James Wattana Alan McManus 5–3 John Parrott James Wattana 5–1 Alan McManus John Parrott 5–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan

References

1. "Ronnie delight". Daily Mirror. 11 January 1993 – via NewsBank.
2. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 163.