2001 Thailand Masters

The 2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–17 March 2001 at the Merchant Court Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

Thailand Masters

Tournament information
Dates	11–17 March 2001
Venue	Merchant Court Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£282,000
Winner's share	£44,000
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry
Score	9–3
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Ken Doherty won in the final 9–3 against Stephen Hendry. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by John Parrott in the last 16.[2]

Main draw

[3]

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Mark Williams		5
	Michael Holt		1
						Mark Williams		4
						John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Joe Perry		2
											John Parrott		5
											Quinten Hann		3
	Paul Hunter		1
	Quinten Hann		5
						Quinten Hann		5
						Stephen Lee		4
	Stephen Lee		5
	Mike Dunn		1
																John Parrott		1
																Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Jimmy White		1
						Ken Doherty		5
						Fergal O'Brien		2
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Nigel Bond		3
											Ken Doherty		5
											Shokat Ali		1
	Marco Fu		2
	Shokat Ali		5
						Shokat Ali		5
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Chris Small		1
																					Ken Doherty		9
																					Stephen Hendry		3
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Anthony Davies		4
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Michael Judge		4
	Dave Harold		3
	Michael Judge		5
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Matthew Stevens		3
	Peter Ebdon		1
	Adrian Gunnell		5
						Adrian Gunnell		3
						Matthew Stevens		5
	Matthew Stevens		5
	Patrick Wallace		4
																Stephen Hendry		5
																John Higgins		1
	Alan McManus		3
	Dave Finbow		5
						Dave Finbow		5
						Anthony Hamilton		1
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Darren Morgan		1
											Dave Finbow		3
											John Higgins		5
	Joe Swail		5
	Alfie Burden		4
						Joe Swail		1
						John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Antony Bolsover		1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Merchant Court Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 17 March 2001.[3]
Ken Doherty  Ireland	9–3	Stephen Hendry  Scotland
Afternoon: 58–7, 41–66 (57), 50–66 (59), 105–0 (105), 85–0 (85), 132–0 (132), 72–15 (72), 0–71 (71) Evening: 71–63 (71, 55), 108–5 (51), 91–27 (91), 91–27
132	Highest break	71
2	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	4

References

1. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 179.
3. "Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters 2001". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.