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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 1992 |
| City | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Nigel Bond (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  James Wattana (THA) |
| Score | 8–7 |
← 1990 1993 → | |
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
editPlayers 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
edit- ^ "Snooker - Kings Cup Tournament". Irish Independent. 21 December 1992. p. 22.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bond finishes with century". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. February 1993. p. 4.
- ^ "King Nigel of Thailand". Derby Daily Telegraph. 21 December 1992. p. 32.
- ^ Smith, Terry (21 December 1992). "O'Sullivan beaten as Swail reaches final". The Daily Telegraph. p. 32.
- ^ "Bond seeks form boost". Derby Daily Telegraph. 8 December 1992. p. 36.
- ^ 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.