The 2007 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge was a professional non-ranking team (also referred to as the Euro–Asia Team Challenge) and invitational snooker event that took place from 12 to 15 July 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–15 July 2007 |
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
| City | Wan Chai |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Organisation | 110 Sport Management Group |
| Format | Non-ranking event & Team event |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins |
| Runner-up |  James Wattana |
| Score | 5–4 |
The tournament was a revival of the two Euro-Asia Masters Challenge events played under the same name in 2003. The tournament's team event consists of two teams of four, the European team and the Asian team, playing in a single-frame, best-of-nine competition, with Team Europe defeating Team Asia with a score of 5–3.[1][2][3] The tournament's singles event featured eight players in two groups of four, with the top two in each group progressing to semi-finals. John Higgins defeated James Wattana 5–4 in the final to win the £25,000 prize.[2][4][5]
Teams and players edit
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Europe | John Higgins
|
 Ken Doherty
|
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
|
Stephen Hendry
|
| Team Asia |  Ding Junhui
|
 Marco Fu
|
James Wattana
|
Supoj Saenla
|
Results edit
Euro–Asia Team Challenge edit
- Frame 1:
John Higgins 7 – 71(70) 
Marco Fu — (Europe 0 – 1 Asia) - Frame 2:
Ken Doherty 86(61) – 42 
James Wattana — (Europe 1 – 1 Asia) - Frame 3: Stephen Hendry 66 – 19
Ding Junhui — (Europe 2 – 1 Asia) - Frame 4:
Ronnie O'Sullivan 99(68) – 9 Supoj Saenla — (Europe 3 – 1 Asia) - Frame 5: John Higgins 39 – 56 Ding Junhui — (Europe 3 – 2 Asia)
- Frame 6: Stephen Hendry 38 – 75 James Wattana — (Europe 3 – 3 Asia)
- Frame 7: Ken Doherty 65 – 31 Supoj Saenla — (Europe 4 – 3 Asia)
- Frame 8: Ronnie O'Sullivan 80(50) – 8 Marco Fu — (Europe 5 – 3 Asia)
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge edit
Round-robin stage edit
Group A
|
Results:
|
Group B
|
Results:
|
Knock-out stage edit
| Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| John Higgins
| 2 | ||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 0 | ||||||||
| John Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||
| James Wattana
| 4 | ||||||||
| Marco Fu
| 0 | ||||||||
| James Wattana
| 2 | ||||||||
Century breaks edit
- 127 – John Higgins
- 123 – Marco Fu
- 117 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
References edit
- ^ a b c Ngao, Judy (25 June 2007). "Snooker stars to show their skills". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Euro-Asia Snooker Masters Challenge". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "2007 Euro-Asia Snooker Challenge". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Higgins pots Euro-Asia title". Daily Express. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Higgins weathers the "Thai-Phoon"". Glasgow Times. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Higgins to lead Europe". Eurosport. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Europe topple Asia in Hong Kong team challenge". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Higgins facing Wattana in Hong Kong final". Irish Examiner. 14 Jul 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Higgins Makes His Mark At Euro-Asia Snookers Masters Challenge". azbilliards.com. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2021.