1992 Belgian Masters
{{short description|Invitational snooker tournament}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=1992 Belgian Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1992|10|28|1992|11|1|df=y}}
|venue=Matchroom Schijnpoort
|location=Antwerp
|country=Belgium
|organisation=
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=£60,000
|winners_share=£15,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Stephen Hendry|SCO}} (130)
|winner={{flagathlete|James Wattana|THA}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|John Parrott|ENG}}
|score=10–5
|previous=1991
|next=1996
}}
The 1992 Belgian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28 October and 1 November 1992 at the Matchroom Schijnpoort in Antwerp, Belgium.{{cite news|title=Hendry U-turn|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19921012/627/0023|url-access=subscription|work=Aberdeen Press and Journal|date=12 October 1992|page=23}}{{Cite news|title=Resurgent Wattana fights back|work=The Times|date=2 November 1992|page=23|url=https://archive.org/details/NewsUK1992UKEnglish/Nov%2002%201992%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2364479%2C%20UK%20%28en%29/page/n41/mode/2up}} James Wattana won the title, defeating John Parrott 10–5 in the final, and received £15,000 prize money. Stephen Hendry compiled the highest break of the tournament, 130, during his quarter-final defeat of Gary Wilkinson.{{cite magazine |author= |title=Wattana wins Humo Masters |magazine=Snooker Scene |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham |date=December 1992 |pages=18–21}}{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc3.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160441/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc3.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
Wattana reached the final with three {{cuegloss|deciding frame}} wins. He was 1–3 behind in the final, before winning four consecutive frames. Wattana later led 7–4 and 8–5, and made a {{cuegloss|century}} break (102) in the fifteenth frame to win the match 10–5.
Results
First round
| class="wikitable " style="font-size:90%" | ||
| width=180|Player
!width=40|Score !width=180|Player | ||
|---|---|---|
| {{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} | style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | {{flagathlete|Peter Ebdon|ENG}} |
| {{flagathlete|James Wattana|THA}} | style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | {{flagathlete|Terry Griffiths|WAL}} |
| {{flagathlete|Neal Foulds|ENG}} | style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | {{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} |
| {{flagathlete|Gary Wilkinson|ENG}} | style="text-align:center;"| 4–3 | {{flagathlete|Steve Lemmens|BEL}} |
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best-of-9 frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best-of-11 frames
| RD3=Final
Best-of-19 frames
| score-width=
| team-width=140
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wilkinson
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score5=4
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana
| RD1-score6=5
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD1-score7=3
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD1-score8=5
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD2-score2=6
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana
| RD2-score3=6
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD2-score4=5
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD3-score1=5
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|THA}} James Wattana
| RD3-score2=10
}}
References
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{{Snooker season 1992/1993}}