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Nescafé Extra Challenge
Tournament information
DatesMarch 1991
Country Thailand
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£10,500
Highest break Tony Drago (MLT) (142)
Final
ChampionEngland Joe Johnson
Runner-upThailand James Wattana
ScoreRound-Robin
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Snooker tournament

The 1991 Nescafé Extra Challenge was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played in Bangkok, Thailand in March 1991. The event featured four professional players - Tony Drago, Joe Johnson, Alain Robidoux and James Wattana - and was played in a round-robin format. Johnson won all three of his matches and took the title, with Wattana finishing in second place. Drago compiled the highest break of the tournament, 142.

Results

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

POS Player MP MW ML FW FL FD PTS
Winner England Joe Johnson 3 3 0 15 7 +8 6
Runner-up Thailand James Wattana 3 2 1 11 9 +2 4
3 Canada Alain Robidoux 3 1 2 11 10 +1 2
4 Malta Tony Drago 3 0 3 4 15 -11 0

References

  1. ^ "Round-up: Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 March 1991. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Joe wins". Leicester Mercury. Leicester. 18 March 1991. p. 34.
  3. "Joe's Cup". Birmingham News. 19 March 1991. p. 19.
  4. "Johnson beats Drago to win title". The Straits Times. 19 March 1991. p. 30. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Nescafe Extra Challenge Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. p. 85. ISBN 0720719836.
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