2001 Thailand Masters

The 2001 Blue Eagle/Thai Airways Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 March 2001 at the Merchant Court Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.^[4][5]

Thailand Masters

Tournament information
Dates	11–17 March 2001 (2001-03-11 – 2001-03-17)
Venue	Merchant Court Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£282,000[1]
Winner's share	£44,000[2]
Highest break	Ken Doherty (IRL) (132)[3]
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty (IRL)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
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.^[6]

Main draw

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	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.[4]
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