Scottish Masters

For the undergraduate degree, see Master of Arts (Scotland).

The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.^[1]

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Venue	various
Country	Scotland
Established	1981
Organisation(s)	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	2002
Final champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan

The tournament was invitational and held in various locations in Scotland, including the Hospitality Inn and the Thistle Hotel (both in Glasgow) and the Motherwell Civic Centre. Following the ban on tobacco advertising, the tournament was unable to find a new sponsor and it was abandoned. It was won three times apiece by Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan.^[1]

A qualifying event was held for the first time in 1995 to select a replacement player for James Wattana who withdrew before the tournament.^[2] The event became a fixture from 1997 onwards, with Matthew Stevens becoming the only qualifier to win the main tournament in 1999.

Winners

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Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1981	Jimmy White	Cliff Thorburn	9–4	1981/82
1982	Steve Davis	Alex Higgins	9–4	1982/83
1983	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	9–6	1983/84
1984	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	9–4	1984/85
1985	Cliff Thorburn	Willie Thorne	9–7	1985/86
1986	Cliff Thorburn	Alex Higgins	9–8	1986/87
1987	Joe Johnson	Terry Griffiths	9–7	1987/88
1989	Stephen Hendry	Terry Griffiths	10–1	1989/90
1990	Stephen Hendry	Terry Griffiths	10–6	1990/91
1991	Mike Hallett	Steve Davis	10–6	1991/92
1992	Neal Foulds	Gary Wilkinson	10–8	1992/93
1993	Ken Doherty	Alan McManus	10–9	1993/94
1994	Ken Doherty	Stephen Hendry	9–7	1994/95
1995	Stephen Hendry	Peter Ebdon	9–5	1995/96
1996	Peter Ebdon	Alan McManus	9–6	1996/97
1997	Nigel Bond	Alan McManus	9–8	1997/98
1998	Ronnie O'Sullivan	John Higgins	9–7	1998/99
1999	Matthew Stevens	John Higgins	9–7	1999/00
2000	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Stephen Hendry	9–6	2000/01
2001	John Higgins	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–6	2001/02
2002	Ronnie O'Sullivan	John Higgins	9–4	2002/03

Qualifying event winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1995	Alan Burnett	Andy Hicks	5–2	1995/96
1997	Alan McManus	Tony Drago	5–2	1997/98
1998	Paul Hunter	Jamie Burnett	5–1	1998/99
1999	Matthew Stevens	Marco Fu	5–1	1999/00
2000	Jimmy White	Joe Swail	5–2	2000/01
2001	Patrick Wallace	Stephen Maguire	5–0	2001/02
2002	Drew Henry	Ali Carter	5–3	2002/03