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Dubai Classic

Field	Value
tournament_name	Dubai Classic
venue	Riverside Montien Hotel
location	Bangkok
country	Thailand
establishment	1988
organisation	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
format	Ranking event
final year	1996
Final Champion	ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan

The Dubai Classic (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Classic for sponsorship and marketing purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament. The last champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan.

History

It began life as the Dubai Masters in 1988, the first major tournament in the Middle East. The following year it was renamed to Dubai Classic, and it became the first ranking event in the Middle East. During its tenure in Dubai, the tournament was played at the multi-purpose stadium of the Al-Nasr Sports Club.

Later the event was moved to Thailand and renamed to Thailand Classic for 1995/96 and Asian Classic for 1996/97, before being dropped from the calendar.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1988	ENG Neal Foulds	ENG Steve Davis	5–4	1988/89
1989	SCO Stephen Hendry	WAL Doug Mountjoy	9–2	1989/90
1990	SCO Stephen Hendry	ENG Steve Davis	9–1	1990/91
1991	ENG John Parrott	ENG Tony Knowles	9–3	1991/92
1992	ENG John Parrott	SCO Stephen Hendry	9–8	1992/93
1993	SCO Stephen Hendry	ENG Steve Davis	9–3	1993/94
1994	SCO Alan McManus	ENG Peter Ebdon	9–6	1994/95
1995	ENG John Parrott	ENG Nigel Bond	9–6	1995/96
1996	ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan	ENG Brian Morgan	9–8	1996/97

References

Turner, Chris. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
Turner, Chris. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
Turner, Chris. "Asian Open, Asian Classic, Hong Kong Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
"Dubai Duty Free Classic". Snooker Scene.

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