The 2003 Euro-Asia Masters Challenge – Event 1 was an invitational professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in Hong Kong in August 2003.
Featuring eight players in two groups of four, James Wattana defeated Ken Doherty 6–4 in the final to win the £30,000 prize. It was Wattana's first notable title win since the 1995 Thailand Open. His break of 131 against Stephen Hendry in the semi-finals was the highest of the tournament.
Results
Round-robin stage Group A
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Results: Ding Junhui 2–0 Mark Williams James Wattana 2–0 Ding Junhui Jimmy White 2–0 Ding Junhui Mark Williams 2–0 Jimmy White James Wattana 2–1 Mark Williams James Wattana 2–1 Jimmy White
Group B
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Results: Ken Doherty 2–0 Stephen Hendry Ken Doherty 2–0 Shokat Ali Ken Doherty 2–0 Marco Fu Shokat Ali 2–0 Marco Fu Stephen Hendry 2–0 Marco Fu Stephen Hendry 2–0 Shokat Ali
Knock-out stage
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