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Topic: Benson Hedges Masters

	The Global Snooker Centre (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Outside of the world championship, the Benson and Hedges is the longest running tournament on the circuit and even though it does not have ranking status, it is considered to be one of the most prestigious, especially as it carries the second biggest prize.
		The 20 year-old Scot was appearing in his first Masters and he went on to win it - and remained unbeaten in the event for the next five years until fellow Scot, Alan McManus beat him in the 1994 final.
		The banning of tobacco sponsorship meant that the 2003 event, won by Mark Williams, was the last under the Benson and Hedges banner but it is unthinkable that such a high profile event will be allowed to die.
	www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk /files/History/tourn_hist_bh.htm (871 words)

	Masters (snooker) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Masters, formerly the Benson and Hedges Masters is a professional snooker tournament.
		Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning more prize money than any other tournament except the World Championship.
		The event was sponsored by Benson and Hedges until 2003, but UK restrictions on tobacco advertising meant that it was without a sponsor the following year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Masters_(snooker) (128 words)

	Cues n Views - Benson & Hedges 2002, The Towers Mansfield
		The Benson and Hedges Masters is an annual tournament open to all professional players ranked outside the top sixteen and those players who are working their way up the challenge tour rankings.
		I hope that whoever takes over sponsorship of the Masters will recognise the value of this tournament and will replicate the format after Benson and Hedges have departed, if not I lament the future and it's reduced number of development opportunities for the younger players.
		Well done Benson and Hedges for investing in Snooker for as long as you have and no thanks, I don't smoke and never have, despite the high profile involvement your company has had with my favourite sport.
	www.cuesnviews.co.uk /Competitions/bh2002mansfield.htm (595 words)

	SnookerUSA.com - World Of Snooker: 2002 Benson & Hedges Masters - Final (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		PAUL Hunter has successfully defended his Benson and Hedges Masters title in terrific style as he came back from 5-0 behind to defeat the world number one Mark J. Williams 10-9 and pocket the first prize of around $265,000.
		In the seventeenth frame Williams was trapped in an awkward snooker with four reds left — he hit the pink and Hunter capitalized with a decisive run of 32, clinching the frame with a superb pot on the yellow along the baulk cushion.
		Though now having won the Regal Welsh and the Masters in succession, a nine-match winning streak, he has proved that he has now matured as a player and will be in contention for each event he competes in.
	www.snookerusa.com /menu/worldofsnooker/01-02wsmaintour/02bhmasters/final.html (1318 words)

	Ronnie O'Sullivan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After winning the 1998 Benson and Hedges Irish Masters, he was stripped of his title after a drugs test found marijuana in his system.
		He also has an uneasy relationship with the press, with some of his comments considered ungracious.
		In 2004, O'Sullivan's father called 1970s master player and six times World Champion Ray Reardon and asked that he give O'Sullivan some advice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ronnie_O'Sullivan (427 words)

	Benson and Hedges pull out of Goffs
		The Benson and Hedges Masters is one of the biggest tournaments on world snooker's calendar attracting all the game's star players.
		It is due to be staged from 27 March to 1 April at the Goffs complex in County Kildare with Scotsman John Higgins defending his title.
		The Benson and Hedges Irish Master is restricted to specially invited top ranking players and is regarded as one of the top four tournaments in world snooker.
	www.esatclear.ie /~irish-snooker/benson_and_hedges_pull_out_of_go.htm (364 words)

	Sport \| McManus claws his way back to victory
		The 29th and last Benson and Hedges Masters began with a remarkable match that saw Alan McManus, the 1994 champion, prevail by 6-5 over Mark Davis, the winner of the qualifying competition.
		It is a government ban on tobacco sponsorship which makes this Masters the last.
		The 24-year-old world champion from Carlisle compiled breaks of 59, 56 and 42 to secure the £1,600 first prize and extend her winning run to 68 matches.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4597179-108369,00.html (397 words)

	SNOOKER 4EVA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		No 1 on the world ranking list for eight years, he has also captured five UK Championships, two British Opens and six Benson and Hedges Masters titles, amassing well over £6million in prize money in the process.
		It was the 1987 Masters that provided him with his last major tournament success as he came from 8-4 behind to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-8.
		Victories followed in the 1995 Irish Masters, 1996 Regal Masters and 1997 Thailand Open as Ebdon firmly established himself as one of snooker’s leading players.
	www.geocities.com /andy_p55 (1123 words)

	Benson Hedges Snooker on Almondnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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	www.snooker-and-pool-tables.co.uk /snooker/benson_hedges_snooker.html (502 words)

	AllSports (tm) 2000 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As the Oscars were about to be handed out in Hollywood, the world number one John Higgins assigned Stepehn Hendry to a best supporting role when he won his first Benson and Hedges Irish Masters title at the Goffs Complex in County Kildare, Ireland, to collect the first prize of around $100,000.
		On four previous appearances at this prestigious invitation event, Higgins had failed to get past the semifinals and so was delighted to have captured this title at last with a 9 frames to 4 victory over his Scottish compatriot and current world champion.
		And Higgins had cause for a double celebration as in the very first frame of his first match of the event against Jimmy White, he compiled his second maximum 147 break of the season which was the first in the 23-year history of the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters.
	www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=2408 (1218 words)

	Professional News 1999-2000
		13th February 2000 This tournament was the Benson and Hedges Masters, which is an invitation (non-ranking) tournament for the top 16 players plus two wild cards, this year being Marco Fu and Ali Carter, who won the Benson and Hedges qualifying tournament for that right.
		Benson and Hedges Irish Masters, Goff's, Co. Kildare (March 21st)
		Note: After checking the record books, it was discovered that Hendry's second century of the match was in fact his 499th competitive century, so he must wait a while (probably not long) to reach that milestone of 500.
	members.aol.com /snookermag/Pronews.htm (2438 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Snooker - Hendry gets off to slow start (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		MARK Williams had one hand on the trophy after dominating six-time champion Stephen Hendry in the opening session to the 29th and final Benson and Hedges Masters final at Wembley yesterday.
		It seems unlikely there will be a repeat of their 1998 Benson and Hedges final meeting when Williams won 10-9 on a re-spotted fl.
		He should have seen his advantage cut to 3-2, but Hendry, who has amassed over £1million in Benson and Hedges prize money, missed a fl into a middle pocket leading 47-25 and a 42 clearance made it 4-1.
	sport.scotsman.com /snooker.cfm?id=165172003 (414 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Snooker - Hendry is smokin' and looking for Masters title No 7 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		STEPHEN HENDRY will be aiming to complete a magnificent seventh when he faces Mark Williams in today’s Benson and Hedges Masters final at Wembley.
		And the most successful player in the game’s history would be an apt winner for the final Masters, which ends this year because of government legislation outlawing tobacco sponsorship.
		The break was the joint second highest, with his 144 in 1996, in Masters history, behind Kirk Stevens’ 147 maximum in 1984.
	sport.scotsman.com /snooker.cfm?id=161882003 (667 words)

	Guardian \| Hunter a prize target
		Paul Hunter's last-gasp 10-9 victory over Fergal O'Brien in their half-past midnight finish to their Benson and Hedges Masters final at Wembley emphasises the 22-year-old Yorkshireman's progress this season and his growing box-office appeal.
		He is one of those inspirational players who can burn off several frames very quickly when the mood takes him, and from 7-3 down he scored four centuries in six frames to transform the match.
		Hunter is with the Wheels In Motion stable, which also includes last year's Masters champion Matthew Stevens, and he is believed to be inclining towards the WPBSA tour.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4135396-103688,00.html (289 words)

	Paul Hunter biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He continues to rise through the rankings, reaching the top eight for the first time in 2003.
		In the 2001 Benson and Hedges Masters, Hunter recovered from a 7-3 deficit to win 10-9.
		In similar fashion, he also won the same tournament in 2002, having trailed 5-0 at one stage.
	paul-hunter.biography.ms (112 words)

	GALANIS SPORTS DATA
		He beat Ken Doherty in the final of the 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters, but he was later stripped of the title after failing a drug test.
		He also claims that he compiled a century break with his left hand in practice.
		Ronnie's last ranking event title came in the Regal Scottish Masters 2000 against Mark Williams.
	www.galanissportsdata.com /person.asp?personID=946 (248 words)

	Williams treble favourite
		Mark Williams was made one bookmaker's favourite at 11-4 for the world title after his emphatic 10-4 victory over Stephen Hendry in the 29th and last Benson & Hedges Masters final at Wembley.
		Paul Hunter, winner of November's British Open, whose pursuit of a hat-trick of Masters titles was ended by Williams in the semi-finals, is quoted at 14-1.
		His £210,000 first prize will be the last he receives from Benson & Hedges, victim of the government ban on tobacco sponsorship, although Embassy has an exemption for its championship until 2005.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/2-11-2003-35333.asp (452 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - St. Albans Observer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Here is your chance to see the world's leading snooker players in action in the Benson and Hedges Masters Tournament at the Wembley Conference Centre for free.
		The competition features the top 16 players in the world, including world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, Masters title-holder Paul Hunter, Mark Williams, John Higgins, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, Matthew Stevens, Peter Ebdon, Stephen Lee, and Jimmy White.
		The Times Group, in association with the sponsors, is offering ten pairs of tickets for the quarter-finals, starting on February 8 and concluding the next day.
	www.stalbansobserver.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=44781 (233 words)

	Alex Higgins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He won the Northern Ireland amateur championship in 1968 and, in 1971, turned professional.
		He captured the Benson and Hedges Masters in 1978 - repeated the feat in 1981 and the World Championship was to fall to him again in 1982.
		He was, with Dennis Taylor and Eugene Hughes, a member of the winning team in the world cup in 1985, 1986 and 1987 and in 1989 became the first Irish winner of the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters, defeating Stephen Hendry in an epic final.
	departments.weber.edu /wildcatlanes/billiards/rules/alexhiggins.htm (170 words)

	Alan McManus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He has reached the semi-finals of the world championship twice, but has never appeared in a final.
		The highlight of his career to date was claiming the Masters title at Wembley in 1994, by doing which he ended Stephen Hendry's remarkable unbeaten run in the tournament, which dated back to 1989.
		This page was last modified 01:37, 18 Jun 2005.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Alan_McManus (177 words)

	Sporting Life - Snooker 2000
		Davis won the world championship for the first time in 1981, beating Doug Mountjoy 18-12 in the final, and although he was thrashed 10-1 by Tony Knowles in the first round a year later, it was to prove no more than a hiccup during his glory.
		The list includes six UK Championships - the first two were non-ranking events - and three Benson & Hedges Masters, the last of which came as recently as February, 1997.
		After going two years without a tournament success, Davis proved he is still capable of competing with the best when he came from 8-4 down to defeat Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-8 in a Wembley final watched by a TV audience of nearly ten million.
	www.sportinglife.com /snooker/profiles/davis.html (440 words)

	SnookerUSA.com - World Of Snooker: 2002 Benson and Hedges Masters Preview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Benson and Hedges Masters is recognized as the most prestigious invitation event in the sport of snooker, though as it is an invitation event there are no ranking points on offer.
		23-year-old Paul Hunter is the defending champion at this year's Masters, and he comes to the event with huge confidence having won the last event on the Main Tour, the Regal Welsh 2002.
		Hunter has a tough first match as he takes on the world number eight Stephen Lee in the second round, his fellow Englishman being a winner too this season when he won the LG Cup ranking event in October last year.
	www.snookerusa.com /menu/worldofsnooker/01-02wsmaintour/02bhmasters (601 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sports \| Snooker \| Benson and Hedges Masters 2002
		Mark Williams beats Stephen Hendry 6-4 to progress to a Masters semi-final with Jimmy White.
		The full television schedule for the 2002 Benson and Hedges Masters.
		Images of the triumphant snooker stars who have lifted the Benson and Hendges Masters trophy over the past decade.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/benson_and_hedges_masters_2002/default.stm (310 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		THE 28th Benson and Hedges Masters, the longest running sponsorship in the snooker calendar, will take place from February 3-10, at the Wembley Conference Centre, with an overall prize fund of £695,000.
		O'Brien, with a seemingly unbeatable lead, lost his way after the mid-session break allowing Hunter to take his first Benson and Hedges Masters title.
		The winner will receive the magnificent Benson and Hedges Masters trophy and a cheque for £190,000.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=42158 (309 words)

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		Achievements: Became the first man to have won both the Amateur World Championship and the Professional World Championship, when he lifted the Crucible trophy in 1997 after ending Stephen Hendry's five-year spell in the competition.
		Among his 15 titles are also the 1996 European League, the 1997 Rothmans Grand Prix and the 1998 Doc Martens Premier League.
		Miscellaneous Doherty was originally beaten by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final of the 1998 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters, but was awarded the title after Ronnie failed a drug test
	kendoherty.1hwy.com /custom3.html (163 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Special Events \| Benson and Hedges Masters \| Dream come true for Master Hunter
		You are in: Special Events: Benson and Hedges Masters
		Yorkshireman Paul Hunter claimed the £175,000 first prize and the B&H Masters trophy at Wembley and then admitted he has yet to "fulfil his true potential".
		Links to more Benson and Hedges Masters stories are at the foot of the page.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/benson_and_hedges_masters/1165767.stm (410 words)

	OnlineSnooker
		Although Davis still won tournaments after Hendry took over as world champion and world No.1, his fearsome dominance of the game was at an end.
		His win completed his hat trick of BandH titles and it gave him great satisfaction to prove that he could still challenge among all the talented players in the 1990s.
		But Davis is still not ready to retire despite failing to reach The Crucible for the first time since 1979.
	www.onlinesnooker.4t.com /davis.html (763 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Snooker: Hendry heads an impressive line-up
		Defending champion Stephen Hendry heads an impressive line-up for the Benson & Hedges Irish Masters title in Goffs from March 21-26.
		Stevens beat Doherty in the final of the Benson & Hedges Masters in Wembley earlier this month.
		Fergal O'Brien, Jimmy White and Steve Davis who is competing in his 19th Irish Masters are the other wildcards.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0302/snooker.html (93 words)

	A Bibliography of Golf Literature
		Methods of golf's masters: how they ISBN 0698106512.
		Considerable Passions : Golf, the Masters and the Legacy of Bobby Jones.
		Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score.
	www.gerritspeek.nl /golf_bibliografie.html (6048 words)

	dreamteam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1998; Regal Scottish Masters 1993, 1994
		Benson & Hedges Masters 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996; Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1992, 1997, 1999; Regal Scottish Masters 1995; Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1995, 1997; Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup 1999
		Benson & Hedges Masters 1995; Regal Scottish Masters 1998, 2000; Liverpool Victoria Charity Challenge 1996; Champions Cup 2000; Irish Masters 2001
	www.iol.ie /~terenure/ty0002/tya2002/tyabyrsea/dreamteam.htm (275 words)

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