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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.
HistoryEdit
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.<ref name="Turner Middle East">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref name="Turner Thailand">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Turner Asia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>