International Open 1989
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International Open 1989 BCE International 1989 
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 128 |
| Venue: | Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent , England |
| Opening: | September 19, 1989 |
| Endgame: | September 30, 1989
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| Winner: |
 Steve Davis
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| Finalist: |
 Stephen Hendry
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| Highest Break: | 139 ( John Parrott )
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The 1989 BCE International Open was a snooker tournament of the 1989/90 season that was held from September 19-30 at Trentham Gardens in Stoke . For the fourth time the central English city was the venue and for the second time after 1986 BCE, manufacturer of professional snooker tables and cues, was the sponsor.
The world champion and world number one Steve Davis had won the last two editions and was again in the final. He met the rising Scottish young star Stephen Hendry and defeated him 9: 4. It was his third win in a row and his sixth win overall at the tournament. This also makes him the record winner of the International Open.
The tournament was the last edition of the International Open for the time being. A year had already been suspended in 1985, and the substitute Matchroom Trophy was continued a year later under the name International Open. This time, however, it took until 1993 to find a new venue and a new sponsor to continue.
Prize money
After the two-year sponsorship of Fidelity Unit Trusts ended, the snooker accessories manufacturer BCE took over sponsorship for the second time after 1986 . Compared to the previous year, the prize money was reduced by around £ 25,000 to £ 199,992, of which around a fifth went to the winner.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 40,000 |
| finalist | £ 24,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 12,000 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 6,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 3,000 |
| Last 32 | 1.937 |
| Last 64 | £ 875 |
| Highest break (qualification / main round) |
£ 1,000 £ 4,000 |
| All in all | £ 199,992 |
Main tournament
The main tournament was not only postponed a month this year, but also lasted five days less. The semifinals and the final were shortened for this. Instead of two best of 17 sessions , the semi-finals were decided in a best of 11 session. In the final, they reduced from Best of 23 (12 winning frames) to Best of 17 and thus also saved a session and a whole day. The first main round was made up of the top 32 in the world rankings , which were seeded, and 32 players who emerged from two qualifying rounds of players from 33rd place.
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final
The tournament was characterized by up-and-coming young players when seven unseeded players reached the main round and one of them, England's Nigel Bond , was eliminated in the semifinals against Stephen Hendry after beating second in the world rankings, John Parrott . In the final, the young Scot met Englishman Steve Davis , who had shaped the 1980s in snooker and had defeated two of the up-and-coming young players in the run-up to the final, Brian Morgan and Alain Robidoux .
After a 1: 1 after two frames, Steve Davis, the older player of the two, was able to take the lead 4: 1 in the meantime, whereby Hendry was able to shorten his deficit several times afterwards to two frames and thus the first session ended at 5: 3 . In the next session it was 6: 4 when Davis was able to increase his lead to 8: 4 with the help of a 69 break in the next frame and despite a 54 break on the part of Hendry in the following frame. With a 72:26 in the next frame, the Englishman finally won the game 9: 4 and thus the tournament for the sixth and last time for him.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent , England , September 30, 1989 |
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Steve Davis
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9 : 4 |
Stephen Hendry
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Afternoon : 85 : 6 (85), 22: 67 , 78 : 43 (78), 67 : 0, 85 : 39, 0: 72 (72), 70 : 1 (55), 55: 64 ; Evening : 63 : 57, 43: 55 (55), 82 : 42 (69), 62 : 54 (54 Hendry), 72 : 26 |
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| 85 | Highest break | 72 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| 4th | 50+ breaks | 3 |
qualification
In advance of the main round, the players who were not in the first 32 ranks of the world rankings played in two qualifying rounds for the remaining 32 starting places in the main round. In a round of the last 128 all participating players on rank 66 or lower met each other, with the winners in the round of the last 96 playing against one of the remaining players for a place in the main round.
Century Breaks
During the tournament, thirteen players played a total of 18 century breaks , of which only four were for the qualifying rounds.
Main round
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qualification
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- ↑ a b International Open / Goya Matchroom Trophy. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ a b 1989 International Open - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c 1989 International Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .
