Asian Open 1989

Asian Open 1989 555 Asian Open 1989
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	Channel 12 Studios, Bangkok , Thailand
Opening:	17th August 1989
Endgame:	August 27, 1989
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	James Wattana
Highest Break:	140 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The 555 Asian Open 1989 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1989/90 season , which was held in Bangkok from August 17 to 27 . It was the first world ranking tournament in Thailand, previously there had only been the Thailand Masters as an invitation tournament in professional snooker .

At the last Thailand Masters in 1986 , local hero James Wattana , at that time still as an amateur, won. In his first year as a professional, he reached his first final at his first home tournament. The winner was 20-year-old Stephen Hendry , who won the final 9: 6. The Scot became the leading player in the world as the season progressed.

The last 64

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the round of the last 64. The remaining professional players had previously played two qualifying rounds and the 32 winners were drawn into the top 32. From the second main round, the games were recorded by cameras in the studios of Channel 12 . Up to and including the semi-finals, the best of 9 mode (5 winning frames) was played. For the final, a maximum of 17 frames were planned for the decision (9 winning frames).

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	John Parrott	-
	59	Ian Graham	kl.
						59	Ian Graham	4th
						23	Silvino Francisco	5
	23	Silvino Francisco	5
	38	John Spencer	1
											23	Silvino Francisco	5
											12	Tony Knowles	2
	20th	Neal Foulds	5
	37	Jim Wych	2
						20th	Neal Foulds	3
						12	Tony Knowles	5
	12	Tony Knowles	5
	78	Graham Miles	3
																23	Silvino Francisco	4th
																-	James Wattana	5
	27	Eugene Hughes	5
	72	Nick Terry	1
						27	Eugene Hughes	4th
						10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	58	Jack McLaughlin	3
											10	Doug Mountjoy	2
											-	James Wattana	5
	33	David Taylor	1
	-	James Wattana	5
						-	James Wattana	5
						6th	Mike Hallett	3
	6th	Mike Hallett	5
	69	Craig Edwards	0
																					-	James Wattana	5
																					4th	Terry Griffiths	0
	16	Steve James	5
	47	Mark Bennett	3
						16	Steve James	3
						43	Steve Duggan	5
	19th	Steve Newbury	3
	43	Steve Duggan	5
											43	Steve Duggan	3
											62	Tony Jones	5
	7th	Cliff Thorburn	2
	62	Tony Jones	5
						62	Tony Jones	5
						85	Bill Oliver	1
	32	Rex Williams	4th
	85	Bill Oliver	5
																62	Tony Jones	3
																4th	Terry Griffiths	5
	11	Joe Johnson	5
	36	Danny Fowler	4th
						11	Joe Johnson	2
						30th	Tony Drago	5
	30th	Tony Drago	5
	40	Joe O'Boye	3
											30th	Tony Drago	3
											4th	Terry Griffiths	5
	26th	David Roe	5
	53	Darren Morgan	2
						26th	David Roe	3
						4th	Terry Griffiths	5
	4th	Terry Griffiths	5
	-	Andrew Cairns	2
																									-	James Wattana	6th
																										2	Stephen Hendry	9
	3	Jimmy White	3
	48	Colin Roscoe	5
						48	Colin Roscoe	4th
						25th	Peter Francisco	5
	25th	Peter Francisco	5
	51	Graham Cripsey	1
											25th	Peter Francisco	4th
											39	Gary Wilkinson	5
	14th	Tony Meo	5
	66	John Rea	2
						14th	Tony Meo	2
						39	Gary Wilkinson	5
	22nd	Eddie Charlton	1
	39	Gary Wilkinson	5
																39	Gary Wilkinson	5
																17th	Martin Clark	0
	8th	Dennis Taylor	1
	63	Dave Gilbert	5
						63	Dave Gilbert	3
						21st	Barry West	5
	21st	Barry West	5
	60	Jim Chambers	3
											21st	Barry West	0
											17th	Martin Clark	5
	17th	Martin Clark	5
	90	Mick Price	2
						17th	Martin Clark	5
						55	Warren King	3
	29	Bob chaperone	2
	55	Warren King	5
																				39	Gary Wilkinson	4th
																					2	Stephen Hendry	5
	9	Willie Thorne	5
	44	Paddy Browne	4th
						9	Willie Thorne	5
						-	Brady Gollan	1
	18th	Cliff Wilson	4th
	-	Brady Gollan	5
											9	Willie Thorne	5
											13	John Virgo	2
	13	John Virgo	5
	93	Bob Harris	4th
						13	John Virgo	5
						28	Dene O'Kane	3
	28	Dene O'Kane	5
	70	Robert Marshall	1
																9	Willie Thorne	2
																2	Stephen Hendry	5
	31	Wayne Jones	5
	98	Steve Campbell	3
						31	Wayne Jones	5
						15th	Dean Reynolds	2
	15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	2
											31	Wayne Jones	0
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	24	Alex Higgins	5
	56	Dave Martin	3
						24	Alex Higgins	3
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	41	Tony Chappel	1

kl. = without a fight

final

Finale: Best of 17 Frames Channel 12 Studios,  Bangkok , Thailand , August 27, 1989
James Wattana	6: 9	Stephen Hendry
Afternoon : 9:65 , 4: 143 (137), 0: 140 (140), 33: 88 (68), 81 : 42 (81), 38: 74 (72), 94 : 1 (94), 4: 125 (115); Evening : 67 : 55, 1:90 (53), 68 : 35 (67), 0: 73 , 67 : 23 (67), 71 : 38, 0: 79 (79)
94	Highest break	140
-	Century breaks	3
4th	50+ breaks	7th

swell

1. ↑ 1989 Asian Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed September 28, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1989 Asian Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 28, 2019 . 
3. ^ Asian Open (1989-1993). Snooker Scene, archived from the original on January 24, 2013 ; accessed on September 27, 2019 (English). 
4. ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 28, 2019 .