Asian Open 1990

Asian Open 1990 555 Asian Open 1990
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	GDTV Studios, Guangzhou , China
Opening:	October 29, 1990
Endgame:	3rd November 1990
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	Dennis Taylor
Highest Break:	116 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The 555 Asian Open 1990 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1990/91 season , which was held in Guangzhou from October 29 to November 3 . The tournament was in the tradition of the Thailand Masters , but for the first time it was not held in the Thai capital Bangkok , but in China .

Stephen Hendry won the first edition of the tournament called the Asian Open . Not only did he reach the final again, but he also won the tournament for the second time. The Scottish world champion and world number one won against Dennis Taylor from Northern Ireland with 9: 3.

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 round of 16, the games took place in front of television cameras in Guangzhou . In all rounds up to the semi-finals, winning 5 frames was enough to advance ( best of 9 ). The final was held in the Best of 17 mode (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	Stephen Hendry	5
	109	Duncan Campbell	2
						1	Stephen Hendry	5
						62	Joe O'Boye	3
	16	Alain Robidoux	4th
	62	Joe O'Boye	5
											1	Stephen Hendry	5
											11	Willie Thorne	4th
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	57	Steve Longworth	2
						11	Willie Thorne	5
						32	James Wattana	2
	32	James Wattana	5
	17th	Joe Johnson	2
																1	Stephen Hendry	5
																33	Mark Bennett	3
	20th	Steve Newbury	4th
	56	Murdo MacLeod	5
						56	Murdo MacLeod	4th
						47	John Campbell	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	4th
	47	John Campbell	5
											47	John Campbell	4th
											33	Mark Bennett	5
	15th	Tony Meo	3
	33	Mark Bennett	5
						33	Mark Bennett	5
						25th	Bob chaperone	4th
	25th	Bob chaperone	5
	52	Jim Wych	2
																					1	Stephen Hendry	5
																					7th	Mike Hallett	1
	19th	Gary Wilkinson	3
	91	Steve Campbell	5
						91	Steve Campbell	1
						7th	Mike Hallett	5
	7th	Mike Hallett	5
	41	Steve Duggan	1
											7th	Mike Hallett	kl.
											26th	Silvino Francisco	-
	9	Steve James	3
	92	Bob Harris	5
						92	Bob Harris	3
						26th	Silvino Francisco	5
	26th	Silvino Francisco	5
	44	David Taylor	3
																7th	Mike Hallett	5
																45	Les Dodd	4th
	14th	John Virgo	5
	46	Robert Marshall	2
						14th	John Virgo	1
						45	Les Dodd	5
	21st	Tony Knowles	1
	45	Les Dodd	5
											45	Les Dodd	5
											31	Eddie Charlton	2
	31	Eddie Charlton	5
	48	Colin Roscoe	0
						31	Eddie Charlton	5
						4th	Jimmy White	4th
	4th	Jimmy White	5
	39	Warren King	3
																									1	Stephen Hendry	9
																										10	Dennis Taylor	3
	3	John Parrott	5
	76	Mick Price	1
						3	John Parrott	5
						24	Peter Francisco	0
	24	Peter Francisco	5
	34	Eugene Hughes	4th
											3	John Parrott	5
											49	Jack McLaughlin	2
	29	Danny Fowler	3
	49	Jack McLaughlin	5
						49	Jack McLaughlin	5
						12	Martin Clark	2
	12	Martin Clark	5
	37	Rex Williams	4th
																3	John Parrott	3
																43	Tony Chappel	5
	18th	Cliff Thorburn	2
	43	Tony Chappel	5
						43	Tony Chappel	5
						8th	Dean Reynolds	2
	8th	Dean Reynolds	5
	69	Roger Bales	0
											43	Tony Chappel	5
											-	Franky Chan	1
	97	Alex Higgins	-
	40	Darren Morgan	kl.
						40	Darren Morgan	2
						-	Franky Chan	5
	22nd	Wayne Jones	3
	-	Franky Chan	5
																				43	Tony Chappel	4th
																					10	Dennis Taylor	5
	27	Barry West	3
	54	Brady Gollan	5
						54	Brady Gollan	4th
						5	Doug Mountjoy	5
	5	Doug Mountjoy	5
	51	Nigel Gilbert	0
											5	Doug Mountjoy	3
											13	Neal Foulds	5
	13	Neal Foulds	5
	-	Jonathan Birch	4th
						13	Neal Foulds	5
						23	Dene O'Kane	4th
	23	Dene O'Kane	5
	63	Brian Rowswell	3
																13	Neal Foulds	4th
																10	Dennis Taylor	5
	28	Cliff Wilson	5
	80	Andrew Cairns	2
						28	Cliff Wilson	4th
						10	Dennis Taylor	5
	10	Dennis Taylor	5
	67	Joe Grech	2
											10	Dennis Taylor	5
											38	Nigel Bond	1
	30th	Tony Drago	5
	87	Graham Cripsey	0
						30th	Tony Drago	1
						38	Nigel Bond	5
	2	Steve Davis	3
	38	Nigel Bond	5

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames GDTV Studios,  Guangzhou , China , March 20, 1993
Stephen Hendry	9 : 3	Dennis Taylor
Afternoon : 75 : 17 (53), 111 : 15 (69), 51: 68 , 59: 63 , 91 : 0 (74), 93 : 26 (73), 79 : 13, 54: 76 ; Evening : 73 : 14, 68 : 9 (63), 106 : 14 (67), 75 : 24
-	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
6th	50+ breaks	-

swell

1. ↑ 1990 Asian Open - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed September 27, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1990 Asian Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 27, 2019 . 
3. ^ Asian Open (1989-1993). Snooker Scene, archived from the original on January 24, 2013 ; accessed on September 27, 2019 (English). 
4. ↑ Rankings - 1990-1991. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed September 27, 2019 .