British Open 1990

British Open 1990 Pearl Assurance British Open 1990
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	129
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	February 18, 1990
Endgame:	March 4th 1990
Winner:	Bob chaperone
Finalist:	Alex Higgins
Highest Break:	139 ( Steve Davis )
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The Pearl Assurance British Open 1990 was a snooker tournament of the 1989/90 season that took place from February 18 to March 4 in the Assembly Rooms in Derby . It was the sixth edition of the ranking tournament. Pearl insurance was the third sponsor in three years.

Tony Meo , last year's winner, did not get past the second round this time. With Bob Chaperon was after the debut tournament in 1985 a Canadian for the second time in the final. Unlike his compatriot Kirk Stevens , Chaperon won the title. He won against Alex Higgins 10-8 . This makes him one of two non-British who have won the British Open in the 21 years that the tournament has existed. For Chaperon it was the only individual victory on the professional tour.

Main tournament

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. The players from 33rd place played two qualifying rounds, which resulted in a further 32 players who were then drawn into the top 32. After the final was extended four years ago, it has been shortened significantly this year. Instead of 13 winning frames ( Best of 25 mode ), only 10 frames were needed to win (Best of 19). The other rounds remained unchanged.

	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 17 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Tony Meo	5
	61	Roger Bales	2
						1	Tony Meo	0
						5	Jimmy White	5
	5	Jimmy White	5
	38	John Spencer	4th
											5	Jimmy White	4th
											16	Steve James	5
	16	Steve James	5
	85	Bill Oliver	1
						16	Steve James	5
						71	Tony Wilson	0
	23	Silvino Francisco	4th
	71	Tony Wilson	5
																16	Steve James	5
																65	Les Dodd	2
	13	Tony Knowles	5
	-	Brady Gollan	2
						13	Tony Knowles	5
						-	James Wattana	3
	28	Dene O'Kane	1
	-	James Wattana	5
											13	Tony Knowles	4th
											65	Les Dodd	5
	18th	Cliff Wilson	3
	65	Les Dodd	5
						65	Les Dodd	5
						99	Mark Rowing	2
	31	Wayne Jones	4th
	99	Mark Rowing	5
																					16	Steve James	3
																					24	Alex Higgins	9
	9	Dennis Taylor	5
	36	Danny Fowler	1
						9	Dennis Taylor	5
						45	Murdo MacLeod	2
	21st	Barry West	0
	45	Murdo MacLeod	5
											9	Dennis Taylor	3
											17th	Martin Clark	5
	17th	Martin Clark	5
	-	Stephen Murphy	2
						17th	Martin Clark	5
						44	Paddy Browne	2
	14th	John Virgo	1
	44	Paddy Browne	5
																17th	Martin Clark	3
																24	Alex Higgins	5
	24	Alex Higgins	5
	93	Bob Harris	3
						24	Alex Higgins	5
						47	Mark Bennett	2
	10	Willie Thorne	1
	47	Mark Bennett	5
											24	Alex Higgins	5
											11	Doug Mountjoy	3
	11	Doug Mountjoy	5
	72	Nick Terry	3
						11	Doug Mountjoy	5
						15th	Dean Reynolds	2
	15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	41	Tony Chappel	2
																									24	Alex Higgins	8th
																										29	Bob chaperone	10
	20th	Neal Foulds	5
	59	Ian Graham	2
						20th	Neal Foulds	5
						30th	Tony Drago	0
	30th	Tony Drago	5
	34	Steve Longworth	0
											20th	Neal Foulds	5
											25th	Peter Francisco	3
	6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	39	Gary Wilkinson	4th
						6th	Terry Griffiths	1
						25th	Peter Francisco	5
	25th	Peter Francisco	5
	33	David Taylor	4th
																20th	Neal Foulds	3
																29	Bob chaperone	5
	3	John Parrott	1
	43	Steve Duggan	5
						43	Steve Duggan	4th
						35	Alain Robidoux	5
	22nd	Eddie Charlton	3
	35	Alain Robidoux	5
											35	Alain Robidoux	4th
											29	Bob chaperone	5
	7th	Mike Hallett	5
	78	Graham Miles	1
						7th	Mike Hallett	3
						29	Bob chaperone	5
	29	Bob chaperone	5
	84	Jim Donnelly	0
																				29	Bob chaperone	9
																					70	Robert Marshall	5
	27	Eugene Hughes	5
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	1
						27	Eugene Hughes	5
						32	Rex Williams	2
	32	Rex Williams	5
	94	Eddie Sinclair	3
											27	Eugene Hughes	0
											70	Robert Marshall	5
	12	Joe Johnson	kl.
	37	Jim Wych	-
						12	Joe Johnson	4th
						70	Robert Marshall	5
	26th	David Roe	3
	70	Robert Marshall	5
																70	Robert Marshall	5
																19th	Steve Newbury	4th
	19th	Steve Newbury	5
	67	Jon Wright	3
						19th	Steve Newbury	5
						57	Tommy Murphy	2
	8th	Cliff Thorburn	3
	57	Tommy Murphy	5
											19th	Steve Newbury	5
											2	Steve Davis	2
	4th	Stephen Hendry	4th
	53	Darren Morgan	5
						53	Darren Morgan	4th
						2	Steve Davis	5
	2	Steve Davis	5
	50	Kirk Stevens	2

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Alan Chamberlain Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , 4th March 1990
Alex Higgins	8 10	Bob chaperone
Afternoon : 58 : 35, 1: 115 (10), 10: 57 , 20: 99 , 30: 73 , 68 : 44, 61 : 7, 61 : 34, 73 : 33; Evening : 45: 64 , 2: 99 , 63 : 52, 17: 70 , 83 : 8, 19: 76 , 82 : 14, 36: 69 , 18: 81
-	Highest break	110
-	Century breaks	1
-	50+ breaks	1

swell

1. ↑ British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1990 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 6, 2019 .