Classic 1990

Classic 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic 1990
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool , England
Opening:	2nd January 1990
Endgame:	January 13, 1990
Winner:	Steve James
Finalist:	Warren King
Highest Break:	141 ( Steve James )
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The 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic was a snooker tournament for the 1989/90 season that was held from January 2 to 13 at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in the northwestern city of Blackpool . For the fourth time in a row, the hotel was the venue. Overall, the tournament took place for the eleventh time.

Defending champion Doug Mountjoy was eliminated in the first round . The other favorites couldn't prevail either. With Steve James and the Australian Warren King , two underdogs made it into the final. James won 10-6, winning the only ranked title in his career.

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. The tournament mode was changed significantly compared to the previous year and the tournament was shortened by a total of 3 days. Instead of Best of 17 , the two semi-finals were only played on Best of 11, so they were already decided in one session. The final was also shortened by one session: instead of Best of 25, only Best of 19 was played, which means that the winner only needed 10 instead of 13 frames to win.

	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 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Doug Mountjoy	4th
	43	Steve Duggan	5
						43	Steve Duggan	2
						25th	Peter Francisco	5
	25th	Peter Francisco	5
	45	Murdo MacLeod	2
											25th	Peter Francisco	3
											19th	Steve Newbury	5
	14th	Tony Meo	5
	57	Tommy Murphy	2
						14th	Tony Meo	4th
						19th	Steve Newbury	5
	19th	Steve Newbury	5
	114	Paul Watchorn	2
																19th	Steve Newbury	3
																55	Warren King	5
	13	John Virgo	5
	67	Jon Wright	2
						13	John Virgo	5
						58	Jack McLaughlin	2
	26th	David Roe	2
	58	Jack McLaughlin	5
											13	John Virgo	1
											55	Warren King	5
	22nd	Eddie Charlton	5
	93	Bob Harris	2
						22nd	Eddie Charlton	2
						55	Warren King	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	1
	55	Warren King	5
																					55	Warren King	6th
																					23	Silvino Francisco	5
	23	Silvino Francisco	5
	48	Colin Roscoe	1
						23	Silvino Francisco	5
						-	Ian Brumby	0
	5	Jimmy White	-
	-	Ian Brumby	kl.
											23	Silvino Francisco	5
											99	Mark Rowing	1
	15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	37	Jim Wych	-
						15th	Dean Reynolds	4th
						99	Mark Rowing	5
	21st	Barry West	0
	99	Mark Rowing	5
																23	Silvino Francisco	5
																28	Dene O'Kane	4th
	11	Joe Johnson	0
	46	Nigel Gilbert	5
						46	Nigel Gilbert	4th
						17th	Martin Clark	5
	17th	Martin Clark	5
	-	Andrew Cairns	2
											17th	Martin Clark	1
											28	Dene O'Kane	5
	28	Dene O'Kane	5
	36	Danny Fowler	4th
						28	Dene O'Kane	5
						4th	Stephen Hendry	2
	4th	Stephen Hendry	5
	62	Tony Jones	3
																									55	Warren King	6th
																										16	Steve James	10
	3	John Parrott	5
	69	Craig Edwards	2
						3	John Parrott	5
						24	Alex Higgins	4th
	24	Alex Higgins	5
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	0
											3	John Parrott	3
											16	Steve James	5
	29	Bob chaperone	5
	79	Brian Rowswell	1
						29	Bob chaperone	2
						16	Steve James	5
	16	Steve James	5
	60	Jim Chambers	4th
																16	Steve James	5
																31	Wayne Jones	2
	7th	Mike Hallett	5
	-	Stephen Murphy	1
						7th	Mike Hallett	3
						31	Wayne Jones	5
	31	Wayne Jones	5
	49	Ray Edmonds	1
											31	Wayne Jones	5
											39	Gary Wilkinson	2
	12	Tony Knowles	4th
	42	John Campbell	5
						42	John Campbell	4th
						39	Gary Wilkinson	5
	18th	Cliff Wilson	2
	39	Gary Wilkinson	5
																				16	Steve James	6th
																					2	Steve Davis	4th
	8th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	72	Nick Terry	2
						8th	Cliff Thorburn	4th
						53	Darren Morgan	5
	20th	Neal Foulds	4th
	53	Darren Morgan	5
											53	Darren Morgan	1
											-	Brian Morgan	5
	10	Willie Thorne	1
	33	David Taylor	5
						33	David Taylor	4th
						-	Brian Morgan	5
	27	Eugene Hughes	1
	-	Brian Morgan	5
																-	Brian Morgan	1
																2	Steve Davis	5
	9	Dennis Taylor	5
	47	Mark Bennett	2
						9	Dennis Taylor	4th
						30th	Tony Drago	5
	30th	Tony Drago	5
	-	Nick Dyson	3
											30th	Tony Drago	3
											2	Steve Davis	5
	32	Rex Williams	5
	94	Eddie Sinclair	1
						32	Rex Williams	0
						2	Steve Davis	5
	2	Steve Davis	5
	41	Tony Chappel	4th

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames Norbreck Castle Hotel,  Blackpool , England , January 13, 1990
Warren King	6: 10	Steve James
Afternoon : 47: 74 , 85 : 33, 16: 72 , 8: 76 (59), 33: 72 , 63 : 53, 61: 67 (50 King), 71 : 46, 61 : 26; Evening : 1: 77 , 12: 101 (101), 71 : 35, 70 : 0 (68), 58: 70 (70), 31: 64 , 13: 75 (54)
68	Highest break	101
-	Century breaks	1
2	50+ breaks	4th

swell

1. ↑ Wilsons Classic / Lada Classic / Mercantile Credit Classic. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1990 Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 12, 2019 .