Dubai Classic 1989
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Dubai Classic 1989 Dubai Duty Free Classic 1989 
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 134 |
| Venue: | Al Nasr Sports Club, Dubai , UAE |
| Opening: | October 27, 1989 |
| Endgame: | 3rd November 1989
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| Winner: |
 Stephen Hendry
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| Finalist: |
 Doug Mountjoy
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| Highest Break: | 105 ( Stephen Hendry )
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1990 →
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The 1989 Dubai Duty Free Classic was a snooker tournament of the 1989/90 season that took place from October 27 to November 3 at the Al Nasr Sports Club in Dubai . In the previous year there had already been an invitation tournament under the name Dubai Masters at the same place . In the effort of the WPBSA to set up further ranking tournaments, another tournament was established with the conversion into the Dubai Classic.
A number of top players did not make the trip to the Arabian Peninsula, including world champion and world number one Steve Davis and 5 other players from the top 10. John Parrott was number 1, but lost to Doug Mountjoy in the semi-finals . The Welshman faced rising star Stephen Hendry in the final . The Scot won clearly with 9: 2 and thus got his fourth victory in the eighth tournament of the season.
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. Up to and including the semi-finals, the game was played in the Best of 9 mode (5 frames won for the win). Only the final was held over two sessions with up to 9 winning frames (best of 17).
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final
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Al Nasr Sports Club, Dubai , UAE , November 3, 1989 |
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Doug Mountjoy
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2: 9 |
Stephen Hendry
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Afternoon : 13: 103 (56), 0: 83 (61), 16: 83 (62), 1: 110 (70), 67 : 58, 0: 93 (60), 5: 65 (64), 72 : 32; Evening : 39: 70 , 58: 84 (68) 12: 67 (66) |
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| - | Highest break | 70 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| - | 50+ breaks | 8th |
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- ↑ Dubai Classic / Dubai Masters / Bahrain Snooker Championship. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 20, 2019 .
- ↑ 1989 Dubai Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 20, 2019 .