European Open 1989 (snooker)

European Open 1989 ICI European Open 1989
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Casino de Deauville , Deauville , France
Opening:	January 30, 1989
Endgame:	February 11, 1989
Winner:	John Parrott
Finalist:	Terry Griffiths
Highest Break:	136 ( Jimmy White )
1990 →

The European Open 1989 was a snooker tournament belonging to the 1988/89 snooker season . The first edition of the tournament, directly as a ranking tournament , was won by John Parrott with a 9: 8 win over Terry Griffiths . In the qualification, the Canadian Alain Robidoux played the sixth officially recognized maximum break . Jimmy White played the highest break in the main round with a break of 136.

The tournament was held at the Casino de Deauville in Deauville , France and was sponsored by ICI.

Prize money

The Casino de Deauville

The total prize money was ₤ 197,207 .

	Prize money
winner	40,000 ₤
final	24,000 ₤
Semifinals	12,000 ₤
Quarter finals	6,000 ₤
Round of 16	3,000 ₤
Last 32	1,927 ₤
Last 64	875 ₤
Highest break (qualification / main round)	1,000 ₤ 2,000 ₤
All in all	197.207 ₤

qualification

The qualification was held in September 1988.

Round 1

In game 8, Alain Robidoux played a maximum break in the second frame, i.e. 147 out of 147 possible points. The referee of the game was John Smyth .

game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 Tony Wilson  35 : 35  Matt Gibson 2 Ian Williamson  15 : 15  Dennis Hughes 3 Paul Watchorn  4th5 : 45  Bob Harris 4th Jason Smith  25 : 25  Brian Rowswell 5 Eddie Sinclair  4th5 : 45  Terry Whitthread 6th Mark Rowing  4th5 : 45  Robby Foldvari 7th Colin Roscoe  4th5 : 45  Mike Watterson 8th Alain Robidoux  05 : 05  Jim Meadowcroft 9 Gino Rigitano  25 : 25  Pascal Burke 10 Mick Price  4th5 : 45  John Rea 11 Bill Oliver  4th5 : 45  Dave Chalmers 12 Mario Morra  35 : 35  Steve Campbell 13 Darren Morgan  15 : 15  Mark Wildman 14th Graham Miles  35 : 35  Greg Jenkins 15th Paul Medati  15 : 15  Dessie Sheehan 16 Robert Marshall  15 : 15  Jimmy van Rensberg

game Player 1 Result Player 2 17th Eric Lawlor  05 : 05  Jack Fitzmaurice 18th Frank Jonik  kl.  Paul Gibson 19th Mark Johnston-Allen  35 : 35  Jim Donnelly 20th Vic Harris  25 : 25  Nick Terry 21st Anthony Harris  4th5 : 45  Greg Jenkins 22nd Ian Graham  15 : 15  George Scott 23 Robbie Grace  4th5 : 45  Steave Meakin 24 Geoff Foulds  4th5 : 45  Jackie Rea 25th François Ellis  4th5 : 45  Tony Kearney 26th Craig Edwards  4th5 : 45  Martin Smith 27 Fred Davis  05 : 05  Clive Everton 28 Mike Darrington  4th5 : 45  John Dunning 29 Jim Chambers  35 : 35  Bernie Mikkelsen 30th Malcolm Bradley  4th5 : 45  Jim Rempe 31 Ian Black  4th5 : 45  Patsy Fagan 32 Jim Bear  05 : 05  Billy Kelly

round 2

game Player 1 Result Player 2 1 Jim Wych  05 : 05  Geoff Foulds 2 Tony Wilson  35 : 35  Marcel Gauvreau 3 Gary Wilkinson  35 : 35  Ian Graham 4th Kirk Stevens  25 : 25  Jim Bear 5 Eddie Sinclair  15 : 15  Pat Houlihan 6th David Roe  15 : 15  Vic Harris 7th Alain Robidoux  15 : 15  Me fisher 8th Ray Reardon  35 : 35  Ian Williamson 9 Bill Oliver  4th5 : 45  Dave Martin 10 Joe O'Boye  35 : 35  Malcolm Bradley 11 Tommy Murphy  4th5 : 45  Robert Marshall 12 Mario Morra  15 : 15  Nigel Gilbert 13 Jack McLaughlin  35 : 35  Mick Price 14th Murdo MacLeod  15 : 15  Ian Black 15th Eric Lawlor  4th5 : 45  Ken Owers 16 Warren King  25 : 25  Graham Miles

game Player 1 Result Player 2 17th Wayne Jones  25 : 25  Gino Rigitano 18th Tony Jones  25 : 25  Paul Medati 19th Mark Johnston-Allen  4th5 : 45  Jon Wright 20th Dave Gilbert  25 : 25  François Ellis 21st Danny Fowler  15 : 15  Anthony Harris 22nd Craig Edwards  kl.  Bill Werbeniuk 23 Ray Edmonds  15 : 15  Robbie Grace 24 Steve Duggan  4th5 : 45  Darren Morgan 25th Les Dodd  kl.  Frank Jonik 26th Graham Cripsey  4th5 : 45  Colin Roscoe 27 Martin Clark  05 : 05  Mark Rowing 28 Tony Chappel  05 : 05  Mike Darrington 29 Jim Chambers  15 : 15  Roger Bales 30th John Campbell  15 : 15  Paul Watchorn 31 Paddy Browne  4th5 : 45  Jason Smith 32 Mark Bennett  25 : 25  Fred Davis

competition

The tournament was played from January 30th to February 11th.

	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
	John Parrott	kl.
	Eric Lawlor
					John Parrott	5
					Gary Wilkinson	2
	Gary Wilkinson	5
	David Taylor	2
									John Parrott	5
									John Campbell	0
	John Campbell	5
	Peter Francisco	0
					John Campbell	5
					Mark Bennett	3
	Mark Bennett	5
	Tony Drago	1
													John Parrott	5
													Eddie Charlton	1
	Eddie Charlton	5
	Steve Duggan	2
					Eddie Charlton	5
					Jim Chambers	2
	Jim Chambers	kl.
	Steve Davis
									Eddie Charlton	5
									John Virgo	4th
	John Virgo	5
	Ray Reardon	3
					John Virgo	5
					Craig Edwards	3
	Craig Edwards	5
	Bob chaperone	3
																	John Parrott	5
																	Mike Hallett	4th
	Mike Hallet	5
	Dave Gilbert	3
					Mike Hallet	5
					Paddy Browne	4th
	Paddy Browne	kl.
	Dean Reynolds
									Mike Hallett	5
									Stephen Hendry	3
	Stephen Hendry	5
	Joe O'Boye	2
					Stephen Hendry	5
					Steve Longworth	0
	Steve Longworth	kl.
	Wayne Jones
													Mike Hallett	5
													Jim Wych	3
	Jim Wych	5
	Silvino Francisco	1
					Jim Wych	5
					Mark Johnston-Allen	4th
	Mark Johnston-Allen	5
	Steve James	1
									Jim Wych	5
									Danny Fowler	4th
	Danny Fowler	5
	Tony Knowles	2
					Danny Fowler	5
					Tony Wilson	2
	Tony Wilson	kl.
	John Spencer
																				John Parrott	9
																					Terry Griffiths	8th
	Terry Griffiths	5
	Jack McLaughlin	3
					Terry Griffiths	5
					Tony Chappel	2
	Tony Chappel	5
	Dene O'Kane	0
									Terry Griffiths	5
									Alain Robidoux	3
	Alain Robidoux	5
	Steve Newbury	0
					Alain Robidoux	5
					Cliff Wilson	0
	Cliff Wilson	5
	Tony Jones	3
													Terry Griffiths	5
													Martin Clark	1
	Martin Clark	5
	Neal Foulds	3
					Martin Clark	5
					Eugene Hughes	1
	Eugene Hughes	5
	Mario Morra	1
									Martin Clark	5
									Joe Johnson	4th
	Joe Johnson	5
	Graham Cripsey	2
					Joe Johnson	5
					David Roe	2
	David Roe	5
	Tony Meo	1
																Terry Griffiths	5
																	Jimmy White	4th
	Jimmy White	5
	Eddie Sinclair	3
					Jimmy White	5
					Rex Williams	2
	Rex Williams	5
	Warren King	2
									Jimmy White	5
									Willie Thorne	3
	Willie Thorne	5
	Bill Oliver	0
					Willie Thorne	5
					Alex Higgins	1
	Alex Higgins	5
	Les Dodd	2
													Jimmy White	5
													Cliff Thorburn	3
	Cliff Thorburn	5
	Ray Edmonds	2
					Cliff Thorburn	5
					Murdo MacLeod	1
	Murdo MacLeod	5
	Barry West	4th
									Cliff Thorburn	5
									Doug Mountjoy	0
	Doug Mountjoy	5
	Tommy Murphy	1
					Doug Mountjoy	5
					Dennis Taylor	3
	Dennis Taylor	5
	Kirk Stevens	0

Century Break

During the qualification four Century Breaks were earned by three players, in the main round there were 16 Centurys by nine players.

Main round

Jimmy White 136 , 119 Doug Mountjoy 128 Willie Thorne 125 Cliff Thorburn 116, 105 John Parrott 116, 106 (2 ×)

Terry Griffiths 112, 110, 106, 100 Tony Meo 104 Tony Chappel 104 John Campbell 101

qualification

Alain Robidoux 147 , 107 Mario Morra 110

Mark Johnston-Allen 102

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1989 European Open. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 27, 2018 ; accessed on July 27, 2018 (English).  
2. ↑ European Open. Snooker Scene, 2011, archived from the original on January 24, 2013 ; accessed on July 27, 2018 (English).  
3. ^ ^{A b} Ron Florax: 1989 European Open - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 27, 2018 ; accessed on July 27, 2018 (English).