European Open 1990

European Open 1990 ICI European Open 1990
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	Palais de Sports, Lyon , France
Opening:	March 10, 1990
Endgame:	March 16, 1990
Winner:	John Parrott
Finalist:	Stephen Hendry
Highest Break:	122 ( Steve James )
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The ICI European Open 1990 was a snooker tournament of the 1989/90 season that was held from March 10th to 16th. The second edition of the tournament took place in France again, but it moved from the north to the southeast to Lyon , where the Palais de Sports was the venue. Imperial Chemical Industries was the sponsor for the second time.

Last year's winner John Parrott made it to the final again and met the reigning world champion Stephen Hendry . The Englishman successfully defended his title with a 10-6 win, winning a ranking tournament for the second time 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 remained the same up to the quarter-finals, in the semi-finals it was increased from Best of 9 to Best of 11. The final was also increased by one winning frame: only once in tournament history ( 1993 ) was the final played on 10 winning frames (best of 19).

	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	John Parrott	5
	67	Jon Wright
						1	John Parrott	5
						31	Wayne Jones	0
	31	Wayne Jones	5
	59	Ian Graham	1
											1	John Parrott	5
											11	Joe Johnson	2
	11	Joe Johnson	5
	46	Nigel Gilbert	2
						11	Joe Johnson	5
						36	Danny Fowler	1
	21st	Barry West	2
	36	Danny Fowler	5
																1	John Parrott	5
																-	Nigel Bond	3
	30th	Tony Drago	2
	-	Nigel Bond	5
						-	Nigel Bond	5
						15th	Dean Reynolds	4th
	15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	53	Darren Morgan	3
											-	Nigel Bond	5
											42	John Campbell	4th
	18th	Cliff Wilson	0
	42	John Campbell	5
						42	John Campbell	5
						35	Alain Robidoux	4th
	6th	Mike Hallett	1
	35	Alain Robidoux	5
																					1	John Parrott	6th
																					16	Steve James	3
	25th	Peter Francisco	3
	48	Colin Roscoe	5
						48	Colin Roscoe	5
						13	John Virgo	2
	13	John Virgo	5
	-	Duncan Campbell	4th
											48	Colin Roscoe	5
											-	Nick Dyson	2
	8th	Dennis Taylor	3
	-	Nick Dyson	5
						-	Nick Dyson	5
						17th	Martin Clark	2
	17th	Martin Clark	5
	38	John Spencer	1
																48	Colin Roscoe	2
																16	Steve James	5
	24	Alex Higgins	5
	75	Ken Owers	2
						24	Alex Higgins	2
						16	Steve James	5
	16	Steve James	5
	-	Barry Pinches	2
											16	Steve James	5
											4th	Jimmy White	4th
	26th	David Roe	5
	56	Dave Martin	1
						26th	David Roe	1
						4th	Jimmy White	5
	4th	Jimmy White	5
	-	Stephen Murphy	0
																									1	John Parrott	10
																										2	Stephen Hendry	6th
	3	Steve Davis	5
	61	Roger Bales	2
						3	Steve Davis	5
						29	Bob chaperone	0
	29	Bob chaperone	5
	113	Robbie Grace	2
											3	Steve Davis	5
											69	Craig Edwards	4th
	14th	Tony Meo	4th
	69	Craig Edwards	5
						69	Craig Edwards	5
						28	Dene O'Kane	2
	28	Dene O'Kane	5
	94	Eddie Sinclair	4th
																3	Steve Davis	5
																10	Doug Mountjoy	0
	10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	60	Jim Chambers	4th
						10	Doug Mountjoy	5
						32	Rex Williams	0
	32	Rex Williams	5
	40	Joe O'Boye	2
											10	Doug Mountjoy	5
											22nd	Eddie Charlton	2
	22nd	Eddie Charlton	5
	105	François Ellis	3
						22nd	Eddie Charlton	5
						90	Mick Price	4th
	7th	Cliff Thorburn	0
	90	Mick Price	5
																				3	Steve Davis	3
																					2	Stephen Hendry	6th
	20th	Neal Foulds	5
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	2
						20th	Neal Foulds	5
						9	Willie Thorne	3
	9	Willie Thorne	5
	44	Paddy Browne	3
											20th	Neal Foulds	5
											47	Mark Bennett	2
	5	Terry Griffiths	2
	47	Mark Bennett	5
						47	Mark Bennett	5
						23	Silvino Francisco	3
	23	Silvino Francisco	5
	85	Bill Oliver	2
																20th	Neal Foulds	3
																2	Stephen Hendry	5
	12	Tony Knowles	3
	41	Tony Chappel	5
						41	Tony Chappel	5
						33	David Taylor	2
	27	Eugene Hughes	4th
	33	David Taylor	5
											41	Tony Chappel	2
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	19th	Steve Newbury	5
	58	Jack McLaughlin	2
						19th	Steve Newbury	1
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	77	Robby Foldvari	1

final

Final: Best of 19 frames Referee: Alan Chamberlain Palais de Sports,  Lyon , France , March 16, 1990
John Parrott	10 : 6	Stephen Hendry
Afternoon : 52 : 48, 46: 75 , 70 : 0 (69), 103 : 9 (74), 45: 76 , 49: 51 (51), 77 : 5 (67), 82 : 24 (54), 1 : 67 (56) evening : 57: 59 , 18: 117 (117), 107 : 32 (64), 65 : 50 (56), 98 : 36, 65 : 60 (57 Parrott), 66 : 35
74	Highest break	117
-	Century breaks	1
7th	50+ breaks	3

swell

1. ↑ Major European Tournaments (European Open, German Open, German Masters, Irish Open). Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 18, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1990 European Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 18, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 18, 2019 .