Grand Prix 1989 (Snooker)

Grand Prix 1989 Rothmans Grand Prix 1989
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	October 9, 1989
Endgame:	October 22, 1989
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Dean Reynolds
Highest Break:	141 ( Willie Thorne )
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The 1989 Rothmans Grand Prix was a 1989/90 season snooker tournament held at Reading's Hexagon Theater from October 9-22 , 1989 . For the sixth time, the tournament was held in the south-east English city.

The world number one Steve Davis not only managed to defend his title, he also managed the only to-zero final victory in the history of the tournament and the first in a world ranking tournament. He defeated his English compatriot Dean Reynolds 10-0. Including 1985 , it was Davis' third win at Reading.

Final round

The 128 professional players played the eight rounds of the main tournament in Reading in 14 days . The top 32 of the world rankings were set for round 3. The players from position 33 played out the opponents in the first two rounds.

	Last 64 best of 9 frames					Last 32 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	Steve Davis	5
	43	Steve Duggan	1
						1	Steve Davis	5
						20th	Neal Foulds	4th
	20th	Neal Foulds	5
	46	Nigel Gilbert	1
											1	Steve Davis	5
											104	Jason Smith	1
	14th	Tony Meo	5
	94	Eddie Sinclair	2
						14th	Tony Meo	3
						104	Jason Smith	5
	25th	Peter Francisco	3
	104	Jason Smith	5
																1	Steve Davis	5
																12	Tony Knowles	2
	7th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	107	Steve Meakin	3
						7th	Cliff Thorburn	4th
						62	Tony Jones	5
	28	Dene O'Kane	2
	62	Tony Jones	5
											62	Tony Jones	4th
											12	Tony Knowles	5
	12	Tony Knowles	5
	49	Ray Edmonds	4th
						12	Tony Knowles	5
						17th	Martin Clark	2
	17th	Martin Clark	5
	48	Colin Roscoe	3
																					1	Steve Davis	9
																					36	Danny Fowler	2
	16	Steve James	2
	35	Alain Robidoux	5
						35	Alain Robidoux	5
						27	Eugene Hughes	1
	27	Eugene Hughes	5
	47	Mark Bennett	2
											35	Alain Robidoux	4th
											36	Danny Fowler	5
	26th	David Roe	4th
	36	Danny Fowler	5
						36	Danny Fowler	5
						6th	Mike Hallett	3
	6th	Mike Hallett	5
	52	Mark Johnston-Allen	1
																36	Danny Fowler	5
																11	Joe Johnson	4th
	24	Alex Higgins	5
	63	Dave Gilbert	3
						24	Alex Higgins	2
						11	Joe Johnson	5
	11	Joe Johnson	5
	53	Darren Morgan	2
											11	Joe Johnson	5
											4th	Jimmy White	0
	21st	Barry West	4th
	60	Jim Chambers	5
						60	Jim Chambers	1
						4th	Jimmy White	5
	4th	Jimmy White	5
	42	Steve Campbell	0
																									1	Steve Davis	10
																										15th	Dean Reynolds	0
	3	Stephen Hendry	5
	51	Graham Cripsey	2
						3	Stephen Hendry	5
						-	Nigel Bond	1
	29	Bob chaperone	4th
	-	Nigel Bond	5
											3	Stephen Hendry	3
											10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	31	Wayne Jones	4th
	86	Mario Morra	5
						86	Mario Morra	0
						10	Doug Mountjoy	5
	10	Doug Mountjoy	kl.
	37	Jim Wych	-
																10	Doug Mountjoy	2
																-	James Wattana	5
	5	Terry Griffiths	2
	82	Paul Gibson	5
						82	Paul Gibson	5
						65	Les Dodd	4th
	32	Rex Williams	3
	65	Les Dodd	5
											82	Paul Gibson	3
											-	James Wattana	5
	23	Silvino Francisco	2
	-	James Wattana	5
						-	James Wattana	5
						9	Willie Thorne	3
	9	Willie Thorne	5
	58	Jack McLaughlin	2
																				-	James Wattana	8th
																					15th	Dean Reynolds	9
	8th	Dennis Taylor	5
	-	John Campbell	3
						8th	Dennis Taylor	5
						79	Brian Rowswell	2
	18th	Cliff Wilson	4th
	79	Brian Rowswell	5
											8th	Dennis Taylor	5
											19th	Steve Newbury	1
	13	John Virgo	5
	34	Steve Longworth	4th
						13	John Virgo	0
						19th	Steve Newbury	5
	19th	Steve Newbury	5
	85	Bill Oliver	4th
																8th	Dennis Taylor	3
																15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	22nd	Eddie Charlton	0
	55	Warren King	5
						55	Warren King	3
						15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	15th	Dean Reynolds	5
	83	Vic Harris	0
											15th	Dean Reynolds	5
											2	John Parrott	2
	30th	Tony Drago	1
	39	Gary Wilkinson	5
						39	Gary Wilkinson	1
						2	John Parrott	5
	2	John Parrott	5
	-	Stephen Murphy	1

kl. = without a fight

final

At the very first Grand Prix in 1984 were Steve Davis and Dean Reynolds successive hit, in the quarterfinals won Davis 5: 0th He had been world number one since that season, while Reynolds had only worked his way into the top 16 this season. In addition, Davis had not only won the tournament in the same place the year before, three weeks earlier he had been the winner of the International Open . Reynolds had already reached a final at the British Open earlier in the year . Davis was the favorite, but it was surprising how much he dominated the final. He won the first frame to zero, in frames 2 and 3 Reynolds had his chances, but Davis also won them by a safe margin. And in the following three frames he won again clearly, twice with higher breaks of 52 and 82 points respectively. He didn't need any century breaks like he did in the semifinals, Reynolds only got 46 points in a frame. In the last three frames of the afternoon session, he only scored between 22 and 34 points and Davis won point by point. It was 9-0 before the evening and the game had long been decided. In the evening Reynolds would have had the chance to get an honor point, but the only game of the second session clearly went to Davis. The year before he had already won a final 9-0 at the Masters , but this was the first to zero victory, a "whitewash", in a ranking final and the first in a final with at least 10 winning frames in modern professional snooker. Reynolds quickly put up with the defeat, he managed his first victory over Davis in an invitation tournament only two months later and was facing the most successful period of his career. Davis, on the other hand, lost his number 1 position despite the win at the end of the season and it wasn't until 1992 that the dominant player of the last 7 years won a tournament again.

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 22, 1989
Steve Davis	10 : 0	Dean Reynolds
Afternoon : 108 : 0, 75 : 39, 72 : 46, 67 : 9, 66 : 25 (52), 98 : 7 (82), 63 : 34, 86 : 22, 67 : 28; Evening : 69 : 13
82	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
2	50+ breaks	-

swell

1. ↑ 1989 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed January 1, 2018 . 
2. ↑ 1989 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed January 1, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed January 1, 2018 .