Grand Prix 1990

Grand Prix 1990
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	496
Venue:	Hexagon Theater, Reading , England
Opening:	October 8, 1990
Endgame:	October 21, 1990
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	Nigel Bond
Highest Break:	140 ( Jimmy White )
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The 1990 Grand Prix was a 1990-91 season snooker tournament held at Reading's Hexagon Theater from October 8-21 , 1990 . It was the seventh Grand Prix in the south-east English city.

After two tournament wins in a row, defending champion Steve Davis was eliminated this time in round 1. His conqueror Nigel Bond made it to the final, but he had no chance against Stephen Hendry . The world champion and world number one won 10: 5 and after 1987 he won his second Grand Prix title.

Final round

Unlike in previous years, only 64 players entered the main tournament in Reading . The first two rounds had already taken place the month before, in which the players from 33rd to 128th place in the world rankings played for the 32 free places in the main tournament. The top 32 in the world were set for Reading, and the 32 qualified were drawn.

	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 17 frames
	1	Steve Davis	2
	38	Nigel Bond	5
						38	Nigel Bond	5
						31	Eddie Charlton	3
	31	Eddie Charlton	5
	66	Paul Gibson	2
											38	Nigel Bond	5
											11	Willie Thorne	1
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	-	Alan McManus	1
						11	Willie Thorne	5
						30th	Tony Drago	3
	30th	Tony Drago	5
	-	Rod Lawler	4th
																38	Nigel Bond	5
																13	Neal Foulds	2
	22nd	Wayne Jones	5
	59	Mark Johnston-Allen	1
						22nd	Wayne Jones	2
						7th	Mike Hallett	5
	7th	Mike Hallett	5
	62	Joe O'Boye	1
											7th	Mike Hallett	2
											13	Neal Foulds	5
	17th	Joe Johnson	2
	48	Colin Roscoe	5
						48	Colin Roscoe	2
						13	Neal Foulds	5
	13	Neal Foulds	5
	56	Murdo MacLeod	0
																					38	Nigel Bond	9
																					4th	Jimmy White	8th
	5	Doug Mountjoy	1
	50	Ian Graham	5
						50	Ian Graham	5
						28	Cliff Wilson	2
	28	Cliff Wilson	5
	-	Chris Cookson	3
											50	Ian Graham	2
											34	Eugene Hughes	5
	15th	Tony Meo	1
	64	Nick Dyson	5
						64	Nick Dyson	3
						34	Eugene Hughes	5
	18th	Cliff Thorburn	3
	34	Eugene Hughes	5
																34	Eugene Hughes	2
																4th	Jimmy White	5
	10	Dennis Taylor	5
	98	Stephen Murphy	0
						10	Dennis Taylor	3
						19th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	19th	Gary Wilkinson	5
	94	Graham Miles	1
											19th	Gary Wilkinson	0
											4th	Jimmy White	5
	20th	Steve Newbury	5
	-	Jason Ferguson	2
						20th	Steve Newbury	2
						4th	Jimmy White	5
	4th	Jimmy White	5
	53	Paddy Browne	3
																									38	Nigel Bond	5
																										2	Stephen Hendry	10
	3	John Parrott	5
	54	Brady Gollan	2
						3	John Parrott	5
						27	Barry West	1
	27	Barry West	5
	33	Mark Bennett	4th
											3	John Parrott	5
											23	Dene O'Kane	2
	23	Dene O'Kane	5
	37	Rex Williams	0
						23	Dene O'Kane	5
						47	John Campbell	3
	97	Alex Higgins	-
	47	John Campbell	kl.
																3	John Parrott	3
																9	Steve James	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	69	Roger Bales	3
						6th	Terry Griffiths	2
						68	Kirk Stevens	5
	25th	Bob chaperone	0
	68	Kirk Stevens	5
											68	Kirk Stevens	2
											9	Steve James	5
	9	Steve James	5
	46	Robert Marshall	1
						9	Steve James	5
						58	Jim Chambers	2
	29	Danny Fowler	2
	58	Jim Chambers	5
																				9	Steve James	5
																					2	Stephen Hendry	9
	8th	Dean Reynolds	2
	40	Darren Morgan	5
						40	Darren Morgan	1
						24	Peter Francisco	5
	24	Peter Francisco	5
	71	Marcel Gauvreau	2
											24	Peter Francisco	5
											95	Ken Owers	1
	21st	Tony Knowles	5
	35	Tony Jones	2
						21st	Tony Knowles	4th
						95	Ken Owers	5
	14th	John Virgo	2
	95	Ken Owers	5
																24	Peter Francisco	0
																2	Stephen Hendry	5
	12	Martin Clark	5
	65	Jason Smith	1
						12	Martin Clark	3
						16	Alain Robidoux	5
	16	Alain Robidoux	5
	51	Nigel Gilbert	2
											16	Alain Robidoux	3
											2	Stephen Hendry	5
	26th	Silvino Francisco	5
	92	Bob Harris	2
						26th	Silvino Francisco	4th
						2	Stephen Hendry	5
	2	Stephen Hendry	5
	84	Jon Wright	2

kl. = without a fight

final

Finale: Best of 19 Frames Hexagon Theater,  Reading , England , October 21, 1990
Nigel Bond	5: 10	Stephen Hendry
Afternoon : 15: 81 , 0: 82 (82), 63: 64 , 108 : 0 (100), 80 : 2 (65), 139 : 0 (139), 86 : 0 (85), 78 : 43, 16 : 72 ; Evening : 0: 106 (106), 40: 70 , 18: 77 , 1: 105 (61), 31: 93 (93), 41: 63
139	Highest break	106
2	Century breaks	1
4th	50+ breaks	4th

qualification

The qualification took place one month before the main tournament from September 2nd to 11th in two rounds. The players from places 65 to 128 of the world rankings competed against each other in round 1, the players from places 33 to 64 were seeded for round 2 and met the winners there. There were 32 players left who then hit the top 32 of the ranking in Reading .

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1990 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1990 Grand Prix Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 16, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Rankings - 1990-1991. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 16, 2019 .