London Masters 1989

London Masters 1989
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Venue:	Cafe Royal
Opening:	September 28, 1988
Endgame:	May 23, 1989
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	John Parrott
Highest Break:	89 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The 1989 London Masters was a professional snooker tournament of the 1988/89 season . It was held from September 1988 to May 23, 1989 in the Cafe Royal in London . The long period was caused by the fact that only one game was played per week.

In the final, Stephen Hendry defeated the Englishman John Parrott 4-2. No century break was played during the Continental Airlines sponsored tournament .

Prize money

The total prize money was ₤ 50,000 .

	Prize money
winner	25,000 ₤
finalist	10,000 ₤
Semi-finalist	6,000 ₤
Quarter finalist	0 ₤
Highest break	3,000 ₤
All in all	50,000 ₤

Tournament schedule

Eight players were invited to the tournament.

Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames

Semi-final best of 7 frames

Final best of 7 frames

Jimmy White

4th

Tony Drago

1

Jimmy White

0

John Parrott

4th

John Parrott

4th

Dennis Taylor

2

John Parrott

2

Stephen Hendry

4th

Stephen Hendry

4th

Terry Griffiths

0

Steve Davis

1

Stephen Hendry

4th

Steve Davis

4th

Neal Foulds

0

final

Hendry won the first frame, but then fell 2-1 behind. With a break of 53 he was able to equalize and also won the two following frames, so that Hendry won the tournament.

Final: Best of 7 Frames Cafe Royal,  London , England , May 23, 1989
John Parrott	2: 4	Stephen Hendry
68 : 35, 53: 54 , 21: 72 (72), 84 : 38 (53), 78 : 40, 72 : 5
53	Highest break	72
-	Century breaks	-
1	50+ breaks	1

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Ron Florax: 1989 London Masters. (No longer available online.) Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 1, 2018 ; accessed on July 1, 2018 (English). 
2. ^ Ron Florax: 1989 London Masters - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 1, 2018 ; accessed on July 1, 2018 (English).