London Masters 1990

London Masters 1990 Continental Airlines London Masters 1990
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Cafe Royal, London , England
Opening:	October 1989
Endgame:	May 15, 1990
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	John Parrott
Highest Break:	137 ( Mike Hallett )
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The Continental Airlines London Masters 1990 was a snooker tournament as part of the 1989/90 season . The individual games were distributed over the entire season from October 1989 in the Hotel Café Royal in London's West End . The final took place there on May 15, 1990.

Two weeks after becoming world champion for the first time , Stephen Hendry was in the final of the London Masters. The previous year's final against John Parrott was repeated . And like in 1989, the Scot won 4-2 this time.

Prize money

After the first edition last year, the prize money was increased by 50%. The four losers in the opening games each received £ 3,500 as an inaugural bonus. The winning bonus increased by £ 5,000 and the bonuses for the other places increased by £ 2,500 and 1,500 respectively.

placement	Prize money
winner	£ 30,000
final	£ 12,500
Semifinals	£ 7,500
Quarter finals	£ 3,500
Highest break	£ 3,500
All in all	£ 75,000

Final round

The top 4 in the world rankings and four other players from the top 16 took part in the tournament. They played an elimination tournament against each other in three rounds, at the end of which the winner was determined. All games, including the final, were played in the best of 7 mode .

Quarter Finals (Best of 7)

Semi-finals (Best of 7)

Final (Best of 7)

1

Stephen Hendry

4th

6th

Dennis Taylor

1

1

Stephen Hendry

4th

8th

Tony Meo

1

4th

Jimmy White

2

8th

Tony Meo

4th

1

Stephen Hendry

4th

3

John Parrott

2

3

John Parrott

4th

5

Mike Hallett

1

3

John Parrott

4th

7th

Willie Thorne

2

2

Steve Davis

3

7th

Willie Thorne

4th

final

Although Stephen Hendry had only been among the best in the world for two years, he had a match record of 6: 2 against world number two John Parrott . In the previous year he had won against the Englishman 4-2 in the same place. As in the previous year, Hendry got the first frame, but the game remained even until the 2-2. Then the Scot took the lead again with 3: 2 and with his back to the wall Parrott could not put anything against it and lost again with 2: 4. For Hendry it was the tenth final in an extremely successful season and the London Masters victory was his seventh title and the 16th title in his career so far.

Final: Best of 7 Frames Café Royal,  London , England , May 15, 1991
Stephen Hendry	4 : 2	John Parrott
71 : 12, 50: 73 , 55 : 23, 59: 68 , 79 : 36, 78 : 32
-	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
-	50+ breaks	-

Century breaks

5 breaks of 100 or more points were scored during the tournament. The two finalists Stephen Hendry and John Parrott each get two, but none in the final. Mike Hallett scored a break of 137 points in his 4-1 defeat by Parrott in Round 1. With the bonus for the highest break of £ 3,500 he doubled his tournament earnings.

Mike Hallett	137
John Parrott	130, 104
Stephen Hendry	116, 100

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1. ^ Continental Airlines London Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 1990 London Masters - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 10, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 1990 London Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 10, 2018 . 
4. ↑ 1990 London Masters Results Grid. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 9, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Rankings - 1989-1990. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 .