New Zealand Masters 1989
New Zealand Masters 1989
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 8th |
| Venue: | Legislative Council Chamber , Parliament of New Zealand , Wellington |
| Opening: | 3rd August 1989 |
| Endgame: | August 6, 1989
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| Winner: |
 Willie Thorne
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| Finalist: |
Joe Johnson
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| Highest Break: | 137 ( Willie Thorne )
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← 1988
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The New Zealand Masters 1989 was a snooker tournament belonging to the 1989/90 snooker season . The last edition of the New Zealand Masters was held from 3 to 6 August 1989 in the Parliament of New Zealand .
In the final, the Englishman Willie Thorne defeated his compatriot Joe Johnson . Thorne played the tournament's highest break in the semi-finals.
As in the previous edition, a game for third place was played. Last year's fourth Tony Knowles defeated Stephen Hendry .
Prize money
The tournament was sponsored by Lions Brown . Again there was no premium for the highest break.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | 13,076 ₤ |
| finalist | 7,700 ₤ |
| Semi-finalist | 5,000 ₤ |
| Quarter finalist | 3,076 ₤ |
| All in all | 38,080 ₤ |
Tournament schedule
Five Englishmen and one New Zealander, one from Scots and one from Northern Ireland were invited to the tournament.
The quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the game for third place were played in the best of 11 frames mode, the final in the best of 13 frames mode.
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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6th | |||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
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5 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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6th | |||||||||
 Stephen Hendry
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5 | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
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6th | |||||||||
 Dene O'Kane
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3 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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7th | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson
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4th | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles
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6th | |||||||||
| John Parrott
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3 | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles
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3 | 3rd place | ||||||||
| Joe Johnson
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6th | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson
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6th | Stephen Hendry
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3 | |||||||
| Mike Hallett
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5 | Tony Knowles
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6th | |||||||
Century Breaks
During the tournament, six Centurys were played by three players.
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Willie Thorne : 137 , 120, 105
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Stephen Hendry : 115, 110
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Tony Knowles : 109
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Ron Florax: 1989 New Zealand Masters. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 28, 2018 ; accessed on June 28, 2018 (English).
- ^ A b Ron Florax: 1989 New Zealand Masters - Centuries. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 28, 2018 ; accessed on June 28, 2018 (English).
- ^ Ron Florax: 1989 New Zealand Masters - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 28, 2018 ; accessed on June 28, 2018 (English).