1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix
1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix![]()
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Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
Venue: |
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Opening: | 17th December 1988 |
Endgame: | December 18, 1988
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Winner: |
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Finalist: |
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Highest Break: | 136 ( Steve Davis )
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The 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix was a snooker tournament belonging to the 1988/89 snooker season . The tournament was held in Monte Carlo on December 17 and 18, 1988 , while the preliminary rounds were held in various other European cities.
The winner was Steve Davis , who defeated Jimmy White 5: 4 in the final. Davis also played the tournament's highest break with a 136 break in the final.
Prize money
After 14 years of abstinence, Norwich Union again sponsored a Main Tour snooker tournament. The total prize money was worth ₤ 105,000 , of which winner Steve Davis received 50 50,000. There was no prize money for the highest break.
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winner | 50,000 ₤ |
finalist | 25,000 ₤ |
Semi-finalist | 15,000 ₤ |
All in all | 105,000 ₤ |
Preliminary rounds
The preliminary round was held in hotels in Brussels , Madrid , Paris and Milan .
Round 1
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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Jimmy White ![]() |
3 : 1 |
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2 |
Willie Thorne ![]() |
3 : 0 |
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3 |
Willie Thorne ![]() |
3 : 1 |
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4th |
Dennis Taylor ![]() |
3 : 0 |
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5 |
Terry Griffiths ![]() |
3 : 0 |
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6th |
Neal Foulds ![]() |
3 : 0 |
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7th |
Steve Davis ![]() |
3 : 0 |
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8th |
Steve Davis ![]() |
3 : 1 |
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round 2
game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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1 |
Jimmy White ![]() |
5 : 3 |
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2 |
Dennis Taylor ![]() |
5 : 1 |
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3 |
Terry Griffiths ![]() |
5 : 4 |
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4th |
Steve Davis ![]() |
5 : 3 |
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Main tournament
The main tournament was held in Monte Carlo on December 17th and 18th .
Semi-final best of 5 frames |
Final best of 9 frames |
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final
Jimmy White was able to take the lead with 0-2 before Steve Davis scored the 1: 2 with a 136 break. White just won the next frame with 58:59 and the next frame also went to White, so that he legally needed a frame to win the tournament. But Davis found his playing field and won the next frame to a 5-4 victory.
Final: Best of 9 Frames Monte Carlo , Monaco , November 18, 1988 |
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5 : 4 |
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8: 97 (66); 16: 91 ; 136 : 0 (136); 58: 59 ; 16: 69 ; 40:30 ; 83:10 (60); 59:55 ; 60 : 41 |
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136 | Highest break | 66 |
1 | Century breaks | - |
2 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century Breaks
During the main tournament and the preliminary rounds, four century breaks were played by three players.
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Steve Davis : 136
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Dennis Taylor : 123
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Willie Thorne : 102, 101
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 6, 2012 ; accessed on July 20, 2018 .
- ^ A b c d Ron Florax: 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 20, 2018 ; accessed on July 20, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 20, 2018 ; accessed on July 20, 2018 .