Scottish Professional Championship 1989
Scottish Professional Championship 1989
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| Tournament type: | National professional championship |
| Venue: | Marco's Leisure Center , Edinburgh , Scotland |
| Opening: | 17./18. February 1989 |
| Endgame: | February 19, 1989
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| Winner: |
 John Rea
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| Finalist: |
Murdo MacLeod
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| Highest Break: |
147 ( John Rea )
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The 1989 Scottish Professional Championship was the ninth edition of the Scottish Professional Championship. It was played during the 1988/89 season in February 1989 at Marco's Leisure Center in Edinburgh . For the first time John Rea won ; he defeated last year's finalist Murdo MacLeod 9: 7. Rea played the seventh officially recognized maximum break in the sixth frame of his quarterfinal game on February 18 .
Prize money
Compared to last year the prize money fell by almost 19,000 ₤ .
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 2,000 |
| finalist | £ 1,500 |
| Semi-finalist | 750 pounds |
| Quarter finalist | 313 pounds |
| All in all | £ 6,002 |
Tournament course
Eight players were qualified for the tournament. The winner of the last three editions, Stephen Hendry , did not participate.
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Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames |
Semi-final Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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| John Rea
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Ian Black
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3 | ||||||||||||
| John Rea
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Donnelly
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1 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Donnelly
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Bert Demarco
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1 | ||||||||||||
| John Rea
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9 | ||||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod
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7th | ||||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie McLaughlin
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0 | ||||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Gibson
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1 | ||||||||||||
| Matt Gibson
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5 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Sinclair
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4th | ||||||||||||
final
After an initial 0-1 lead by Murdo MacLeod , John Rea took the lead 3-1. MacLeod turned the game around and took the lead 4: 3, but Rea countered again - also thanks to a 74 break - and took the lead 6: 4. After MacLeod had approached 6: 5, Rea increased the lead to 7: 5, but MacLeod managed to equalize. Rea won the next frame and won the following frame by only 10 points to win the competition for the first time.
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Final: Best of 17 Frames Marco’s Leisure Center , Edinburgh , Scotland , February 19, 1989 |
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John Rea
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9 : 7 |
Murdo MacLeod
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| 19: 88 (59); 68:41 ; 74:44 ; 61 : 53; 41: 69 ; 28: 69 (50); 1: 73 ; 73 : 7; 75 : 28 (74); 69:21 ; 18: 79 ; 65 : 43; 42: 73 ; 59: 62 (55); 62:31 ; 71 : 61 |
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| 74 | Highest break | 59 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks
During the tournament, three Centurys were played by two players.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1989 Scottish Professional Championship. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on October 3, 2018 ; accessed on October 3, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1989 Scottish Professional Championship - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on October 3, 2018 ; accessed on October 3, 2018 (English).