1989/90 snooker season
1989/90 snooker season |
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Season dates | |
Beginning of the season | 3rd August 1989 |
End of season | May 1990 |
Ranked tournaments | 10 |
Invitation tournaments | 23 |
number of players | 250 |
Triple Crown Winner | |
UK Championship | Stephen Hendry |
Masters | Stephen Hendry |
World Champion | Stephen Hendry |
World ranking | |
Ranking first | Steve Davis |
← 1988/89
1990/91 →
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The 1989/90 snooker season was a snooker tournament series that comprised ten tournaments that had an impact on the snooker world ranking list (world ranking tournaments) and a series of invitational tournaments that had no effect on the world ranking list. The tournaments were held between July 1989 and May 1990.
Season results
The following table shows the seasonal results.
date | competition | venue | Art | winner | Final opponent | Result |
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3rd to 6th August 1989 | New Zealand Masters | Wellington | Invitation tournament | Willie Thorne | Joe Johnson | 7: 4 |
August 7-13, 1989 | Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong | World ranking tournament | Mike Hallett | Dene O'Kane | 9: 8 |
August 17-27, 1989 | Asian Open | Bangkok | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | James Wattana | 9: 6 |
September 1989 | WPBSA Non-Ranking 1989 - Event 1 | Essex | Non-ranking tournament | Robby Foldvari | Darren Morgan | 8: 1 |
September 13-17, 1989 | Scottish Masters | Glasgow | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | Terry Griffiths | 10: 1 |
September 19-30, 1989 | International Open | Stoke-on-Trent | World ranking tournament | Steve Davis | Stephen Hendry | 9: 4 |
October 1989 to May 15, 1990 | London Masters | London | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | John Parrott | 4: 2 |
October 9-22, 1989 | Grand Prix | Reading | World ranking tournament | Steve Davis | Dean Reynolds | 10-0 |
October 27 to November 3, 1989 | Dubai Classic | Dubai | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Doug Mountjoy | 9: 2 |
November 1989 | WPBSA Non-Ranking 1989 - Event 2 | Glasgow | Non-ranking tournament | Ken Owers | Dave Gilbert | 9: 6 |
November 1st to 12th, 1989 | / Norwich Union Grand Prix | verse. Places in England Monte-Carlo |
Invitation tournament | Joe Johnson | Stephen Hendry | 5: 3 |
November 17 to December 3, 1989 | UK Championship | Preston | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Steve Davis | 16:12 |
December 7-16, 1989 | World Matchplay | Brentwood | Invitation tournament | Jimmy White | John Parrott | 18: 9 |
January to May 1990 | Matchroom League | unknown | league | Steve Davis | Stephen Hendry | (League mode) |
January to May 1990 | Matchroom International League | verse. Places in England | league | Tony Meo | Jimmy White | (League mode) |
January 2nd to 13th, 1990 | Classic | Blackpool | World ranking tournament | Steve James | Warren King | 10: 6 |
February 4-11, 1990 | Masters | London | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | John Parrott | 9: 4 |
February 18 to March 4, 1990 | British Open | Derby | World ranking tournament | Bob chaperone | Alex Higgins | 10: 8 |
March 10-16, 1990 | European Open | Lyon | World ranking tournament | John Parrott | Stephen Hendry | 10: 6 |
March 15-18, 1990 | Kent Cup | Beijing | Invitation tournament | Marcus Campbell | Tom Finstad | 4: 1 |
March 21-24, 1990 | World cup | Bournemouth | Invitation tournament | Canada | Northern Ireland | 9: 5 |
March 27 to April 1, 1990 | Irish Masters | Kill | Invitation tournament | Steve Davis | Dennis Taylor | 9: 4 |
April 13-29, 1990 | World Snooker Championship | Sheffield | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Jimmy White | 18:12 |
May 1990 | Pontins Professional | Prestatyn | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | Mike Hallett | 9: 6 |
- ↑ Cliff Thorburn , Bob Chaperon, and Alain Robidoux
- ↑ Dennis Taylor , Alex Higgins, and Tommy Murphy
National championships
date | competition | venue | Art | winner | finalist | Result |
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February 12-17, 1990 | Welsh Professional Championship | Newport | Invitation tournament | Darren Morgan | Doug Mountjoy | 9: 7 |
Qualifying tournaments
date | competition | venue | winner | finalist | Result |
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May 14-21, 1988 | WPBSA Pro Ticket Series - Event 1 | Puck pool | Stephen Murphy | James Wattana | 5: 3 |
June 4-11, 1988 | WPBSA Pro Ticket Series - Event 2 | Brean Sands | James Wattana | Duncan Campbell | 5: 1 |
October 1st to 8th | WPBSA Pro Ticket Series - Event 3 | Prestatyn | Jason Ferguson | Jonathan Birch | 5: 2 |
July 1990 | Professional play-offs 1989 | Guild Hall , Preston | Third round winner | Third round loser | different |
World ranking
Place 1 - 8 | Place 9 - 16 | 17th - 24th place | Place 25 - 32 | ||||
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1 | Steve Davis | 9 | Willie Thorne | 17th | Martin Clark | 25th | Peter Francisco |
2 | John Parrott | 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 18th | Cliff Wilson | 26th | David Roe |
3 | Stephen Hendry | 11 | Joe Johnson | 19th | Steve Newbury | 27 | Eugene Hughes |
4th | Jimmy White | 12 | Tony Knowles | 20th | Neal Foulds | 28 | Dene O'Kane |
5 | Terry Griffiths | 13 | John Virgo | 21st | Barry West | 29 | Bob chaperone |
6th | Mike Hallett | 14th | Tony Meo | 22nd | Eddie Charlton | 30th | Tony Drago |
7th | Cliff Thorburn | 15th | Dean Reynolds | 23 | Silvino Francisco | 31 | Wayne Jones |
8th | Dennis Taylor | 16 | Steve James | 24 | Alex Higgins | 32 | Rex Williams |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Season 1989-1990 - Professional. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed April 1, 2016 .
- ↑ World Cup - World Team Classic - Nations Cup. Team events. (No longer available online.) In: Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Chris Turner, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on April 1, 2016 .
- ^ Historical World Rankings. 1985/86 to 1989/90. (No longer available online.) In: Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Chris Turner, archived from the original on June 8, 2012 ; accessed on April 1, 2016 .