1990/91 snooker season
1990/91 snooker season |
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Season dates | |
Beginning of the season | 23rd August 1990 |
End of season | May 14, 1991 |
Ranked tournaments | 8th |
Non-ranking | 7th |
Invitation tournaments | 9 |
number of players | 215 |
Triple Crown Winner | |
UK Championship | Stephen Hendry |
Masters | Stephen Hendry |
World Champion | John Parrott |
World ranking | |
Ranking first | Stephen Hendry |
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1991/92 →
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The 1990/1991 snooker season included 24 professional snooker tournaments that were held between August 1990 and May 1991.
Season results
The following table shows the seasonal results.
date | competition | venue | Art | winner | Final opponent | Result |
August 23 to August 25, 1990 | Hong Kong Challenge 1990 | Hong Kong | Invitation tournament | James Wattana | Jimmy White | 9: 3 |
June 8 to October 7, 1990 | Norwich Union Grand Prix 1990 | Monte Carlo | Invitation tournament | John Parrott | Steve Davis | 4: 2 |
September 12 to September 16, 1990 | Scottish Masters 1990 | Motherwell | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | Terry Griffiths | 10: 6 |
September 18 to September 22, 1990 | Humo Masters 1990 | Antwerp | Invitation tournament | John Parrott | Jimmy White | 9: 6 |
September 26 to September 29, 1990 | International One Frame Shoot-out 1990 | Stoke-on-Trent | Invitation tournament | Darren Morgan | Mike Hallett | 2: 1 |
October 8 to October 21, 1990 | Grand Prix 1990 | Reading | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Nigel Bond | 10: 5 |
October 29 to November 3, 1990 | Asian Open 1990 | Guangzhou | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Dennis Taylor | 9: 3 |
November 5 to November 11, 1990 | Dubai Classic 1990 | Dubai | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Steve Davis | 9: 1 |
November 16 to December 2, 1990 | UK Championship 1990 | Preston | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Steve Davis | 16:15 |
December 1 to December 6, 1990 | Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship 1990 | Glasgow | Invitation tournament | Alan McManus | James Wattana | 9: 5 |
December 6 to December 15, 1990 | World Matchplay 1990 | Brentwood | Invitation tournament | Jimmy White | Stephen Hendry | 18: 9 |
1st half of 1991 | Matchroom League 1991 | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | |||
January 1 to January 12, 1991 | Classic 1991 | Bournemouth | World ranking tournament | Jimmy White | Stephen Hendry | 10: 4 |
January 13 to January 26, 1991 | World Masters 1991 | Birmingham | Invitation tournament | Jimmy White | Tony Drago | 10: 6 |
February 3 to February 10, 1991 | Masters 1991 | Preston | Invitation tournament | Stephen Hendry | Mike Hallett | 9: 8 |
February 10 to February 15, 1991 | Welsh Professional Championship 1991 | Newport | Invitation tournament | Darren Morgan | Mark Bennett | 9: 3 |
February 17 to March 2, 1991 | British Open 1991 | Derby | World ranking tournament | Stephen Hendry | Gary Wilkinson | 10: 9 |
March 11 to March 16, 1991 | European Open 1991 | Rotterdam | World ranking tournament | Tony Jones | Mark Johnston-Allen | 9: 7 |
March 21 to March 24, 1991 | Kent Cup | Beijing | Invitation tournament | Joe Swail | Marcus Campbell | 5-0 |
March 2 to April 7, 1991 | Irish Masters 1991 | Kildare | Invitation tournament | Steve Davis | John Parrott | 9: 5 |
April 20 to May 6, 1991 | World Snooker Championship 1991 | Sheffield | World ranking tournament | John Parrott | Jimmy White | 18:11 |
May 11th to May 18th 1991 | Pontins Professional 1991 | Prestatyn | Invitation tournament | Neal Foulds | Mike Hallett | 9: 6 |
October 1, 1990 to May 14, 1991 | London Masters 1991 | London | Invitation tournament | Steve Davis | Stephen Hendry | 4-0 |
European Masters League | Invitation tournament | Steve Davis |
- ↑ The final was played in Monte Carlo.
- ↑ Exact date unknown
- ↑ It was a round-robin tournament , which Hendry won as first in the table.
- ↑ date unknown
- ↑ It was a round-robin tournament , which Davis won as first in the table.
Qualifying tournaments
date | competition | venue | winner | finalist | Result |
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May 1989 | WPBSA Pro Ticket Series - Event 1 | Puck pool | Jeff Cundy | Jason Prince | 5: 3 |
June 1989 | WPBSA Pro Ticket Series - Event 2 | Rye | Ken Doherty | Alan Trigg | 5: 3 |
October 1989 | WPBSA Pro Ticket Series - Event 3 | Burnham-on-Sea | Jonathan Birch | Drew Henry | 5: 4 |
July 1990 | Professional play-offs | Preston | Third round winner | Third round loser | different |
World ranking
The snooker world ranking is only updated after each full season and takes into account the performance of the past two seasons. The following table shows the 32 best players in the world rankings for the 1990/91 season; is based on the results of the seasons 88/89 and 89/90 . The previous year's position is given in brackets.
Place 1 - 8 | Place 9 - 16 | 17th - 24th place | Place 25 - 32 | ||||
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1 | Stephen Hendry (3) | 9 | Steve James (16) | 17th | Joe Johnson (11) | 25th | Bob Chaperone (??) |
2 | Steve Davis (1) | 10 | Dennis Taylor (8) | 18th | Cliff Thorburn (7) | 26th | Silvino Francisco (23) |
3 | John Parrott (2) | 11 | Willie Thorne (9) | 19th | Gary Wilkinson (38) | 27 | Barry West (??) |
4th | Jimmy White (4) | 12 | Martin Clark (17) | 20th | Steve Newbury (??) | 28 | Cliff Wilson (18) |
5 | Doug Mountjoy (10) | 13 | Neal Foulds (20) | 21st | Tony Knowles (12) | 29 | Danny Fowler (??) |
6th | Terry Griffiths (5) | 14th | John Virgo (13) | 22nd | Wayne Jones (??) | 30th | Tony Drago (30) |
7th | Mike Hallett (6) | 15th | Tony Meo (14) | 23 | Dene O'Kane (??) | 31 | Eddie Charlton (22) |
8th | Dean Reynolds (15) | 16 | Alain Robidoux (35) | 24 | Peter Francisco (25) | 32 | James Wattana (new) |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Season 1990-1991 - Professional. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Hong Kong Challenge. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ^ Other Non-Ranking and Invention Events - First held 1980-1989. Norwich Union Grand Prix. (No longer available online.) In: Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Chris Turner, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Scottish Masters. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Scottish Masters. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 International One Frame Shoot-out. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Grand Prix. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Asian Open. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Dubai Classic. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 UK Championship. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 Benson and Hedges Satellite Championship. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1990 World Matchplay. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 Matchroom League. Premier League Series. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 Classic. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 World Masters - Men's Singles. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 Masters. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 Welsh Professional Championship. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 British Open. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 European Open. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 Kent Cup. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 Irish Masters. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 World Championship. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ^ 1991 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 London Masters. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ 1991 European Masters League. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Rankings - 1990-1991. In: CueTracker - Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed March 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Ranking History. In: snooker.org. Hermund Årdalen, accessed on March 29, 2016 .