WPBSA Non-Ranking 1989 - Event 2
WPBSA Non-Ranking 1989 - Event 2
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| Tournament type: | Non-ranking |
| Attendees: | 63 |
| Venue: | Marco's Leisure Center , Glasgow , Scotland |
| Opening: | November 1989 |
| Endgame: | November 1989
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| Winner: |
 Ken Owers
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| Finalist: |
Dave Gilbert
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← 1989/1
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The WPBSA Non-Ranking 1989 - Event 2 was a professional snooker tournament of the 1989/90 season without any influence on the world rankings. The tournament was in November 1989 at Marco's Leisure Center in the Scottish Glasgow discharged. The winner in an all-English final was Ken Owers , who won his only professional title with a 9: 6 win over Dave Gilbert . Data about the highest break of the tournament or about any century breaks are not available.
The WPBSA Non-Ranking 1989 - Event 2 was the last of the WPBSA Non-Ranking series that was subsequently discontinued.
Prize money
Compared to the previous tournament, the total prize money increased by almost £ 3,000 to £ 22,975 despite the omission of the sponsor and the prize for the highest break .
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 5,000 |
| finalist | £ 2,500 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 1,200 |
| Quarter finalist | 600 pounds |
| Round of 16 | 400 pounds |
| Round of the last 32 | 275 pounds |
| Round of the last 64 | 150 pounds |
| All in all | £ 22,975 |
Tournament course
After the number of participants had dropped two months earlier in the last tournament, this was repeated with this tournament. As a result, the first round played in the previous four tournaments, which had already been reduced to just four games in the previous year, was finally eliminated. All players competed against each other in the round of 64 in the knockout system , with Steve James getting a bye in the first round. Up to and including the semi-finals, the game was played in the best of 9 frames mode , until this upper limit increased to a maximum of 17 frames in the final.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1989 WPBSA Non-Ranking - Event 2. CueTracker.net, accessed on May 8, 2019 (English).
- ^ Ron Florax: 1989 WPBSA Non-Ranking - Event 2 - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed May 8, 2019 .