1990 World Matchplay (snooker)

The 1990 Coalite World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 6 to 15 December 1990 at the International Centre in Brentwood, England.[3][4]

World Matchplay
Tournament information
Dates6–15 December 1990 (1990-12-06 1990-12-15)
VenueInternational Centre
CityBrentwood
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£200,000[1]
Winner's share£70,000[1]
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (142)[2]
Final
Champion Jimmy White
Runner-up Stephen Hendry
Score18–9
1989
1991

Jimmy White won the event for the second year running, defeating Stephen Hendry 18–9 in the final.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £17,500
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Round 1: £5,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £200,000[1]

Main draw

Round 1
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 35 frames
Jimmy White 9
Gary Wilkinson 9 Gary Wilkinson 6
Mike Hallett 7 Jimmy White 9
Terry Griffiths 2
John Parrott 8
Terry Griffiths 9 Terry Griffiths 9
Steve James 6 Jimmy White 18
Stephen Hendry 9
Stephen Hendry 9
Dean Reynolds 9 Dean Reynolds 8
Neal Foulds 2 Stephen Hendry 9
Steve Davis 6
Steve Davis 9
Martin Clark 9 Martin Clark 5
Doug Mountjoy 1

Final

Final: Best of 35 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 14 & 15 December 1990.
Jimmy White
 England
18–9 Stephen Hendry
 Scotland
First session: 64–20, 66–56 (66 White, 56 Hendry), 31-73, 48-84 (80), 56–6, 84–1, 78–54 (58 White, 54 Hendry)
Second session:67–24, 69–44, 30-106 (93), 0–142 (142), 24-70, 2-133 (80), 71–11, 85(53)-37, 82-0 (82),
Third session: 67-55, 54–77 (72), 77-8, 69–58, 94-37 (94), 101 (50)-24, 65 (52)-57, 68 (51)-25
Fourth session: 0-79 (59), 41-87 (51), 68-47
94 Highest break 142
0 Century breaks 1
8 50+ breaks 9

References

  1. Smith, Terry (7 January 1991). "'Borrower' Doherty in last eight". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 32.
  2. Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Coalite World Matchplay Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth Edition). London: Pelham Books. p. 71. ISBN 0720719836.
  3. "Cool reception for team event". Belfast Newsletter. 20 July 1990. p. 26.
  4. "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
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