1990 World Matchplay (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–15 December 1990 |
| Venue | International Centre |
| City | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-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 |
| Score | 18–9 |
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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]
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
- ^ a b c Smith, Terry (7 January 1991). "'Borrower' Doherty in last eight". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 32.
- ^ a b Terry Smith, ed. (1991). "Coalite World Matchplay Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth Edition). London: Pelham Books. p. 71. ISBN 0720719836.
- ^ "Cool reception for team event". Belfast Newsletter. 20 July 1990. p. 26.
- ^ "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.