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
ChampionEngland Jimmy White
Runner-upScotland 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 White9
Gary Wilkinson9 Gary Wilkinson6
Mike Hallett7 Jimmy White9
Terry Griffiths2
John Parrott8
Terry Griffiths9 Terry Griffiths9
Steve James6 Jimmy White18
Stephen Hendry9
Stephen Hendry9
Dean Reynolds9 Dean Reynolds8
Neal Foulds2 Stephen Hendry9
Steve Davis6
Steve Davis9
Martin Clark9 Martin Clark5
Doug Mountjoy1

Final

Final: Best of 35 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 14 & 15 December 1990.
Jimmy White
 England
18–9Stephen 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
94Highest break142
0Century breaks1
850+ breaks9

References