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1990 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1990


Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1990

FieldValue
tournament_name1990 Benson & Hedges Masters
dates
venueWembley Conference Centre
locationLondon
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£275,000
winners_share£70,000
highest_breakStephen Hendry (111)
Steve Davis (111)
winnerStephen Hendry
runner_upJohn Parrott
score9–4
previous1989
next1991
  • http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1990/02
  • :Triggered by \bcuetracker\.net\b on the local blacklist|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} Steve Davis (111) The 1990 Masters (officially the 1990 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 1990 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Wild-card players were introduced, and the two places went to Alex Higgins and the young new professional from Thailand, James Wattana. Wattana who won his match against Dean Reynolds and played the six-times world champion Steve Davis in the next round. Higgins meanwhile lost his match against Steve James, who had won the Classic in January. This was his last appearance in the Masters.

The final meanwhile had Stephen Hendry winning his second Masters title and becoming the second player after Cliff Thorburn to retain the title by defeating John Parrott 9–4 in the final. Hendry attempted a maximum break in the 12th frame before missing the 13th black. The highest break of the tournament was 111 made by both Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis, for which they both earned £3,500.

Field

Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the wild-card selections, Alex Higgins (ranked 24), and James Wattana. Steve James and James Wattana were making their debuts in the Masters.

Wild-card round

title=1990 Masters Resultsurl=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=82publisher=Snooker Databaseaccessdate=5 May 2011archive-date=7 October 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103126/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=82url-status=dead}}DateScore
WC1Monday 5 FebruaryDean Reynolds (15)
WC2Sunday 4 FebruarySteve James (16)

Main draw

| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Stephen Hendry | RD1-score01=5 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Steve James | RD1-score02=2 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Dennis Taylor | RD1-score03=4 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Willie Thorne | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Terry Griffiths | RD1-score05=4 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Tony Knowles | RD1-score06=5 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Jimmy White | RD1-score07=5 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=John Virgo | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=John Parrott | RD1-score09=5 | RD1-seed10=14 | RD1-team10=Tony Meo | RD1-score10=3 | RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11=Mike Hallett | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12=Joe Johnson | RD1-score12=5 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Cliff Thorburn | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Doug Mountjoy | RD1-score14=5 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Steve Davis | RD1-score15=5 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=James Wattana | RD1-score16=2 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=ENG Willie Thorne | RD2-score02=1 | RD2-seed03=12 | RD2-team03=ENG Tony Knowles | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=ENG Jimmy White | RD2-score04=5 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=ENG John Parrott | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06=11 | RD2-team06=ENG Joe Johnson | RD2-score06=3 | RD2-seed07=10 | RD2-team07=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=ENG Steve Davis | RD2-score08=5 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=ENG Jimmy White | RD3-score02=4 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=ENG John Parrott | RD3-score03=6 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=ENG Steve Davis | RD3-score04=2 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD4-score01=9 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=ENG John Parrott | RD4-score02=4

Final

450+ breaks2

Century breaks

Total: 3

  • 111 Stephen Hendry
  • 111 Steve Davis
  • 103 Jimmy White

References

References

  1. "1990 Masters Results". Snooker Database.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
  3. "1990 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database.
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