1990 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 November–2 December 1990 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £445,000 |
| Winner's share | £110,000 |
| Highest break | 140 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |
 Steve Davis |
| Score | 16–15 |
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The 1990 StormSeal UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 November and 2 December 1990 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] The televised stages were shown on BBC.
Hendry beat 19-year-old fellow Scot Alan McManus in the semi-final by a 9–5 scoreline. McManus, who was in his rookie season,[2] had just beaten Dennis Taylor, Steve Newbury, Silvino Francisco and Jimmy White to make the semis. Nigel Bond, who was a finalist at the Grand Prix a month earlier,[3] made it to the quarter-finals losing to Davis.
Defending champion Stephen Hendry defeated Steve Davis 16–15 in the final again. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by John Parrott.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £110,000
- Runner-up: £n/a
- Semi-finals: £30,000
- Total: £445,000
Main draw
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Round of 32 Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Fowler |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Fowler |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
 James Wattana |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus |
9 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Silvino Francisco |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
15 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
8 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Wayne Jones |
8 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Jonathan Birch |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
5 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
- 140, 119, 102 John Parrott
- 139, 104 Ian Graham
- 138 James Wattana
- 130, 122, 109, 108, 106, 101, 100 Stephen Hendry
- 130 Tony Knowles
- 130 Willie Thorne
- 126, Gary Wilkinson
- 124, 107 Nigel Bond
- 123, 104, 102 Steve Davis
- 122 Alain Robidoux
- 120 Steve James
- 115, 109, 105 Jonathan Birch
- 110, 101 Alan McManus
- 110 Mick Price
- 109 Mark Rowing
- 108 Gary Natale
- 105 Joe Grech
- 102 Martin Clark
- 101 Doug Mountjoy
- 100 Danny Fowler
References
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Watkins, Janie. "Player Profile: Alan McManus". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 20 January 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "1990 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.