World Matchplay (snooker)

World Matchplay

Tournament information
Venue	The Dome
Location	Doncaster
Country	England
Established	1988
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	1992
Final champion(s)	James Wattana

The World Matchplay professional non-ranking snooker tournament was established in 1988 and last held in 1992.

History

In 1988 Barry Hearn created an invitational tournament, called the World Matchplay, for the provisional top 12 players, and it ran for five years. The event was held at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood between 1988 and 1990, before moving to the The Dome, Doncaster, for the last two years. The 1988 event was the first snooker tournament to offer a top prize of £100,000.^[1]

It was sponsored by Everest in 1988 and 1989, and Coalite from 1990–1992. It was televised between 1988 and 1992 by ITV as a replacement for the World Doubles Championship.^[1]

Winners

^[1]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
World Matchplay
1988	Steve Davis	John Parrott	9–5	1988/89
1989	Jimmy White	John Parrott	18–9	1989/90
1990	Jimmy White	Stephen Hendry	18–9	1990/91
1991	Gary Wilkinson	Steve Davis	18–11	1991/92
1992	James Wattana	Steve Davis	9–4	1992/93

References

1. Turner, Chris. "World Matchplay". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.