1989 World Matchplay (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–16 December 1989 |
| Venue | International Centre |
| City | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break | Scotland Stephen Hendry 129 |
| Final | |
| Champion | England Jimmy White |
| Runner-up | England John Parrott |
| Score | 18–9 |
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The 1989 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in 7 to 16 December 1989 in Brentwood, England with ITV showing television coverage from 9 December.[1] The matches had now been expanded to 17 frame matches up to the semi-final and the final, a 35 frame, four session match as in the World Championship and Jimmy White won the event, defeating John Parrott 18–9 in the final.[2] Stephen Hendry got the highest break of the championship with 129. He received £10,000 in prize money.
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 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Steve Davis | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Tony Meo | 7 | England Dean Reynolds | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Dean Reynolds | 9 | England Dean Reynolds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Jimmy White | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Jimmy White | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 9 | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Willie Thorne | 2 | England Jimmy White | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| England John Parrott | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland Stephen Hendry | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wales Terry Griffiths | 9 | Wales Terry Griffiths | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn | 5 | Scotland Stephen Hendry | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| England John Parrott | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England John Parrott | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 9 | Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| England Mike Hallett | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ↑ "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. 158.