1990 Kent Cup

The 1990 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held at the Yuetan Stadium in Beijing from 15 to 18 March 1990.[1] Marcus Campbell won the event, defeating Tom Finstad 4–1 in the final. The tournament was promoted by Pro-Tex Sports Management, a Hong Kong company, working with the China Billiards and Snooker Association.[2]

Kent Cup
Tournament information
Dates15–18 March 1990 (1990-03-15 – 1990-03-18)
VenueYuetan Stadium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationPro-Tex Sports Management
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fundUS$25,000[1]
Winner's shareUS$8,000
Highest break Ken Doherty (IRE), 79
Final
Champion Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Runner-up Tom Finstad (CAN)
Score4–1
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There were four groups of three players, with each group played on a round-robin, and the winner from each group progressing to the semifinals. The group matches were decided on the aggregate score across two frames. Of the group winners, the losing semi-finalists were Ken Doherty, who was the reigning IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and IBSF World Snooker Championship holder; and the defending champion Sakchai Sim-Ngam, who progressed from a group that included Jon Birch, the 1989 IBSF World championship runner-up. Campbell received US$8,000 prize money as champion, and Finstad received US$4,000. Doherty compiled the highest break of the event, 79.[2]

Prize fund

Prize money was awarded as follows:[2]

  • Winner: US$8,000
  • Runner-up: US$4,000
  • Semi-finalists: US$2,400
  • Group runner-up: US$1,200
  • Group third place: US$600
  • Highest break: US$1,000

Main draw

Players in bold denote match winners.[2]

Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 7 frames
      
 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 3
 Ken Doherty (IRE) 2
 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 4
 Tom Finstad (CAN) 1
 Tom Finstad (CAN) 3
 Sakchai Sim-Ngam (THA) 1

References
  1. "World champion Doherty tops bill for Beijing: SNOOKER". South China Morning Post. 3 February 1990. p. 14.
  2. "Campbell wins on China T.V.". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1990. p. 24.
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