1990 Masters (snooker)

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.

1990 Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates4–11 February 1990 (1990-02-04 – 1990-02-11)
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£275,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (111)
 Steve Davis (ENG) (111)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up John Parrott (ENG)
Score9–4
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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 the final. Hendry attempted a maximum break in the 11th 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
Match[1][2] Date Score
WC1 Monday 5 February  Dean Reynolds (ENG) (15) 4–5  James Wattana (THA)
WC2 Sunday 4 February  Steve James (ENG) (16) 5–2  Alex Higgins (NIR)

Main draw

[1][2]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
            
1  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 5
16  Steve James (ENG) 2
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
9 England Willie Thorne 1
8  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 4
9  Willie Thorne (ENG) 5
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
4 England Jimmy White 4
5  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 4
12  Tony Knowles (ENG) 5
12 England Tony Knowles 3
4 England Jimmy White 5
4  Jimmy White (ENG) 5
13  John Virgo (ENG) 3
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
3 England John Parrott 4
3  John Parrott (ENG) 5
14  Tony Meo (ENG) 3
3 England John Parrott 5
11 England Joe Johnson 3
6  Mike Hallett (ENG) 4
11  Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
3 England John Parrott 6
2 England Steve Davis 2
7  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 4
10  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5
10 Wales Doug Mountjoy 0
2 England Steve Davis 5
2  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 James Wattana (THA) 2

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 11 February 1990.
Stephen Hendry
 Scotland		 9–4 John Parrott
 England
First session: 79–42 (69), 70–18, 84–23 (69), 40–90 (85), 63–64, 43–75 (68), 77–0, 81–30, 20–75, 65–30 (51), 68–38, 97–0 (97), 56–46
97 Highest break 85
0 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

Total: 3[3]

References
  1. "1990 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "1990 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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