1990 UK Championship
The 1990 UK Championship (also known as the 1990 StormSeal UK Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 November and 2 December 1990 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] This was the second and last UK Championship to be sponsored by StormSeal. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 24 November to the final.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 November – 2 December 1990 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £445,000 |
| Winner's share | £110,000 |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Score | 16–15 |
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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. 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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Final
| Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 1 and 2 December 1990. | ||
| Stephen Hendry Scotland |
16–15 | Steve Davis England |
| First session: 116–15 (63), 72–59 (Hendry 71, Davis 59), 117–17 (78), 76–7 (55), 91–0 (91), 7–89 (77), 72–27 Second session: 40–64, 88–24, 33–60, 68–74 (Hendry 63), 23–68 (56), 29–95 (59), 70–57 (Davis 50) Third session: 122–0 (122), 46–82 (62), 91–21 (64), 76–20, 41–89 (89), 0–73 (73), 87–0 (87) Fourth session: 30–102 (102), 13–117, 66–12, 24–71 (55), 25–58, 60–15, 1–90 (90), 0–97 (51), 57–49 (57), 98–0 (98) | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 102 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 11 | 50+ breaks | 12 |
Century breaks
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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.
- "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- "1990 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.