1990 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–29 April 1990 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £620,000 |
| Winner's share | £120,000 |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White |
| Score | 18–12 |
← 1989 1991 → | |
The 1990 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 1990 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 29 April 1990 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
The final was contested by Stephen Hendry and Jimmy White. Hendry led 9–7 after the first day's play and won the first four frames of the second day to lead 13–7, before White reduced the gap to four frames. At 16–12 Hendry compiled breaks of 81 and 71 to win the match 18–12,[1] to win his first world title.[2] In so doing, Hendry became the youngest ever world champion at the age of 21 years and 106 days.[3] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
Contents
1 Tournament summary
2 Prize fund
3 Main draw
4 Century breaks
5 References
Tournament summary
- In beating John Parrott at the semi-final stage, Hendry replaced Steve Davis as snooker's world number 1.[4]
- For the first time since 1982, Davis failed to reach the final,[2] losing 14–16 to Jimmy White in the semi-final. It was the first time White had beaten Davis at the Crucible after Davis beat White in four previous encounters.[5]
- 1982 champion Alex Higgins returned to the Crucible after missing out the previous year.[6] He lost 5–10 to Steve James in the first round.[5] After the match, Higgins punched an official in the stomach at the post-match press conference;[7][8] this, alongside a threat to have Dennis Taylor shot at the 1990 World Cup a month earlier, led to Higgins being banned for the entire 1990/1991 season.[7]
- In the first round match between James and Higgins, James was a awarded a free ball in a frame before any reds had been potted. In taking a baulk colour as an extra red and compiling a total clearance of 135 the break became the only 16-red clearance at the Crucible.[9][10][11]
- For the only time since seeding began, the four semi-finalists were also the top four seeds.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
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Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[5][12][13][14]
First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 19 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 31 frames | |||||||||||
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| 13 April | | | | | | | ||||||||
| Steve Davis (1) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton | 1 | | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (1) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 13 & 14 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Steve James (16) | 7 | | |||||||||||
| Steve James (16) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins | 5 | | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (1) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 14 & 15 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Neal Foulds | 8 | | |||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (9) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago | 4 | | ||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (9) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 15 & 15 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Neal Foulds | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds | 10 | | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (1) | 14 | |||||||||||||
| 15 & 16 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White (4) | 16 | ||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths (5) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 20, 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Nigel Gilbert | 4 | | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (5) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Tony Knowles (12) | 6 | | |||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (12) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Chappel | 4 | | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (5) | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| John Virgo (13) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilkinson | 6 | | ||||||||||||
| John Virgo (13) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Jimmy White (4) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Jimmy White (4) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Fowler | 4 | | ||||||||||||
| 17 & 18 April | | | | | | | ||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (3) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
 Alain Robidoux | 7 | | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Tony Meo (14) | 7 | | |||||||||||
| Tony Meo (14) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne Jones | 8 | | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 16 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Darren Morgan | 6 | | |||||||||||
| Joe Johnson (11) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 20, 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 10 | | ||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 15 & 16 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Mike Hallett (6) | 8 | | |||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (6) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Newbury | 9 | | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (3) | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 14 & 15 April | ||||||||||||||
| | John Parrott (2) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (7) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson | 6 | | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (7) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 14 & 15 April | ||||||||||||||
| | Doug Mountjoy (10) | 12 | | |||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (10) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| Brady Gollan | 8 | | ||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (7) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 13 & 14 April | ||||||||||||||
| | John Parrott (2) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds (15) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 18, 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
 Peter Francisco | 7 | | ||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds (15) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 13 April | ||||||||||||||
| | John Parrott (2) | 13 | | |||||||||||
| John Parrott (2) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Bennett | 9 | | ||||||||||||
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 28 and 29 April 1990. Referee: Len Ganley[15] | ||
Jimmy White (4) England | 12–18 | Stephen Hendry (3) Scotland |
78–37, 13–73, 85–48, 49–71, 14–79, 27–60, 86–0, 27–87, 75–64, 68–57, 46–77, 4–99, 63–52, 0–88, 76–1, 1–108, 0–100, 5–104, 4–73, 0–81, 87–50, 75–17, 63–72, 109–0, 6–97, 127–0, 0–124, 69–43, 27–90, 1–101 | Century breaks: 2 (Hendry) Highest break by White: 87 | 78–37, 13–73, 85–48, 49–71, 14–79, 27–60, 86–0, 27–87, 75–64, 68–57, 46–77, 4–99, 63–52, 0–88, 76–1, 1–108, 0–100, 5–104, 4–73, 0–81, 87–50, 75–17, 63–72, 109–0, 6–97, 127–0, 0–124, 69–43, 27–90, 1–101 |
| Stephen Hendry won the 1990 Embassy World Snooker Championship | ||
Century breaks
There were 18 century breaks in the championship. The highest break was 140 made by John Parrott.[16][17][18]
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