1990 Matchroom League
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 January – 20 May 1990 |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £220,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £70,000[1] |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (ENG) (142)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | Round-Robin |
← 1989 1991 → | |
The 1990 Stormseal Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 25 January to 20 May 1990.[2]
Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- 3rd place: £25,000
- 4th place: £20,000
- 5th Place: £17,000
- 6th Place: £15,000
- 7th Place: £13,000
- 8th Place: £11,000
- 9th Place: £9,000
- 10th Place: £5,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £220,000
League phase
| Ranking | DAV |
HEN |
THO |
 MOU |
 TAY |
WHI |
FOU |
MEO |
PAR |
 THO |
Frame W-L |
Match W-D-L |
Pld-Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Davis | x | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 44–28 | 6–2–1 | 9–20 |
| Runner-up | Stephen Hendry | 6 | x | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 41–31 | 5–1–3 | 9–16 |
| 3 | Willie Thorne | 1 | 3 | x | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 38–34 | 4–3–2 | 9–15 |
| 4 | Doug Mountjoy | 3 | 3 | 4 | x | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 37–35 | 4–2–3 | 9–14 |
| 5 | Dennis Taylor | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | x | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 34–38 | 3–3–3 | 9–12 |
| 6 | Neal Foulds | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | x | 3 | 7 | 5 | 37–35 | 3–1–5 | 9–10 |
| 6 | Jimmy White | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | x | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 32–40 | 2–4–3 | 9–10 |
| 8 | Tony Meo | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | x | 2 | 5 | 31–41 | 3–1–5 | 9–10 |
| 9 | Cliff Thorburn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | x | 33–39 | 3–0–6 | 9–9 |
| 10 | John Parrott | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | x | 3 | 33–39 | 2–3–4 | 9–9 |
If points were level then match wins, followed by most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.
- 25 January – The Hawth, Crawley
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Willie Thorne
- 27 January – Medway Arts Centre, Chatham
- Neal Foulds 5–3 Cliff Thorburn
- Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Tony Meo[7]
- 28 January – St David's Hall, Cardiff
- Tony Meo 5–3 Neal Foulds
- Steve Davis 7–1 Willie Thorne
- 2 February – Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
- Dennis Taylor 4–4 Stephen Hendry
- 3 February – Gateshead Lesuire Centre, Gateshead
- Dennis Taylor 6–2 Tony Meo
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Cliff Thorburn
- 14 February – Central Hall, York
- Jimmy White 4–4 Willie Thorne
- 15 February – Town Hall, St Helens
- Cliff Thorburn 5–3 John Parrott
- 17 February – Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen
- Neal Foulds 7–1 John Parrott
- Jimmy White 4–4 Steve Davis
- 23 March – The Dome, Morecambe
- Willie Thorne 6–2 Tony Meo
- 25 March – Sands Centre, Carlisle
- Doug Mountjoy 4–4 Willie Thorne
- Jimmy White 5–3 John Parrott
- 5 April – Thornaby Pavilion, Thornaby-on-Tees
- Steve Davis 6–2 Cliff Thorburn
- 6 April – Parr Hall, Warrington
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Neal Foulds
- 7 April – Metrodome Leisure Complex, Barnsley
- Neal Foulds 8–0 Dennis Taylor
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Doug Mountjoy
- 8 April – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
- Willie Thorne 6–2 Cliff Thorburn
- Dennis Taylor 4–4 John Parrott
- 2 May – The Bowl, Redcar
- Steve Davis 5–3 Doug Mountjoy
- 3 May – Northgate Arena Leisure Centre, Chester
- Steve Davis 5–3 Neal Foulds
- 4 May – Castle Leisure Centre, Bury
- John Parrott 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- 5 May – The Dome, Doncaster
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Neal Foulds
- Steve Davis 5–3 Tony Meo
- 6 May – Fairfield Halls, Croydon
- Tony Meo 5–3 Cliff Thorburn
- Steve Davis 4–4 John Parrott
- 7 May – New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Willie Thorne 4–4 John Parrott
- Cliff Thorburn 7–1 Jimmy White
- 8 May – Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University, Swansea
- Doug Mountjoy 4–4 Dennis Taylor
- 10 May – Walsall Council House, Walsall
- Jimmy White 4–4 Neal Foulds
- 11 May – Queensway Hall, Dunstable
- Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Jimmy White
- 12 May – Meadowside Centre, Burton upon Trent
- Doug Mountjoy 6–2 Neal Foulds
- Tony Meo 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- 13 May – Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate
- Doug Mountjoy 5–3 John Parrott
- Steve Davis 6–2 Dennis Taylor
- 14 May – Oldham Sports Centre, Oldham
- Jimmy White 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- 16 May – The Floral Hall, Southport
- Dennis Taylor 6–2 Jimmy White
- 17 May – Burnley Mechanics Theatre, Burnley
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Dennis Taylor
- 18 May – Stoke Rochford Hall, near Grantham
- Dennis Taylor 5–3 Cliff Thorburn
- 19 May – Watford Town Hall, Watford
- Cliff Thorburn 6–2 Doug Mountjoy
- Tony Meo 4–4 Jimmy White
- 20 May – Brentwood International Centre, Brentwood
- John Parrott 6–2 Tony Meo
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Steve Davis
References
- ^ a b c d Terry Smith, ed. (1990). "Stormseal Matchroom League". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 92. ISBN 0720719550.
- ^ "Matchroom fixtures". Chatham News. 26 January 1990. pp. 68–69.
- ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 159. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- ^ "Davis wins Matchroom league again". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1990. p. 25.
- ^ "Hendry beats Davis to take second place". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1990. p. 8.
- ^ "Hendry sets the early pace". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. March 1990. p. 15.