1990 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1990 April 2022 http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1990/02 Triggered by \bcuetracker\.net\b on the local blacklist Cyberbot II false 1990 Benson & Hedges Masters 1990 02 4 1990 02 11 y Wembley Conference Centre London England WPBSA Non-ranking event £275,000 £70,000 Stephen Hendry SCO (111) Steve Davis ENG (111) Stephen Hendry SCO John Parrott ENG 9–4 1989 1991 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. 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 in the final. Hendry attempted a maximum break in the 12th 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 Match1990 Masters Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=82 Snooker Database 5 May 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103126/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=82 deadThe Masters http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 8 August 2012 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 180 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 8 Dennis Taylor NIR 4 9 Willie Thorne ENG 5 5 Terry Griffiths WAL 4 12 Tony Knowles ENG 5 4 Jimmy White ENG 5 13 John Virgo ENG 3 3 John Parrott ENG 5 14 Tony Meo ENG 3 6 Mike Hallett ENG 4 11 Joe Johnson ENG 5 7 Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 10 Doug Mountjoy WAL 5 2 Steve Davis ENG 5 James Wattana THA 2 1 SCO Stephen Hendry 5 9 ENG Willie Thorne 1 12 ENG Tony Knowles 3 4 ENG Jimmy White 5 3 ENG John Parrott 5 11 ENG Joe Johnson 3 10 WAL Doug Mountjoy 0 2 ENG Steve Davis 5 1 SCO Stephen Hendry 6 4 ENG Jimmy White 4 3 ENG John Parrott 6 2 ENG Steve Davis 2 1 SCO Stephen Hendry 9 3 ENG John Parrott 4 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan ChamberlainWembley Conference Centre, London, England, 11 February 1990. Stephen Hendry 9–4 John Parrott 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: 31990 Masters http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1990/02 CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database 19 January 2015 111 Stephen Hendry 111 Steve Davis 103 Jimmy White References Category:Masters (snooker) Category:Wembley Category:Sport in the London Borough of Brent Masters Snooker Masters Snooker Masters (snooker)