1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix

Norwich Union Grand Prix 1988 09 17 1988 12 18 y Beach Plaza Hotel Group stage:Brussels, Paris, Madrid, MilanFinal:Monte Carlo Group stage:Belgium, France, Spain, ItalyFinal:Monaco WPBSA Non-ranking event £150,000Davis is the tops https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19881205/026/0026 subscription Nottingham Evening Post 5 December 1988 26 £50,000Davis in the pink https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000332/19881219/012/0012 subscription Lincolnshire Echo 19 December 1988 12 Steve Davis ENG (136)https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500542752/GDCS?u=slnsw_public&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=07928472 Davis climbs mountain to catch White 19 December 1988 The Times 6 February 2023 28 Gale Primary Sources subscription ENG Steve Davis ENG Jimmy White 5–4 1989 The 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 17 September and 18 December 1988.https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/biztimes19880806-1.1.12 Snooker sets out to sink Europe 12 The Business Times 6 August 1988 6 February 2023Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc2.html#Cont https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160458/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc2.html#Cont dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 13 February 2018 The tournament consisted of four legs featuring four players in each; these legs were played in Brussels, Paris, Madrid and Milan. The winner of these legs went to the semi-finals of the final tournament held at the Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco.Davis can break the bank in Monte Carlo https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19881216/297/0026 subscription Reading Evening Post 16 December 1988 26 Steve Davis won the final tournament beating Jimmy White 5–4 in the final.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 157 Main draw Group Stage 1 Semi-finalsBest of 5 frames FinalBest of 9 frames NIR Dennis Taylor 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 0 ENG Willie Thorne 3 ENG Jimmy White 0 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 ENG Willie Thorne 1 Group Stage 2 Semi-finalsBest of 5 frames FinalBest of 9 frames ENG Steve Davis 3 WAL Terry Griffiths 0 ENG Neal Foulds 3 ENG Tony Meo 0 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG Neal Foulds 3 Group Stage 3 Semi-finalsBest of 5 frames FinalBest of 9 frames ENG Willie Thorne 3 ENG Neal Foulds 1 ENG Jimmy White 3 CAN Cliff Thorburn 1 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Willie Thorne 3 Group Stage 4 Semi-finalsBest of 5 frames FinalBest of 9 frames ENG Steve Davis 3 ENG Tony Meo 1 WAL Terry Griffiths 3 ENG Willie Thorne 0 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Steve Davis 4 Final Semi-finalsBest of 5 frames FinalBest of 9 frames ENG Steve Davis 3 NIR Dennis Taylor 1 ENG Jimmy White 3 WAL Terry Griffiths 1 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG Jimmy White 4 References Category:Norwich Union Grand Prix Norwich Union Grand Prix Norwich Union Grand Prix Norwich Union Grand Prix