1990 Classic (snooker)

The 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic was the eleventh edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 2–13 January 1990 with ITV coverage beginning on the 6th. The tournament was played at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire. The semi-finals have been reduced to one session each of best of 11 frames and the final with two session with a best of 19 final. Steve James won his only ranking title beating Warren King of Australia 10–6 in a tournament of upsets which only 4 of the top 16 reaching their seeding places. == Main draw == == Final == == Century breaks == (Including qualifying rounds) 141, 104, 101 – Steve James 126, 109 – Tony Drago 121 – Tommy Murphy 119 – Dennis Taylor 117 – Brian Morgan 116 – John Virgo 113 – Peter Francisco 111 – Martin Clark 106 – Steve Newbury 105 – Wayne Jones 102 – Cliff Thorburn 102 – Jim Wych 100 – Dene O'Kane == References ==