1990–91 snooker season

1990–91 snooker seasonDetails

Duration| August 1990 – May 1991
Tournaments| 27 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship|  Stephen Hendry
Masters|  Stephen Hendry
World Championship|  John Parrott

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1991–92 ->

The 1990–91 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1990 and May 1991. The following table outlines the results for ranking and the invitational events.

## Calendar

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Date[n 1] |  | Rank  | Tournament name  | Venue  | City  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score  | Reference

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08-22  | 08-26  |  HKG | NR  | World Series Challenge | Hilton Hotel | Hong Kong |  James Wattana |  Jimmy White | 9–3  | [1][2]
09-12  | 09-16  |  SCO | NR  | Scottish Masters | Civic Centre | Motherwell |  Stephen Hendry |  Terry Griffiths | 10–6  | [3]
09-??  | 09-??  |  BEL | NR  | Belgian Masters | Sporthal Schijnpoort  | Antwerp |  John Parrott |  Jimmy White | 9–6  | [4][5]: 57–58
09-26 | 09-28 |  ENG | NR  | Shoot-Out | Trentham Gardens | Stoke-on-Trent |  Darren Morgan |  Mike Hallett | 2–1  | [6]
10-08  | 10-21  |  ENG | WR  | Grand Prix | Hexagon Theatre | Reading |  Stephen Hendry |  Nigel Bond | 10–5  | [7]
10-29  | 11-03  |  CHN | WR  | Asian Open | GDTV Studios | Guangzhou |  Stephen Hendry |  Dennis Taylor | 9–3  | [8]
11-05  | 11-11  |  UAE | WR  | Dubai Classic | Al Nasr Stadium | Dubai |  Stephen Hendry |  Steve Davis | 9–1  | [9]
11-??  | 11-??  |  EUR | NR  | Norwich Union Grand Prix | Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo |  John Parrott |  Steve Davis | 4–2  | [10]
11-16  | 12-02  |  ENG | WR  | UK Championship | Guild Hall | Preston |  Stephen Hendry |  Steve Davis | 16–15 | [11]
12-01  | 12-06  |  SCO | NR  | Benson & Hedges Championship | Masters Club | Glasgow |  Alan McManus |  James Wattana | 9–5  | [12]
12-??  | 12-??  |  THA | NR  | King's Cup | Channel 9 Auditorium | Bangkok |  Joe Swail |  James Wattana | 8–4  | [13]
12-06  | 12-15  |  ENG | NR  | World Matchplay | Brentwood Centre | Brentwood |  Jimmy White |  Stephen Hendry | 18–9  | [14]
05-16  | 12-16  |  GBR | NR  | Centenary Challenge | Cafe Royal | London |  Stephen Hendry |  Steve Davis | 19–11  | [15][16][17]
12-17  | 12-22  |  MON | NR  | European Grand Masters |  | Monte Carlo |  Martin Clark |  Ray Reardon | 4–2  | [18]
01-01  | 01-12  |  ENG | WR  | The Classic | Bournemouth International Centre | Bournemouth |  Jimmy White |  Stephen Hendry | 10–4  | [19]
01-13  | 01-26  |  ENG | NR  | World Masters | National Exhibition Centre | Birmingham |  Jimmy White |  Tony Drago | 10–6  | [20][21]
Mike Hallett
Stephen Hendry |  Brady Gollan
Jim Wych | 8–5
Steve Davis
Allison Fisher |  Jimmy White
Caroline Walch | 6–3
02-03  | 02-10  |  ENG | NR  | The Masters | Wembley Conference Centre | London |  Stephen Hendry |  Mike Hallett | 9–8  | [22][23]
02-10  | 02-15  |  WAL | NR  | Welsh Professional Championship | Newport Centre | Newport |  Darren Morgan |  Mark Bennett | 9–3  | [24]
02-17  | 03-02  |  ENG | WR  | British Open | Assembly Rooms | Derby |  Stephen Hendry |  Gary Wilkinson | 10–9  | [25][26]
03-11  | 03-16  |  NLD | WR  | European Open | Imax Centre | Rotterdam |  Tony Jones |  Mark Johnston-Allen | 9–7  | [27][28]
03-??  | 03-??  |  THA | NR  | Nescafe Extra Challenge |  | Bangkok |  Joe Johnson |  James Wattana | [n 2] | [29]
03-21  | 03-24  |  CHN | NR  | Kent Cup | Yuetan Stadium | Beijing |  Joe Swail |  Marcus Campbell | 5–0  | [10]
04-02  | 04-07  |  IRL | NR  | Irish Masters | Goff's | Kill |  Steve Davis |  John Parrott | 9–5  | [30]
04-20  | 05-06  |  ENG | WR  | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield |  John Parrott |  Jimmy White | 18–11  | [31]
05-11  | 05-18  |  WAL | NR  | Pontins Professional | Pontins | Prestatyn |  Neal Foulds |  Mike Hallett | 9–6  | [32]
01-??  | 05-??  |  ENG | NR  | Matchroom League |  |  |  Stephen Hendry |  Steve Davis | [n 2] | [33]
10-??  | 05-20  |  ENG | NR  | London Masters | Café Royal | London |  Steve Davis |  Stephen Hendry | 4–0  | [10]
WR = World ranking event

NR = Non-ranking event

## Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1990/1991

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[34][35][36][37]

No.  | Ch.  | Name

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1  |  |  Stephen Hendry
2  |  |  Steve Davis
3  |  |  John Parrott
4  |  |  Jimmy White
5  |  |  Doug Mountjoy
6  |  |  Terry Griffiths
7  |  |  Mike Hallett
8  |  |  Dean Reynolds
9  |  |  Steve James
10  |  |  Dennis Taylor
11  |  |  Willie Thorne
12  |  |  Martin Clark
13  |  |  Neal Foulds
14  |  |  John Virgo
15  |  |  Tony Meo
16  |  |  Alain Robidoux

## Notes

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1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
2. ^ a b No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

## References

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1. ^ Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 292\. ISBN 0356197476.
2. ^ "In Brief". The Times. London. 27 August 1990. Retrieved 24 April 2020 - via NewsBank.
3. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
5. ^ Terry Smith, ed. (1991). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. ISBN 0720719836.
6. ^ Turner, Chris. "One Frame Shoot-Out". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
7. ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
8. ^ Turner, Chris. "Asian Open, Asian Classic, Hong Kong Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
9. ^ Turner, Chris. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
10. ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
11. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
12. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
13. ^ "Round-up: Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 December 1990. p. 31.
14. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Matchplay". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
15. ^ "Snooker: Hendry cashes in". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 May 1990. p. 19.
16. ^ "Gold Pot". Daily Mirror. 24 September 1990. p. 29.
17. ^ "Hendry's success". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 December 1990. p. 20.
18. ^ "Clark shows no respect for veteran ace Ray". Sandwell Evening Mail. 24 December 1990. p. 59.
19. ^ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
20. ^ "Mita / Sky World Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
21. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
22. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
23. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
24. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
25. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
27. ^ Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
28. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
29. ^ "Round-up: Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 March 1991. p. 36.
30. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
31. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
32. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
33. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
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37. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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