1989 UK Championship (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25 November–3 December 1989 |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £420,000 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break |
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Final | |
Champion |
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Runner-up |
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Score | 16–12 |
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The 1989 StormSeal UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 November and 3 December 1989 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The televised stages were shown live on BBC. StormSeal became the new sponsor of the UK Championship. The highest break of the tournament was 138 made by Steve Davis.
Defending champion Doug Mountjoy lost in the last 64 against rookie player Joe O'Boye. While the 1988 runner-up Stephen Hendry won his first of five UK titles by defeating six times winner Steve Davis 16–12 and it took him on course for the world number on spot in the rankings.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £48,000
- Semi-final: £N/A
- Quarter-final: £12,000
- Highest break: £8,000
- Total: £420,000
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Len Ganley The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 2 and 3 December 1989. | ||
Stephen Hendry ![]() |
16–12 | Steve Davis ![]() |
First session: 71–52, 75–1, 95–20 (54), 67–50 (Davis 50), 24–73, 18–71 (60), 41–65 Second session: 89–30 (55), 117–6 (88), 89–19 (64), 2–96 (59), 41–69, 105–0 (75), 92–13 (91) Third session: 87–39, 17–75 (62), 37–95, 58–61, 77–33 (77), 29-80 Fourth session: 14–62, 123–13 (123), 112–10 (112), 70–16, 0–138 (138), 40–94, 97–22, 94–5 (66) | ||
123 | Highest break | 138 |
2 | Century breaks | 1 |
10 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
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References
- ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ "1989 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
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