Snooker season 1988/1989

Snooker season 1988/1989
Details
Duration July 1988–May 1989
Tournaments 28
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Wales Doug Mountjoy
Masters Scotland Stephen Hendry
World Championship England Steve Davis

The snooker season 1988/1989 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 1988 and 1989. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–?? 07–??  NZL New Zealand Masters Wellington Scotland Stephen Hendry England Mike Hallett 6–1 [1]
08–03 08–07  HKG Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong England Jimmy White England Neal Foulds 6–3 [1]
08–25 09–11  ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 12–6 [2]
09–?? 09–??  CAN Canadian Professional Championship Minkler Auditorium Toronto Canada Alain Robidoux Canada Jim Wych 8–4 [3]
09–?? 09–??  AUS Australian Professional Championship Rooty Hill Retired Soldiers Club Sydney Australia John Campbell Australia Robby Foldvari 9–7 [3]
09–26 09–29  UAE Dubai Masters Al Nasr Stadium Dubai England Neal Foulds England Steve Davis 5–4 [4]
10–?? 10–??  IRL Fosters Professional RTE Studios Dublin England Mike Hallett Scotland Stephen Hendry 8–5 [5]
10–04 10–09  ENG Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 10–7 [1]
10–10 10–23  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 10–6 [6]
10–26 11–05  CAN WR Canadian Masters Minkler Auditorium Toronto England Jimmy White England Steve Davis 9–4 [7]
11–11 11–27  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Wales Doug Mountjoy Scotland Stephen Hendry 16–12 [8]
12–02 12–10  ENG World Matchplay Brentwood Centre Brentwood England Steve Davis England John Parrott 9–5 [9]
12–?? 12–18  EUR Norwich Union Grand Prix England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 5–4 [1][10]
01–01 01–15  ENG WR Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Wayne Jones 13–11 [11]
01–?? 01–??  WAL Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Terry Griffiths 9–6 [12]
01–?? 01–??  RSA South African Professional Championship Johannesburg South Africa Perrie Mans South Africa Robbie Grace 8–5 [3]
01–22 01–29  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland Stephen Hendry England John Parrott 9–6 [13][14]
01–30 02–11  FRA WR European Open Deauville England John Parrott Wales Terry Griffiths 9–8 [15][16]
02–12 02–18  ENG English Professional Championship Redwood Lodge Bristol England Mike Hallett England John Parrott 9–7 [17][18]
02–?? 02–20  SCO Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh Scotland John Rea Scotland Murdo Macleod 9–7 [18][19]
02–?? 02–??  NIR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 9–7 [20]
02–19 03–05  ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby England Tony Meo England Dean Reynolds 13–6 [21][22]
03–21 03–24  ENG World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth  England  Rest of the World 9–8 [23][24]
03–28 04–02  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 [25]
04–15 05–01  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Steve Davis England John Parrott 18–3 [26]
01–?? 05–14  ENG Matchroom League England Steve Davis England John Parrott [n 2] [27]
09–28 05–23  ENG Continental Airlines London Masters Café Royal London Scotland Stephen Hendry England John Parrott 4–2 [1]
05–?? 05–??  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Darren Morgan Malta Tony Drago 9–2 [28]
WR = World ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

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.[29][30][31]

No. Ch. Name
1 Steady England Steve Davis
2 Steady England Jimmy White
3 Steady England Neal Foulds
4 Rise Scotland Stephen Hendry
5 Rise Wales Terry Griffiths
6 Fall Canada Cliff Thorburn
7 Rise England John Parrott
8 Fall England Tony Knowles
9 Rise England Mike Hallett
10 Fall Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
11 Fall England Joe Johnson
12 Fall South Africa Silvino Francisco
13 Fall England Willie Thorne
14 Rise South Africa Peter Francisco
15 Rise England John Virgo
16 Rise Wales Cliff Wilson

Notes

  1. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  2. ↑ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References

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  2. ↑ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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  5. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Carlsberg Challenge/Carling Challenge/Fosters Professional". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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  7. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
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  12. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archvie. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 20142. Retrieved 3 June 2013. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  17. ↑ Turner, Chris. "English Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  18. 1 2 Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  19. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  20. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  21. ↑ 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.
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  23. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  24. ↑ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  25. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  26. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  27. ↑ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  28. ↑ 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.
  29. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  30. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  31. ↑ 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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