1989 Pontins Professional Explained

Tournament Name:1989 Pontins Professional
Venue:Pontin's
Location:Prestatyn
Country:Wales
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Non-Ranking event
Winners Share:£3,500[1]
Winner: Darren Morgan
Runner Up: Tony Drago
Score:9–2
Previous:1988
Next:1990

The 1989 Pontins Professional was the sixteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 6 and 13 May 1989 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[2] [3]

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 11 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.

Darren Morgan won the event for the first time, beating Tony Drago 9–2 in the final.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Morgan stuns Drago. subscription. South Wales Echo. 11 May 1989. 48.
  2. News: Breakaway to a holiday that snookers the rest. subscription. Sunday Mirror. 16 April 1989. 2.
  3. Web site: Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html. dead. 28 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 18 November 2017.
  4. Web site: 1989 Pontins Professional Results. Snooker Database. 18 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033207/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=638. dead.