| Tournament Name: | Kent Cup |
| Venue: | Yuetan Stadium |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Country: | China |
| Organisation: | Pro-Tex Sports Management |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | US$25,000 |
| Winners Share: | US$8,000 |
| Highest Break: | , 79 |
| Score: | 4–1 |
| Previous: | 1989 |
| Next: | 1991 |
The 1990 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held at the Yuetan Stadium in Beijing from 15 to 18 March 1990.[1] Marcus Campbell won the event, defeating Tom Finstad 4–1 in the final. The tournament was promoted by Pro-Tex Sports Management, a Hong Kong company, working with the China Billiards and Snooker Association.[2]
There were four groups of three players, with each group played on a round-robin, and the winner from each group progressing to the semifinals. The group matches were decided on the aggregate score across two . Of the group winners, the losing semi-finalists were Ken Doherty, who was the reigning IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and IBSF World Snooker Championship holder; and the defending champion Sakchai Sim-Ngam, who progressed from a group that included Jon Birch, the 1989 IBSF World championship runner-up. Campbell received US$8,000 prize money as champion, and Finstad received US$4,000. Doherty compiled the highest break of the event, 79.
Prize money was awarded as follows:
Players in bold denote match winners.