1988–89 snooker season explained

Duration:July 1988 – May 1989
Tournaments:29 (8 ranking events)
Uk: Doug Mountjoy
Masters: Stephen Hendry
Worldchamps: Steve Davis
Previous:1987–88
Next:1989–90

The 1988–89 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1988 and May 1989. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.__TOC__

Calendar

Date[1] Rankwidth=235 Tournament namewidth=180 Venuewidth=90 Citywidth=160Winnerwidth=160Runner-upwidth=40Scorewidth=20Reference
05-2205-26 New ZealandNRNew Zealand MastersNew Zealand ParliamentWellington Stephen Hendry Mike Hallett6–1[2]
07-1807-24NRSydney John Campbell Robby Foldvari9–7
08-0308-07 Hong KongNRHong Kong MastersQueen Elizabeth StadiumHong Kong Jimmy White Neal Foulds6–3
08-2509-11WRInternational OpenTrentham GardensStoke-on-Trent Steve Davis Jimmy White12–6[3]
09-??09-??NRCanadian Professional ChampionshipMinkler AuditoriumToronto Alain Robidoux Jim Wych8–4[4]
NRDubai MastersAl Nasr StadiumDubai Neal Foulds Steve Davis5–4[5]
10-0310-05 IrelandNRFosters ProfessionalRTÉ StudiosDublin Mike Hallett Stephen Hendry8–5[6]
10-0410-09NRMatchroom Professional ChampionshipCliffs Pavilion Steve Davis Dennis Taylor10–7
10-1010-23WRGrand PrixHexagon TheatreReading Steve Davis Alex Higgins10–6[7]
10-2611-05 CanadaWRCanadian MastersMinkler AuditoriumToronto Jimmy White Steve Davis9–4[8]
11-1111-27WRUK ChampionshipGuild HallPreston Doug Mountjoy Stephen Hendry[9]
12-0212-10NRWorld MatchplayBrentwood CentreBrentwood Steve Davis John Parrott9–5[10]
09-1712-18NRNorwich Union Grand Prix Steve Davis Jimmy White5–4[11]
01-0101-15WRThe ClassicNorbreck Castle HotelBlackpool Doug Mountjoy Wayne Jones13–11[12]
01-??01-??NRSouth African Professional ChampionshipJohannesburg Perrie Mans Robbie Grace8–5
01-2201-29NRThe MastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Stephen Hendry John Parrott9–6[13] [14]
01-3002-11 FranceWREuropean OpenCasino de DeauvilleDeauville John Parrott Terry Griffiths9–8[15] [16]
02-1402-17NRIrish Professional ChampionshipAntrim ForumAntrim Alex Higgins Jack McLaughlin9–7[17]
02-1202-18NREnglish Professional ChampionshipRedwood LodgeBristol Mike Hallett John Parrott9–7[18] [19]
02-1302-18NRWelsh Professional ChampionshipNewport CentreNewport Doug Mountjoy Terry Griffiths9–6[20]
02-0102-19NRScottish Professional ChampionshipMarco's Leisure CentreEdinburgh John Rea Murdo MacLeod9–7[21]
02-1903-05WRBritish OpenAssembly RoomsDerby Tony Meo Dean Reynolds13–6[22] [23]
03-2103-24TEWorld CupBournemouth9–8[24] [25]
03-2804-02 IrelandNRIrish MastersGoff'sKill Alex Higgins Stephen Hendry9–8[26]
04-2004-23NR Kent CupBeijing Indoor StadiumBeijing Sakchai Sim-Ngam Franky Chan4–1[27]
04-1505-01WRCrucible TheatreSheffield Steve Davis John Parrott18–3[28]
05-0605-13NRPontins ProfessionalPontinsPrestatyn Darren Morgan Tony Drago9–2[29]
01-1705-14NRMatchroom League Steve Davis John Parrott[30] [31]
09-2805-23NRLondon MastersCafé RoyalLondon Stephen Hendry John Parrott4–2
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

See main article: article.

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.[32] [33] [34]

No.Ch.width=165 Name
1 Steve Davis
2 Jimmy White
3 Neal Foulds
4 Stephen Hendry
5 Terry Griffiths
6 Cliff Thorburn
7 John Parrott
8 Tony Knowles
9 Mike Hallett
10 Dennis Taylor
11 Joe Johnson
12 Silvino Francisco
13 Willie Thorne
14 Peter Francisco
15 John Virgo
16 Cliff Wilson

Notes and References

  1. Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160458/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc2.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 22 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Turner. Chris. International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155037/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other National Professional Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Turner. Chris. Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155224/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mideast.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 10 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Turner. Chris. Carlsberg Challenge/Carling Challenge/Fosters Professional. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107151601/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/carlsberg.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 23 May 2013.
  7. Web site: Turner. Chris. Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155938/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/GP.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 10 July 2012.
  8. Web site: Turner. Chris. Canadian Open, Canadian Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  9. Web site: Turner . Chris . UK Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html. 16 February 2012 . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . 1 March 2011.
  10. Web site: Turner. Chris. World Matchplay. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200020/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/matchplay.html. 28 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 14 March 2011.
  11. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 155.
  12. Web site: Turner. Chris. Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155206/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/classic.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 24 October 2012.
  13. Web site: Turner. Chris. The Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160419/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 10 July 2012.
  14. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title. Eurosport UK. 3 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140116141449/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27012010/58/week-jan-24-30-hunter-first-ranking-title.html. live. 16 January 2014.
  15. Web site: Turner. Chris. Major European Tournaments. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155305/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Euro.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 November 2011.
  16. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: White becomes Brown. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918231307/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08022010/58/week-white-becomes-brown.html. 18 September 2012. live.
  17. Web site: Turner. Chris. Irish Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155813/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishpro.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  18. Web site: Turner. Chris. English Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200952/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/engpro.html. 28 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  19. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title. Eurosport UK. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305133133/http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html. 5 March 2014. dead.
  20. Web site: Turner. Chris. Welsh Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155654/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 12 October 2011.
  21. Web site: Turner. Chris. Scottish Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155046/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotpro.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  22. Web site: Turner. Chris. British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155129/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/brit.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 12 October 2011.
  23. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind. Eurosport UK. 24 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807055737/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/01032010/58/week-british-success-whirlwind.html. 7 August 2011. live.
  24. Web site: Turner. Chris. World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154912/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/team.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 3 April 2011.
  25. Web site: On this Week: Irish hat-trick success. Eurosport UK. 2 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920080152/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22032010/58/week-irish-hat-trick-success.html. live. 20 September 2012.
  26. Web site: Turner. Chris. Irish Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155735/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishmast.html. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 18 November 2010.
  27. News: Off-colour Chan fails to overcome Thai jinx: SNOOKER . South China Morning Post . 24 April 1989 . 30.
  28. Web site: Turner . Chris . World Professional Championship . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html. 16 April 2013 . 2 May 2011.
  29. Web site: Turner. Chris. Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html. 28 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 6 February 2013.
  30. No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.
  31. Web site: Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154905/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/league.html. 16 February 2012 . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  32. Web site: Turner. Chris. Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90. https://web.archive.org/web/20120608214119/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank1.html. 8 June 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 24 October 2011.
  33. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 6 February 2011.
  34. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.

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