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1990–91 snooker season
Details
DurationAugust 1990 – May 1991
Tournaments27 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
World ChampionshipEngland John Parrott

The 1990–91 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1990 and May 1991. The following table outlines the results for ranking and the invitational events.

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08-22 08-26  HKG NR World Series Challenge Hilton Hotel Hong Kong Thailand James Wattana England Jimmy White 9–3 [1][2]
09-12 09-16  SCO NR Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Terry Griffiths 10–6 [3]
09-?? 09-??  BEL NR Belgian Masters Sporthal Schijnpoort Antwerp England John Parrott England Jimmy White 9–6 [4][5]: 57–58 
09-26 09-28  ENG NR Shoot-Out Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Wales Darren Morgan England Mike Hallett 2–1 [6]
10-08 10-21  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Scotland Stephen Hendry England Nigel Bond 10–5 [7]
10-29 11-03  CHN WR Asian Open GDTV Studios Guangzhou Scotland Stephen Hendry Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–3 [8]
11-05 11-11  UAE WR Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 9–1 [9]
11-?? 11-??  EUR NR Norwich Union Grand Prix Monte Carlo Monte Carlo England John Parrott England Steve Davis 4–2 [10]
11-16 12-02  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 16–15 [11]
12-01 12-06  SCO NR Benson & Hedges Championship Masters Club Glasgow Scotland Alan McManus Thailand James Wattana 9–5 [12]
12-?? 12-??  THA NR King's Cup Channel 9 Auditorium Bangkok Northern Ireland Joe Swail Thailand James Wattana 8–4 [13]
12-06 12-15  ENG NR World Matchplay Brentwood Centre Brentwood England Jimmy White Scotland Stephen Hendry 18–9 [14]
05-16 12-16  GBR NR Centenary Challenge Cafe Royal London Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 19–11 [15][16][17]
12-17 12-22  MON NR European Grand Masters Monte Carlo England Martin Clark Wales Ray Reardon 4–2 [18]
01-01 01-12  ENG WR The Classic Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England Jimmy White Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–4 [19]
01-13 01-26  ENG NR World Masters National Exhibition Centre Birmingham England Jimmy White Malta Tony Drago 10–6 [20][21]
England Mike Hallett
Scotland Stephen Hendry 		Canada Brady Gollan
Canada Jim Wych 		8–5
England Steve Davis
England Allison Fisher 		England Jimmy White
England Caroline Walch 		6–3
02-03 02-10  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland Stephen Hendry England Mike Hallett 9–8 [22][23]
02-10 02-15  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Wales Darren Morgan Wales Mark Bennett 9–3 [24]
02-17 03-02  ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Scotland Stephen Hendry England Gary Wilkinson 10–9 [25][26]
03-11 03-16  NLD WR European Open Imax Centre Rotterdam England Tony Jones England Mark Johnston-Allen 9–7 [27][28]
03-?? 03-??  THA NR Nescafe Extra Challenge Bangkok England Joe Johnson Thailand James Wattana [n 2] [29]
03-21 03-24  CHN NR Kent Cup Yuetan Stadium Beijing Northern Ireland Joe Swail Scotland Marcus Campbell 5–0 [10]
04-02 04-07  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Steve Davis England John Parrott 9–5 [30]
04-20 05-06  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England John Parrott England Jimmy White 18–11 [31]
05-11 05-18  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Neal Foulds England Mike Hallett 9–6 [32]
01-?? 05-??  ENG NR Matchroom League Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis [n 2] [33]
10-?? 05-20  ENG NR London Masters Café Royal London England Steve Davis Scotland Stephen Hendry 4–0 [10]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1990/1991

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.[34][35][36][37]

No. Ch. Name
1 Rise Scotland Stephen Hendry
2 Fall England Steve Davis
3 Fall England John Parrott
4 Steady England Jimmy White
5 Rise Wales Doug Mountjoy
6 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths
7 Fall England Mike Hallett
8 Rise England Dean Reynolds
9 Rise England Steve James
10 Fall Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
11 Fall England Willie Thorne
12 Rise England Martin Clark
13 Rise England Neal Foulds
14 Fall England John Virgo
15 Fall England Tony Meo
16 Rise Canada Alain Robidoux

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ a b No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References

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  1. ^ Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 292. ISBN 0356197476.
  2. ^ "In Brief". The Times. London. 27 August 1990. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via NewsBank.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ^ Terry Smith, ed. (1991). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. ISBN 0720719836.
  6. ^ Turner, Chris. "One Frame Shoot-Out". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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  8. ^ Turner, Chris. "Asian Open, Asian Classic, Hong Kong Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  9. ^ Turner, Chris. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  13. ^ "Round-up: Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 December 1990. p. 31.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Snooker: Hendry cashes in". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 May 1990. p. 19.
  16. ^ "Gold Pot". Daily Mirror. 24 September 1990. p. 29.
  17. ^ "Hendry's success". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 December 1990. p. 20.
  18. ^ "Clark shows no respect for veteran ace Ray". Sandwell Evening Mail. 24 December 1990. p. 59.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  20. ^ "Mita / Sky World Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Birth of the Hurricane". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  29. ^ "Round-up: Snooker". The Daily Telegraph. London. 19 March 1991. p. 36.
  30. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  31. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1990/91 to 2004/05". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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  37. ^ 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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