| Tournament name | 1990 StormSeal UK Championship |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 November 1990 – 2 December 1990 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| Location | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £445,000 |
| Winners share | £110,000 |
| Highest break | John Parrott (England) (140) |
| Winner | Stephen Hendry (Scotland) |
| Runner up | Steve Davis (England) |
| Score | 16–15 |
| Previous | 1989 |
| Next | 1991 |
The 1990 UK Championship (officially the 1990 StormSeal UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 November and 2 December 1990 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] This was the second and last UK Championship to be sponsored by StormSeal. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 24 November to the final.
Hendry beat 19-year-old fellow Scot Alan McManus in the semi-final by a 9–5 scoreline. McManus, who was in his rookie season,[2] had just beaten Dennis Taylor, Steve Newbury, Silvino Francisco and Jimmy White to make the semis. Nigel Bond, who was a finalist at the Grand Prix a month earlier,[3] made it to the quarter-finals losing to Davis.
Defending champion Stephen Hendry defeated Steve Davis 16–15 in the final. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by John Parrott.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £110,000
- Runner-up: £n/a
- Semi-finals: £30,000
- Total: £445,000
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 1 and 2 December 1990. | ||
| Stephen Hendry | 16–15 | Steve Davis |
| First session: 116–15 (63), 72–59 (Hendry 71, Davis 59), 117–17 (78), 76–7 (55), 91–0 (91), 7–89 (77), 72–27 Second session: 40–64, 88–24, 33–60, 68–74 (Hendry 63), 23–68 (56), 29–95 (59), 70–57 (Davis 50) Third session: 122–0 (122), 46–82 (62), 91–21 (64), 76–20, 41–89 (89), 0–73 (73), 87–0 (87) Fourth session: 30–102 (102), 13–117, 66–12, 24–71 (55), 25–58, 60–15, 1–90 (90), 0–97 (51), 57–49 (57), 98–0 (98) | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 102 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 11 | 50+ breaks | 12 |
Century breaks
- 140, 119, 102 – John Parrott
- 138 – James Wattana
- 130, 122, 109, 108, 106, 101, 100 – Stephen Hendry
- 130 – Tony Knowles
- 130 – Willie Thorne
- 126, – Gary Wilkinson
- 124, 107 – Nigel Bond
- 123, 104, 102 – Steve Davis
- 122 – Alain Robidoux
- 120 – Steve James
- 115, 109, 105 – Jonathan Birch
- 110, 101 – Alan McManus
- 110 – Mick Price
- 109 – Mark Rowing
- 108 – Gary Natale
- 105 – Joe Grech
- 102 – Martin Clark
- 101 – Doug Mountjoy
- 100 – Danny Fowler
References
- ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Watkins, Janie. "Player Profile: Alan McManus". Global Snooker Centre. Archived 20 January 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived 24 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "1990 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.