1988–89 snooker season

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.

1988–89 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1988 – May 1989
Tournaments28
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Doug Mountjoy
Masters Stephen Hendry
World Championship Steve Davis

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–?? 07–??  NZL NR New Zealand Masters New Zealand Parliament Wellington Stephen Hendry Mike Hallett 6–1 [1]
08–03 08–07  HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong Jimmy White Neal Foulds 6–3 [1]
08–25 09–11  ENG WR International Open Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Steve Davis Jimmy White 12–6 [2]
09–?? 09–??  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Minkler Auditorium Toronto Alain Robidoux Jim Wych 8–4 [3]
09–?? 09–??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Roots Hill Retired Soldiers Club Sydney John Campbell Robby Foldvari 9–7 [3]
09–26 09–29  UAE NR Dubai Masters Al Nasr Stadium Dubai Neal Foulds Steve Davis 5–4 [4]
10–?? 10–??  IRL NR Fosters Professional RTÉ Studios Dublin Mike Hallett Stephen Hendry 8–5 [5]
10–04 10–09  ENG NR Matchroom Professional Championship Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea Steve Davis Dennis Taylor 10–7 [1]
10–10 10–23  ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Steve Davis Alex Higgins 10–6 [6]
10–26 11–05  CAN WR Canadian Masters Minkler Auditorium Toronto Jimmy White Steve Davis 9–4 [7]
11–11 11–27  ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Doug Mountjoy Stephen Hendry 16–12 [8]
12–02 12–10  ENG NR World Matchplay Brentwood Centre Brentwood Steve Davis John Parrott 9–5 [9]
12–?? 12–18  EUR NR Norwich Union Grand Prix Monte Carlo Monte Carlo Steve Davis Jimmy White 5–4 [1][10]
01–01 01–15  ENG WR The Classic Norbreck Castle Hotel Blackpool Doug Mountjoy Wayne Jones 13–11 [11]
01–?? 01–??  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Doug Mountjoy Terry Griffiths 9–6 [12]
01–?? 01–??  RSA NR South African Professional Championship Johannesburg Perrie Mans Robbie Grace 8–5 [3]
01–22 01–29  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Stephen Hendry John Parrott 9–6 [13][14]
01–30 02–11  FRA WR European Open Casino de Deauville Deauville John Parrott Terry Griffiths 9–8 [15][16]
02–12 02–18  ENG NR English Professional Championship Redwood Lodge Bristol Mike Hallett John Parrott 9–7 [17][18]
02–?? 02–20  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh John Rea Murdo MacLeod 9–7 [18][19]
02–?? 02–??  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim Alex Higgins Jack McLaughlin 9–7 [20]
02–19 03–05  ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Tony Meo Dean Reynolds 13–6 [21][22]
03–21 03–24  ENG TE World Cup Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth  England  Rest of the World 9–8 [23][24]
03–28 04–02  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Alex Higgins Stephen Hendry 9–8 [25]
04–15 05–01  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Steve Davis John Parrott 18–3 [26]
01–?? 05–14  ENG NR Matchroom League Steve Davis John Parrott [n 2] [27]
09–28 05–23  ENG NR London Masters Café Royal London Stephen Hendry John Parrott 4–2 [1]
05–?? 05–??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Darren Morgan Tony Drago 9–2 [28]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 1988/1989

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.[29][30][31]

No. Ch. 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
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.
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