1988 World Matchplay (snooker)
The 1989 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in December 1988 in Brentwood, England.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–10 December 1988 |
| Venue | International Centre |
| City | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–5 |
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Established by Barry Hearn, this was the first World Matchplay tournament and was an invitation event for the top twelve players on the provisional ranking list. It was the first snooker event to offer a six-figure prize with the winner of the event sponsored by Everest, the double glazing company, receiving £100,000.[1]
Of the 12 players, the top eight seeds received a bye into the quarter finals. Steve Davis won the event, defeating John Parrott 9–5 in the final.[2]
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 10 December 1988. | ||
| Steve Davis |
9–5 | John Parrott |
| First session: 120–7 (100), 66–47, 69-6, 61-51, 102–4 (62), 59–41, 25–73 Second session: 18–91 64), 0–139 (135), 77-0 (53), 92–25 (84), 0–86, 1-85, 73-21 | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 135 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
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References
- "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
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