1990–91 snooker season

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.

1990–91 snooker season
Details
DurationAugust 1990 – May 1991
Tournaments23
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Stephen Hendry
Masters Stephen Hendry
World Championship John Parrott

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

Official rankings
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.[30][31][32][33]

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

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

References
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