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1988–89 snooker season

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FieldValue
durationJuly 1988 – May 1989
tournaments29 (8 ranking events)
UKWAL Doug Mountjoy
MastersSCO Stephen Hendry
WorldChampsENG Steve Davis
previous1987–88
next1989–90

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. TOC

Calendar

DateDates use the mm-dd date format.RankTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreReference
05–2205–26NZLNRNew Zealand MastersNew Zealand ParliamentWellingtonSCO Stephen HendryENG Mike Hallett
07–1807–24AUSNRAustralian Professional ChampionshipRoots Hill Retired Soldiers ClubSydneyAUS John CampbellAUS Robby Foldvari
08–0308–07HKGNRHong Kong MastersQueen Elizabeth StadiumHong KongENG Jimmy WhiteENG Neal Foulds
08–2509–11ENGWRInternational OpenTrentham GardensStoke-on-TrentENG Steve DavisENG Jimmy White
09-??09-??CANNRCanadian Professional ChampionshipMinkler AuditoriumTorontoCAN Alain RobidouxCAN Jim Wych
09-2609-29UAENRDubai MastersAl Nasr StadiumDubaiENG Neal FouldsENG Steve Davis
10–0310–05IRLNRFosters ProfessionalRTÉ StudiosDublinENG Mike HallettSCO Stephen Hendry
10–0410–09ENGNRMatchroom Professional ChampionshipCliffs PavilionSouthend-on-SeaENG Steve DavisNIR Dennis Taylor
10-1010–23ENGWRGrand PrixHexagon TheatreReadingENG Steve DavisNIR Alex Higgins
10–2611–05CANWRCanadian MastersMinkler AuditoriumTorontoENG Jimmy WhiteENG Steve Davis
11-1111–27ENGWRUK ChampionshipGuild HallPrestonWAL Doug MountjoySCO Stephen Hendry
12–0212–10ENGNRWorld MatchplayBrentwood CentreBrentwoodENG Steve DavisENG John Parrott
09–1712–18EURNRNorwich Union Grand PrixENG Steve DavisENG Jimmy White
01-0101–15ENGWRThe ClassicNorbreck Castle HotelBlackpoolWAL Doug MountjoyWAL Wayne Jones
01-??01-??RSANRSouth African Professional ChampionshipJohannesburgRSA Perrie MansRSA Robbie Grace
01–2201–29ENGNRThe MastersWembley Conference CentreLondonSCO Stephen HendryENG John Parrott
01–3002–11FRAWREuropean OpenCasino de DeauvilleDeauvilleENG John ParrottWAL Terry Griffiths
02–1402–17NIRNRIrish Professional ChampionshipAntrim ForumAntrimNIR Alex HigginsNIR Jack McLaughlin
02–1202–18ENGNREnglish Professional ChampionshipRedwood LodgeBristolENG Mike HallettENG John Parrott
02–1302–18WALNRWelsh Professional ChampionshipNewport CentreNewportWAL Doug MountjoyWAL Terry Griffiths
02–0102–19SCONRScottish Professional ChampionshipMarco's Leisure CentreEdinburghSCO John ReaSCO Murdo MacLeod
02–1903–05ENGWRBritish OpenAssembly RoomsDerbyENG Tony MeoENG Dean Reynolds
03–2103–24ENGTEWorld CupBournemouth International CentreBournemouth
03–2804–02IRLNRIrish MastersGoff'sKillNIR Alex HigginsSCO Stephen Hendry
04–2004–23CHNNRKent CupBeijing Indoor StadiumBeijingTHA Sakchai Sim-NgamHKG Franky Chan
04–1505–01ENGWRWorld Snooker ChampionshipCrucible TheatreSheffieldENG Steve DavisENG John Parrott
05–0605–13WALNRPontins ProfessionalPontinsPrestatynWAL Darren MorganMLT Tony Drago
01–1705–14EURNRMatchroom LeagueENG Steve DavisENG John Parrott
09–2805–23ENGNRLondon MastersCafé RoyalLondonSCO Stephen HendryENG John Parrott

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.

No.Ch.Name
1England Steve Davis
2England Jimmy White
3England Neal Foulds
4Scotland Stephen Hendry
5Wales Terry Griffiths
6Canada Cliff Thorburn
7England John Parrott
8England Tony Knowles
9England Mike Hallett
10Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
11England Joe Johnson
12South Africa Silvino Francisco
13England Willie Thorne
14South Africa Peter Francisco
15England John Virgo
16Wales Cliff Wilson

Notes

References

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  2. Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  3. Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  4. Turner, Chris. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  5. Turner, Chris. "Carlsberg Challenge/Carling Challenge/Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  6. Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  7. Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  8. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  9. Turner, Chris. "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  10. Hayton, Eric. (2004). "The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker". Rose Villa Publications.
  11. Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  12. Turner, Chris. "The Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  13. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". [[Eurosport.
  14. Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  15. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". [[Eurosport.
  16. Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  17. Turner, Chris. "English Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  18. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title". [[Eurosport.
  19. Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  20. Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  21. Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  22. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". [[Eurosport.
  23. Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  24. "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". [[Eurosport.
  25. Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  26. (24 April 1989). "Off-colour Chan fails to overcome Thai jinx: SNOOKER". South China Morning Post.
  27. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  28. Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  29. "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  30. Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  31. "Ranking History". Snooker.org.
  32. Hayton, Eric. (2004). "The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker". Rose Villa Publications.
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