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
Tournaments29 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipWales Doug Mountjoy
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
World ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
05-22 05-26   NZL NR New Zealand Masters New Zealand Parliament Wellington   Stephen Hendry   Mike Hallett 6–1 [1]
07-18 07-24   AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Roots Hill Retired Soldiers Club Sydney   John Campbell   Robby Foldvari 9–7 [2]
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 [3]
09-?? 09-??   CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Minkler Auditorium Toronto   Alain Robidoux   Jim Wych 8–4 [2]
09-26 09-29   UAE NR Dubai Masters Al Nasr Stadium Dubai   Neal Foulds   Steve Davis 5–4 [4]
10-03 10-05   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]
09-17 12-18   EUR NR Norwich Union Grand Prix   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-??   RSA NR South African Professional Championship Johannesburg   Perrie Mans   Robbie Grace 8–5 [2]
01-22 01-29   ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Stephen Hendry   John Parrott 9–6 [12][13]
01-30 02-11   FRA WR European Open Casino de Deauville Deauville   John Parrott   Terry Griffiths 9–8 [14][15]
02-14 02-17   NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Antrim Forum Antrim   Alex Higgins   Jack McLaughlin 9–7 [16]
02-12 02-18   ENG NR English Professional Championship Redwood Lodge Bristol   Mike Hallett   John Parrott 9–7 [17][18]
02-13 02-18   WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport   Doug Mountjoy   Terry Griffiths 9–6 [19]
02-01 02-19   SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Marco's Leisure Centre Edinburgh   John Rea   Murdo MacLeod 9–7 [18][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]
04-20 04-23   CHN NR Kent Cup Beijing Indoor Stadium Beijing   Sakchai Sim-Ngam   Franky Chan 4–1 [26]
04-15 05-01   ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Steve Davis   John Parrott 18–3 [27]
05-06 05-13   WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   Darren Morgan   Tony Drago 9–2 [28]
01-17 05-14   EUR NR Matchroom League   Steve Davis   John Parrott [n 2] [29]
09-28 05-23   ENG NR London Masters Café Royal London   Stephen Hendry   John Parrott 4–2 [1]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

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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]

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

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

References

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