1989 UK Championship

1989 StormSeal UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	17 November – 3 December 1989 (1989-11-17 – 1989-12-03)
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£420,000
Winner's share	£100,000
Highest break	Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (141)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Runner-up	Steve Davis  (ENG)
Score	16–12
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The 1989 UK Championship (officially the 1989 StormSeal UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 November and 3 December 1989 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. StormSeal became the new sponsor of the UK Championship. The televised stages were shown live on the BBC from 25 November to the final.

Defending champion Doug Mountjoy lost in the last 64 against rookie player Joe O'Boye. The 1988 runner-up Stephen Hendry won the first of his five UK titles by defeating six-times champion Steve Davis 16–12 in the final, taking Hendry on course for the number one spot in the world snooker rankings. The highest break of the tournament was a 141 made by Hendry.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £48,000
• Semi-final: £N/A
• Quarter-final: £12,000
• Highest break: £8,000
• Total: £420,000

Main draw

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	Last 64 Best of 17 frames					Last 32 Best of 17 frames					Last 16 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 31 frames
	Joe O'Boye		9
	Doug Mountjoy		8
						Joe O'Boye		5
						Brady Gollan		9
	Brady Gollan		9
	Eddie Charlton		2
											Brady Gollan		5
											Alain Robidoux		9
	Alain Robidoux		9
	Tony Meo		5
						Alain Robidoux		9
						Silvino Francisco		3
	Silvino Francisco		9
	Steve Longworth		7
																Alain Robidoux		2
																Terry Griffiths		9
	Tony Knowles		9
	Robert Marshall		2
						Tony Knowles		9
						Tony Drago		7
	Tony Drago		9
	Mark Johnston-Allen		7
											Tony Knowles		7
											Terry Griffiths		9
	Terry Griffiths		9
	Warren King		4
						Terry Griffiths		9
						Tony Jones		8
	Tony Jones		9
	Steve Newbury		7
																					Terry Griffiths		7
																					Stephen Hendry		9
	Cliff Thorburn		9
	Mark Rowing		2
						Cliff Thorburn		5
						Peter Francisco		9
	Peter Francisco		9
	Steve Campbell		5
											Peter Francisco		3
											Mark Bennett		9
	Kirk Stevens		9
	John Virgo		7
						Kirk Stevens		2
						Mark Bennett		9
	Mark Bennett		9
	Eugene Hughes		3
																Mark Bennett		2
																Stephen Hendry		9
	Dean Reynolds		9
	Nick Terry		6
						Dean Reynolds		9
						Wayne Jones		8
	Wayne Jones		9
	Danny Fowler		7
											Dean Reynolds		8
											Stephen Hendry		9
	Stephen Hendry		9
	John Spencer		1
						Stephen Hendry		9
						Barry West		1
	Barry West		9
	David Taylor		5
																										Stephen Hendry		16
																										Steve Davis		12
	John Parrott		9
	Jack McLaughlin		2
						John Parrott		9
						Bob Chaperon		8
	Bob Chaperon		9
	Mick Price		6
											John Parrott		6
											Gary Wilkinson		9
	Brian Morgan		9
	Steve James		4
						Brian Morgan		6
						Gary Wilkinson		9
	Gary Wilkinson		9
	David Roe		2
																Gary Wilkinson		9
																Jimmy White		0
	Joe Johnson		9
	Jim Chambers		7
						Joe Johnson		9
						Martin Clark		6
	Martin Clark		9
	Brian Rowswell		1
											Joe Johnson		6
											Jimmy White		9
	Jimmy White		9
	Nigel Bond		3
						Jimmy White		9
						Neal Foulds		5
	Neal Foulds		9
	Steve Meakin		1
																					Gary Wilkinson		8
																					Steve Davis		9
	Mike Hallett		9
	James Wattana		7
						Mike Hallett		9
						Dene O'Kane		0
	Dene O'Kane		9
	Ian Graham		7
											Mike Hallett		9
											Dennis Taylor		6
	Dennis Taylor		9
	Dave Gilbert		2
						Dennis Taylor		9
						Rex Williams		2
	Rex Williams		9
	Tommy Murphy		6
																Mike Hallett		5
																Steve Davis		9
	Willie Thorne		9
	Paul Medati		3
						Willie Thorne		9
						Alex Higgins		3
	Alex Higgins		9
	Steve Duggan		7
											Willie Thorne		4
											Steve Davis		9
	Steve Davis		9
	Tony Chappel		3
						Steve Davis		9
						Cliff Wilson		3
	Cliff Wilson		9
	Paddy Browne		7

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Len Ganley The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 2 and 3 December 1989.
Stephen Hendry   Scotland	16–12	Steve Davis   England
First session:71–52, 75–1, 95–20 (54), 67–50 (Davis 50), 24–73, 18–71 (60), 41–65 Second session:89–30 (55), 117–6 (88), 89–19 (64), 2–96 (59), 41–69, 105–0 (75), 92–13 (91) Third session:87–39, 17–75 (62), 37–95, 58–61, 77–33 (77), 29–80, 14–62, Fourth session:123–13 (123), 112–10 (112), 70–16, 0–138 (138), 40–94, 97–22, 94–5 (66)
123	Highest break	138
2	Century breaks	1
10	50+ breaks	5

Century breaks

141, 135, 123, 120, 112 – Stephen Hendry 139 – Andrew Cairns 138, 136, 126 – Steve Davis 127, 104 – Tony Knowles 127 – Terry Griffiths 127 – John Parrott 114 – Neal Foulds 114 – Danny Fowler 111 – David Taylor 110 – Mark Bennett

110 – Brady Gollan 108 – Mike Hallett 108 – Brian Morgan 107 – Ian Brumby 105 – Stephen Murphy 103 – Darren Morgan 102 – Alain Robidoux 101 – Joe Johnson 101 – Barry West 100 – Mark Johnston-Allen

References

1. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
2. "1989 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2010.