1989 World Matchplay (snooker)

World Matchplay

Tournament information
Dates	7–16 December 1989 (1989-12-07 – 1989-12-16)
Venue	International Centre
City	Brentwood
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£250,000 [1]
Winner's share	£100,000 [2]
Highest break	Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (129) [2]
Final
Champion	Jimmy White
Runner-up	John Parrott
Score	18–9
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The 1989 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in 7 to 16 December 1989 in Brentwood, England with ITV showing television coverage from 9 December. ^{[1] [3]}

The matches had now been expanded to 17 frame matches up to the semi-final and the final, a 35 frame, four session match as in the World Championship and Jimmy White won the event, defeating John Parrott 18–9 in the final. ^[4]

Stephen Hendry got the highest break of the championship with 129. He received £10,000 in prize money.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[2]

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £40,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £10,000
• Round 1: £5,000
• Highest break: £10,000
• Total: £250,000 ^[1]

Main draw

	Round 1 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 35 frames
						Steve Davis		7
	Tony Meo		7			Dean Reynolds		9
	Dean Reynolds		9								Dean Reynolds		8
											Jimmy White		9
						Jimmy White		9
	Doug Mountjoy		9			Doug Mountjoy		5
	Willie Thorne		2													Jimmy White		18
																John Parrott		9
						Stephen Hendry		9
	Terry Griffiths		9			Terry Griffiths		3
	Cliff Thorburn		5								Stephen Hendry		8
											John Parrott		9
						John Parrott		9
	Dennis Taylor		9			Dennis Taylor		6
	Mike Hallett		6

References

1. "Brentwood is back on cue" . Brentwood Gazette. 8 September 1989. p. 71.
2. Terry Smith, ed. (1990). "Everest World Matchplay Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Seventh ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 80. ISBN   0720719550.
3. "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 158.