1989 Matchroom League

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Matchroom League
Tournament information
Dates17 January – 14 May 1989 (1989-01-17 – 1989-05-14)
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£70,000
Highest breakCanada Cliff Thorburn (147)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upEngland John Parrott
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The 1989 Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from January to May 1989.

Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. Cliff Thorburn recorded a maximum break in his match against Jimmy White.[1]

League phase[]

[2][3]

Ranking England
DAV		 England
PAR		 Scotland
HEN		 Canada
THO		 England
WHI		 England
MEO		 England
FOU		 England
THO		 Wales
GRI		 Northern Ireland
HIG		 Frame
W-L		 Match
W-D-L		 Pld-Pts
Winner Steve Davis x 5 5 6 2 6 5 7 7 5 48–24 8–0–1 9–24
Runner-up John Parrott 3 x 3 7 4 6 5 5 5 7 45–27 6–1–2 9–19
3 Stephen Hendry 3 5 x 3 6 5 4 5 6 5 42–30 6–1–2 9–19
4 Cliff Thorburn 2 1 5 x 7 4 5 5 3 5 37–35 5–1–3 9–16
5 Jimmy White 6 4 2 1 x 3 1 4 5 5 31–41 3–2–4 9–11
6 Tony Meo 2 2 3 4 5 x 4 4 5 4 33–39 2–4–3 9–10
7 Neal Foulds 3 3 4 3 7 4 x 4 2 5 35–37 2–3–4 9–9
8 Willie Thorne 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 x 5 5 32–40 2–3–4 9–9
9 Terry Griffiths 1 3 2 5 3 3 6 3 x 5 31–41 3–0–6 9–9
10 Alex Higgins 3 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 x 26–46 0–1–8 9–1

If points were level then match wins, followed by most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.

  • 17 January – Reykjavík
    • Steve Davis 5–3 Neal Foulds
  • January – Dolphin Centre, Darlington
    • John Parrott 5–3 Terry Griffiths
  • 19 January – Queensway Hall, Dunstable
    • Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Stephen Hendry
  • 20 January – Warwick University
    • Willie Thorne 4–4 Jimmy White
  • 21 January – Torbay Lesuire Centre, Paignton
    • Tony Meo 4–4 Cliff Thorburn, Thorburn replaced Higgins
  • 6 March –Spa Grand Hall, Scarborough
    • Tony Meo 5–3 Terry Griffiths
  • 7 March – Grantham
    • John Parrott 5–3 Willie Thorne
  • 8 March – Crawley
    • Cliff Thorburn 7–1 Jimmy White
  • 9 March – Watford Leisure Centre
    • John Parrott 5–3 Neal Foulds
  • 10 March – Aston Villa Sports and Leisure Centre, Birmingham
    • Jimmy White 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 11 March – Central Hall, York
    • Jimmy White 5–3 Terry Griffiths
  • 12 March – The Dome, Kelham Hall, Newark
    • Neal Foulds 4–4 Willie Thorne
  • 12 March – Greenhills Sports Centre, Drogheda
    • Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 13 March – Civic Theatre, Barnsley
    • John Parrott 6–2 Tony Meo
  • 14 March – Swansea Leisure Centre, Swansea
    • Steve Davis 6–2 Tony Meo
  • 15 March – Merthyr Tydfil
    • Willie Thorne 5–3 Terry Griffiths
  • 16 March – Hereford
    • Neal Foulds 4–4 Stephen Hendry
  • 18 March – Perdiswell Sports Centre, Worcester
    • Steve Davis 7–1 Willie Thorne
  • 19 March – Fairfield Halls, Croydon
    • Stephen Hendry 5–3 John Parrott
  • 19 March – Ostend
    • Neal Foulds 7–1 Jimmy White
  • 23 March – Dundonald Ice Bowl, Dundonald
    • Willie Thorne 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 25 March – Sands Centre, Carlisle
    • Steve Davis 5–3 Stephen Hendry
  • 27 March – Sunderland
    • Steve Davis 6–2 Cliff Thorburn
  • 27 March – Amsterdam
    • Stephen Hendry 5–3 Tony Meo
  • 4 April – Halifax
    • Tony Meo 5–3 Jimmy White
  • 5 April – Wigan
    • Steve Davis 5–3 John Parrott
  • 6 April – Thornaby Pavilion, Thornaby-on-Tees
    • Neal Foulds 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 7 April – Mansfield
    • John Parrott 7–1 Alex Higgins
  • 7 April – Finland
    • Terry Griffiths 5–3 Cliff Thorburn
  • 8 April – New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
    • Stephen Hendry 5–3 Willie Thorne
  • 9 April – Harrogate
    • Stephen Hendry 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 9 April – Monte Carlo
    • Steve Davis 7–1 Terry Griffiths
  • 10 April – Colne
    • Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Neal Foulds
  • 4 May – Newbury
    • Alex Higgins 4–4 Tony Meo
  • 5 May – Bath
    • John Parrott 4–4 Jimmy White
  • 6 May – Leicester
    • Stephen Hendry 6–2 Jimmy White
  • 6 May – Germany
    • Tony Meo 4–4 Willie Thorne
  • 7 May – Poole
    • Stephen Hendry 6–2 Terry Griffiths
  • 8 May – St David's Hall, Cardiff
    • Terry Griffiths 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 9 May – Burton upon Trent
    • Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Willie Thorne
  • 11 May – Nottingham
    • Steve Davis 5–3 Alex Higgins
  • 13 May – Norwich
    • Terry Griffiths 6–2 Neal Foulds
  • 13 May – Marseille
    • John Parrott 7–1 Cliff Thorburn
  • 14 May – Brentwood
    • Jimmy White 6–2 Steve Davis
  • Unknown
    • Neal Foulds 4–4 Tony Meo

References[]

  1. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 157. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  3. ^ "International division for Matchroom league". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1989. p. 24.
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