Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 13-29 Apr 1990;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Steve Davis (a);
Notes: See also results (31)
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Stephen Hendry | 18 | - | 12 |  |
Jimmy White |
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  Aged 21 years and 106 days, Hendry became the youngest Snooker World Champion, so far. | ||
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37-78, 73-13 (72), 48-85, 71-49, 79-14, 60-27, 0-86 (82), 87-27, 64-75 (67), 57-68, 77-46, 99-4 (66), 52-63 (62), 88-0 (53), 1-76, 108-1 (108), 100-0 (66), 104-5 (104), 73-4 (58), 81-0 (81), 50-87 (82), 17-75, 72-63 (72), 0-109 (51), 97-6 (57), 0-127 (87), 124-0 (108), 13-69 (51), 90-27 (81), 101-1 (71) Referee: Len Ganley |
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| Semifinals | ||||||||||
| For the only time since seeding began, the four semi-finalists were also the top four seeds. | ||||||||||
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Jimmy White | 16 | - | 14 | |
Steve Davis (a) |
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For the first time since 1982, Davis failed to reach the final. | ||
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Stephen Hendry | 16 | - | 11 | |
John Parrott (a) |
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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 8 | |
Neal Foulds (a) |
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Jimmy White | 13 | - | 5 |  |
Terry Griffiths (a) |
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Stephen Hendry | 13 | - | 6 | |
Darren Morgan (a) |
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John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 6 |  |
Cliff Thorburn (a) |
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140 by Parrott in frame 11 was the highest break of the tournament. | ||
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 7 | |
Steve James (a) |
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Neal Foulds (a) | 13 | - | 11 | |
Willie Thorne (a) | |||
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Terry Griffiths (a) | 13 | - | 6 | |
Tony Knowles (a) |
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Jimmy White | 13 | - | 6 | |
John Virgo (a) |
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Stephen Hendry | 13 | - | 7 | |
Tony Meo (a) |
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Darren Morgan (a) | 13 | - | 8 | |
Mike Hallett (a) |
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| 7 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) | 13 | - | 12 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) |
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John Parrott (a) | 13 | - | 11 | |
Dean Reynolds (a) | |||
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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| 1 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 10 | - | 1 |  |
Eddie Charlton (a) |
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| 2 | |
Steve James (a) | 10 | - | 5 |  |
Alex Higgins (a) | in frame 11, James was awarded a free ball, before any reds had been potted. In taking a baulk colour as an extra red ball and compiling a total clearance of 135 the break became so far the only 16-red clearance at the Crucible. After the match, Higgins punched an official in the stomach at the post-match press conference. This, alongside a threat to have Dennis Taylor shot at the 1990 World Cup a month earlier, led to Higgins being banned for the entire 1990/1991 season. | ||
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Willie Thorne (a) | 10 | - | 4 |  |
Tony Drago (a) | |||
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Neal Foulds (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Dennis Taylor (a) |
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Terry Griffiths (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Nigel Gilbert (a) | This was Gilbert's 1st Crucible appearance. | ||
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Tony Knowles (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Tony Chappel (a) | This was Chappel's 1st (and only) Crucible appearance. | ||
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John Virgo (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Gary Wilkinson (a) | |||
| 8 | |
Jimmy White | 10 | - | 4 | |
Danny Fowler (a) | |||
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Stephen Hendry | 10 | - | 7 | |
Alain Robidoux (a) |
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This was Robidoux' 1st Crucible appearance. At 7�7, the referee announced that Robidoux had committed a foul by making a push shot. Hendry compiled a break of 58 to win that frame, and added the following two frames to progress 10�7. | |
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Tony Meo (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Wayne Jones (a) | |||
| 11 | |
Darren Morgan (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Joe Johnson (a) |
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| 12 | |
Mike Hallett (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Steve Newbury (a) | |||
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Cliff Thorburn (a) | 10 | - | 6 | |
Cliff Wilson (a) | Wilson made his 8th and final Crucible appearance at the age of 55. He never got past the world championship 1st round in his career. | ||
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Doug Mountjoy (a) | 10 | - | 8 | |
Brady Gollan (a) | This was Gollan's 1st Crucible appearance. He won five qualifying matches and led 8-7. | ||
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Dean Reynolds (a) | 10 | - | 7 |  |
Peter Francisco (a) |
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John Parrott (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Mark Bennett (a) | John Parrott trailed Mark Bennett 7�9, but took the next two to force a deciding frame that he won on the pink ball after a break of 69 after being 59 points behind. | ||
