Snooker season 1988/1989

Snooker season 1988/1989

Details
Duration	July 1988–May 1989
Tournaments	28
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship	Doug Mountjoy
Masters	Stephen Hendry
World Championship	Steve Davis
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The snooker season 1988/1989 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 1988 and 1989. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.

Calendar

Date[n 1]			Rank	Tournament name	Venue	City	Winner	Runner-up	Score	Reference
07–??	07–??	NZL		New Zealand Masters		Wellington	Stephen Hendry	Mike Hallett	6–1	[1]
08–03	08–07	HKG		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	[2]
09–??	09–??	CAN		Canadian Professional Championship	Minkler Auditorium	Toronto	Alain Robidoux	Jim Wych	8–4	[3]
09–??	09–??	AUS		Australian Professional Championship	Rooty Hill Retired Soldiers Club	Sydney	John Campbell	Robby Foldvari	9–7	[3]
09–26	09–29	UAE		Dubai Masters	Al Nasr Stadium	Dubai	Neal Foulds	Steve Davis	5–4	[4]
10–??	10–??	IRL		Fosters Professional	RTÉ Studios	Dublin	Mike Hallett	Stephen Hendry	8–5	[5]
10–04	10–09	ENG		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		World Matchplay	Brentwood Centre	Brentwood	Steve Davis	John Parrott	9–5	[9]
12–??	12–18	EUR		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–??	WAL		Welsh Professional Championship	Newport Centre	Newport	Doug Mountjoy	Terry Griffiths	9–6	[12]
01–??	01–??	RSA		South African Professional Championship		Johannesburg	Perrie Mans	Robbie Grace	8–5	[3]
01–22	01–29	ENG		The Masters	Wembley Conference Centre	London	Stephen Hendry	John Parrott	9–6	[13][14]
01–30	02–11	FRA	WR	European Open		Deauville	John Parrott	Terry Griffiths	9–8	[15][16]
02–12	02–18	ENG		English Professional Championship	Redwood Lodge	Bristol	Mike Hallett	John Parrott	9–7	[17][18]
02–??	02–20	SCO		Scottish Professional Championship	Marco's Leisure Centre	Edinburgh	John Rea	Murdo Macleod	9–7	[18][19]
02–??	02–??	NIR		Irish Professional Championship	Antrim Forum	Antrim	Alex Higgins	Jack McLaughlin	9–7	[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		World Cup	Bournemouth International Centre	Bournemouth	England	Rest of the World	9–8	[23][24]
03–28	04–02	IRL		Irish Masters	Goff's	Kill	Alex Higgins	Stephen Hendry	9–8	[25]
04–15	05–01	ENG	WR	World Snooker Championship	Crucible Theatre	Sheffield	Steve Davis	John Parrott	18–3	[26]
01–??	05–14	ENG		Matchroom League			Steve Davis	John Parrott	[n 2]	[27]
09–28	05–23	ENG		Continental Airlines London Masters	Café Royal	London	Stephen Hendry	John Parrott	4–2	[1]
05–??	05–??	WAL		Pontins Professional	Pontins	Prestatyn	Darren Morgan	Tony Drago	9–2	[28]

Official rankings

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.^[29][30][31]

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

References

External links

• 1988/1989 season at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database