1989 Matchroom League

The 1989 Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from January to May 1989.

Matchroom League
Tournament information
Dates17 January–14 May 1989
Organisation(s)Matchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (147)
Final
Champion Steve Davis
Runner-up John Parrott
1988
1990

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]

Ranking
DAV

PAR

HEN

THO

WHI

MEO

FOU

THO

GRI

HIG
Frame
W-L
Match
W-D-L
Pld-Pts
Winner Steve Davis x556265775 48–248–0–19–16
Runner-up John Parrott 3x37465557 45–276–1–29–13
3 Stephen Hendry 35x3654565 42–306–1–29–13
4 Cliff Thorburn 215x745535 37–355–1–39–11
5 Jimmy White 6421x31455 31–413–2–49–8
6 Tony Meo 22345x4454 33–392–4–39–8
7 Neal Foulds 334374x425 35–372–3–49–7
8 Willie Thorne 1333444x55 32–402–3–49–7
9 Terry Griffiths 13253363x5 31–413–0–69–6
10 Alex Higgins 313334333x 26–460–1–89–1

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 – Reykjavik
    • 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 – 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, Croyden
    • 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.
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