The 1989 Mercantile Credit Classic was the tenth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 1–15 January 1989 with ITV coverage beginning on the 7th. The tournament was played at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–15 January 1989 |
| Venue | Norbreck Castle Hotel |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £275,000 |
| Winner's share | £55,000 |
| Highest break |  Nigel Gilbert (ENG) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) |
| Runner-up | Wayne Jones (WAL) |
| Score | 13–11 |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Reigning UK Champion Doug Mountjoy won his second title in succession, beating Wayne Jones 13–11 in the final.[1]
Main draw edit
Final edit
| Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: Len Ganley. Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England, 14 & 15 January 1989. | ||
| Doug Mountjoy Wales
|
13–11 | Wayne Jones Wales
|
| First session: 4–125 (52), 71–14, 49–35, 14–71, 58–46, 23–72, 31–58 Second session: 99–13 (58), 72–53, 33–71, 54–64, 96–0 (96), 50–63, 78–36 (56) Third session: 72–35, 46–56, 36–67 (52), 96–83 (74), 42–74, 11–82 (75), 114–12 (54, 60), 64–24, 81–8 (67), 71–11 | ||
| 96 | Highest break | 75 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks edit
(Including qualifying rounds)
- 143 – Nigel Gilbert
- 138 – Tony Knowles
- 137 – Wayne Jones
- 134 – Willie Thorne
- 127 – Malcolm Bradley
- 127 – Marcel Gauvreau
- 121 – Graham Cripsey
- 121 – Jimmy White
- 116, 105 – Cliff Thorburn
- 109 – Tony Chappel
- 109 – Mark Johnston-Allen
- 104 – Les Dodd
- 105 – John Parrott
- 100 – Dene O'Kane
References edit
- ^ "1989 Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.