The 1990 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held at the Yuetan Stadium in Beijing from 15 to 18 March 1990.[1] Marcus Campbell won the event, defeating Tom Finstad 4–1 in the final. The tournament was promoted by Pro-Tex Sports Management, a Hong Kong company, working with the China Billiards and Snooker Association.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 March 1990 |
| Venue | Yuetan Stadium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | Pro-Tex Sports Management |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | US$25,000[1] |
| Winner's share | US$8,000 |
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty (IRE), 79 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Marcus Campbell (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Tom Finstad (CAN) |
| Score | 4–1 |
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There were four groups of three players, with each group played on a round-robin, and the winner from each group progressing to the semifinals. The group matches were decided on the aggregate score across two frames. Of the group winners, the losing semi-finalists were Ken Doherty, who was the reigning IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and IBSF World Snooker Championship holder; and the defending champion Sakchai Sim-Ngam, who progressed from a group that included Jon Birch, the 1989 IBSF World championship runner-up. Campbell received US$8,000 prize money as champion, and Finstad received US$4,000. Doherty compiled the highest break of the event, 79.[2]
Prize fund
editPrize money was awarded as follows:[2]
- Winner: US$8,000
- Runner-up: US$4,000
- Semi-finalists: US$2,400
- Group runner-up: US$1,200
- Group third place: US$600
- Highest break: US$1,000
Main draw
editPlayers in bold denote match winners.[2]
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||
| Marcus Campbell (SCO)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Ken Doherty (IRE)
| 2 | ||||||||
| Marcus Campbell (SCO)
| 4 | ||||||||
| Tom Finstad (CAN)
| 1 | ||||||||
| Tom Finstad (CAN)
| 3 | ||||||||
 Sakchai Sim-Ngam (THA)
| 1 | ||||||||