The 1990 Stormseal Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 25 January to 20 May 1990.[1]

Stormseal Matchroom League
Tournament information
Dates25 January – 20 May 1990 (1990-01-25 – 1990-05-20)
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break John Parrott (ENG) (142)
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
ScoreRound-Robin
1989
1991

Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament.[2]

League phase

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Ranking  
DAV
 
HEN
 
THO
 
MOU
 
TAY
 
WHI
 
FOU
 
MEO
 
PAR
 
THO
Frame
W-L
Match
W-D-L
Pld-Pts
Winner Steve Davis x 2 7 5 6 4 5 5 4 6 44–28 6–2–1 9–20
Runner-up Stephen Hendry 6 x 5 5 4 3 6 3 3 6 41–31 5–1–3 9–16
3 Willie Thorne 1 3 x 4 5 4 5 6 4 6 38–34 4–3–2 9–15
4 Doug Mountjoy 3 3 4 x 4 5 6 5 5 2 37–35 4–2–3 9–14
5 Dennis Taylor 2 4 3 4 x 6 0 6 4 5 34–38 3–3–3 9–12
6 Neal Foulds 3 2 3 2 8 4 x 3 7 5 37–35 3–1–5 9–10
6 Jimmy White 4 5 4 3 2 x 4 4 5 1 32–40 2–4–3 9–10
8 Tony Meo 3 5 2 3 2 4 5 x 2 5 31–41 3–1–5 9–10
9 Cliff Thorburn 2 2 2 6 3 7 3 3 5 x 33–39 3–0–6 9–9
10 John Parrott 4 5 4 3 4 3 1 6 x 3 33–39 2–3–4 9–9

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Matchroom fixtures". Chatham News. 26 January 1990. pp. 68–69.
  2. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 159. ISBN 978-0954854904.
  4. ^ "Davis wins Matchroom league again". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1990. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Hendry beats Davis to take second place". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1990. p. 8.
  6. ^ "Hendry sets the early pace". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. March 1990. p. 15.