World Snooker Championship 1990
Encyclopedia
The 1990 Embassy
World Snooker Championship
took place at the Crucible Theatre
, Sheffield
between 13 and 29 April 1990.
The tournament saw the first world championship victory of Stephen Hendry
, who beat Jimmy White
18–12 in the final. In so doing, Hendry became the youngest ever world champion at the age of 21.
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World Snooker Championship
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
took place at the Crucible Theatre
Crucible Theatre
The Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
, Sheffield
Sheffield
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between 13 and 29 April 1990.
The tournament saw the first world championship victory of Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
, who beat Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
18–12 in the final. In so doing, Hendry became the youngest ever world champion at the age of 21.
Notable Moments
- 1990 saw the first time the final hadn't had Steve DavisSteve DavisSteve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
since 1982World Snooker ChampionshipThe World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...
after he lost 14–16 to Jimmy WhiteJimmy WhiteJames Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
in the semi-final.
- 1982 champion Alex HigginsAlex HigginsAlexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins , also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins, was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. Higgins earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play...
returned to the Crucible after missing out the previous year, losing 5–10 to Steve JamesSteve James (snooker player)Stephen James is an English professional snooker player.-Career:A former postman, the high point of his career was his sole ranking title – the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1990, beating Australian Warren King 10–6 in the final...
in the first round. After the match, Higgins assaulted an official and made rude remarks at the after-match press conference. As a result, he was fined, and banned from snooker for the 1990–91 season.
- In the same match Steve James made a 135 break against Higgins, making it the only 16-red total clearance in the CrucibleCrucible TheatreThe Crucible Theatre is a theatre built in 1971 and located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. As well as theatrical performances, it is home to the most important event in professional snooker, the World Snooker Championship....
.
- There were 18 century breaks in the 1990 World Snooker Championship. The highest break was 140 made by John ParrottJohn ParrottJohn Parrott MBE is an English professional snooker player and TV personality.He won the World Snooker Championship in 1991, defeating Jimmy White in the final. Two years earlier he had lost 3–18 to Steve Davis, the heaviest final defeat in modern times...
.
Prize fund
- Winner: £120,000
- Runner-up: £72,000
- Semi-final: £36,000
- Quarter-final: £18,000
- Last 16: £9,000
- Last 32: £5,000
- Stage 1 Highest break: £3,000.
- Stage 2 Highest break: £12,000