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Deutsch1990 British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 February – 3 March 1990 |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £365,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Bob Chaperon (CAN) |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 1990 British Open (officially the 1990 Pearl Assurance British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 18 February to 3 March 1990 with television coverage beginning on 24 February at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[1] It is an open draw for every round
Bob Chaperon won his only ranking event as he beat Alex Higgins who was appearing in his last major final.[2]
Main draw[edit]
Final[edit]
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 3 March 1990. | ||
| Bob Chaperon Canada | 10–8 | Alex Higgins Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 35–58, 115–1 (110), 57–10, 99–20, 73–30, 44–68, 7–61, 34–61 Evening: 33–73, 64–45, 99–2, 52–63, 70–17, 8–83, 76–19, 14–82, 69–36, 81–18 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
- ^ "The Global Snooker Centre". www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2 March 2018.