| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 January – 14 May 1989 (1989-01-16 – 1989-05-14) |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £220,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £70,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (147)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | John Parrott |
| Score | Round-Robin |
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The 1989 Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 16 January to 14 May 1989.[3]
Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. Cliff Thorburn recorded a maximum break in his match against Jimmy White.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
League phase
| Ranking | DAV | PAR |  HEN | THO | WHI | MEO | FOU | THO |  GRI |  HIG | Frame W-L | Match W-D-L | Pld-Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Davis | x | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 48–24 | 8–0–1 | 9–24 |
| Runner-up | John Parrott | 3 | x | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 45–27 | 6–1–2 | 9–19 |
| 3 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | 5 | x | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 42–30 | 6–1–2 | 9–19 |
| 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 2 | 1 | 5 | x | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 37–35 | 5–1–3 | 9–16 |
| 5 | Jimmy White | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | x | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 31–41 | 3–2–4 | 9–11 |
| 6 | Tony Meo | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | x | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 33–39 | 2–4–3 | 9–10 |
| 7 | Neal Foulds | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | x | 4 | 2 | 5 | 35–37 | 2–3–4 | 9–9 |
| 8 | Willie Thorne | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | x | 5 | 5 | 32–40 | 2–3–4 | 9–9 |
| 9 | Terry Griffiths | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | x | 5 | 31–41 | 3–0–6 | 9–9 |
| 10 | Alex Higgins | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | x | 26–46 | 0–1–8 | 9–1 |
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.
- 16 January – Dolphin Centre, Darlington
- John Parrott 5–3 Terry Griffiths
- 17 January – The Iceland Hotel, Reykjavík
- Steve Davis 5–3 Neal Foulds
- 19 January – Queensway Hall, Dunstable
- Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- 20 January – Warwick University
- Willie Thorne 4–4 Jimmy White
- 21 January – Torbay Lesuire Centre, Paignton
- Tony Meo 4–4 Cliff Thorburn, Thorburn replaced Higgins
- 6 March –Spa Grand Hall, Scarborough
- Tony Meo 5–3 Terry Griffiths
- 7 March – Stoke Rochford Hall, near Grantham
- John Parrott 5–3 Willie Thorne
- 8 March – Hawth Theatre, Crawley
- Cliff Thorburn 7–1 Jimmy White
- 9 March – Watford Leisure Centre, Watford
- John Parrott 5–3 Neal Foulds
- 10 March – Aston Villa Sports and Leisure Centre, Birmingham
- Jimmy White 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 11 March – Central Hall, York
- Jimmy White 5–3 Terry Griffiths
- 12 March – The Dome, Kelham Hall, Newark
- Neal Foulds 4–4 Willie Thorne
- 12 March – Greenhills Sports Centre, Drogheda
- Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 13 March – Civic Theatre, Barnsley
- John Parrott 6–2 Tony Meo
- 14 March – Swansea Leisure Centre, Swansea
- Steve Davis 6–2 Tony Meo
- 15 March – Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Terry Griffiths
- 16 March – Hereford Leisure Centre, Hereford
- Neal Foulds 4–4 Stephen Hendry
- 18 March – Perdiswell Sports Centre, Worcester
- Steve Davis 7–1 Willie Thorne
- 19 March – Fairfield Halls, Croydon
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 John Parrott
- 19 March – Ostend Casino, Ostend
- Neal Foulds 7–1 Jimmy White
- 23 March – Dundonald Ice Bowl, Dundonald, Belfast
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 25 March – Sands Centre, Carlisle
- Steve Davis 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- 27 March – Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland
- Steve Davis 6–2 Cliff Thorburn
- 27 March – Amsterdam
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Tony Meo
- 3 April – Stantonbury Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes
- Neal Foulds 4–4 Tony Meo
- 4 April – North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax
- Tony Meo 5–3 Jimmy White
- 5 April – Howebridge Leisure Centre, Wigan
- Steve Davis 5–3 John Parrott
- 6 April – Thornaby Pavilion, Thornaby-on-Tees
- Neal Foulds 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 7 April – Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield
- John Parrott 7–1 Alex Higgins
- 7 April – Turku
- Terry Griffiths 5–3 Cliff Thorburn
- 8 April – New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Willie Thorne
- 9 April – Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 9 April – Beach Plaza Hotel, Monte Carlo
- Steve Davis 7–1 Terry Griffiths
- 10 April – Municipal Hall, Colne
- Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Neal Foulds
- 4 May – Northcroft Recreation Centre, Newbury
- Alex Higgins 4–4 Tony Meo
- 5 May – Bath Sports and Leisure centre, Bath
- John Parrott 4–4 Jimmy White
- 6 May – Granby Halls Leisure Centre, Leicester
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Jimmy White
- 7 May – Towngate Theatre, Poole Arts Centre, Poole
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Terry Griffiths
- 8 May – St David's Hall, Cardiff
- Terry Griffiths 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 9 May – Meadowside Centre, Burton upon Trent
- Cliff Thorburn 5–3 Willie Thorne
- 11 May – Royal Centre, Nottingham
- Steve Davis 5–3 Alex Higgins
- 11 May – Mulhouse
- Tony Meo 4–4 Willie Thorne
- 13 May – Norwich Sports Village, Norwich
- Terry Griffiths 6–2 Neal Foulds
- 13 May – Marseille
- John Parrott 7–1 Cliff Thorburn
- 14 May – Brentwood International Centre, Brentwood
- Jimmy White 6–2 Steve Davis
References
- Smith, Terry (16 May 1989). "Higgins is quizzed about Monaco". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 32.
- Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Matchroom League: Final Table". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 92. ISBN 0720719445.
- MacDougall, Hugh (16 December 1988). "'Whirlwind' blows in!". Yorkshire Evening Press. p. 30.
- "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- Hayton, Eric (2004). Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 157. ISBN 978-0954854904.
- "International division for Matchroom league". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. June 1989. p. 24.