The 1989 UK Championship (officially the 1989 StormSeal UK Championship) was a professional
ranking snooker
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tournament that took place between 17 November and 3 December 1989 at the
Guild Hall
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in
Preston
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Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
,
England.
StormSeal became the new sponsor of the
UK Championship. The televised stages were shown live on the
BBC from 25 November to the final.
Defending champion
Doug Mountjoy lost in the last 64 against rookie player
Joe O'Boye. The
1988
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runner-up
Stephen Hendry won the first of his five UK titles by defeating six-times champion
Steve Davis 16–12 in the final, taking Hendry on course for the
number one spot in the world snooker rankings. The highest break of the tournament was a 141 made by Stephen Hendry.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
*Winner: £100,000
*Runner-up: £48,000
*Semi-final: £N/A
*Quarter-final: £12,000
*Highest break: £8,000
*Total: £420,000
Main draw
Final
Century breaks
* 141, 135, 123, 120, 112
Stephen Hendry
* 139
Andrew Cairns
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* 138, 136, 126
Steve Davis
* 127, 104
Tony Knowles
* 127
Terry Griffiths
* 127
John Parrott
* 114
Neal Foulds
* 114
Danny Fowler
* 111
David Taylor
* 110
Mark Bennett
* 110
Brady Gollan
* 108
Mike Hallett
* 108
Brian Morgan
* 107 Ian Brumby
* 105
Stephen Murphy
* 103
Darren Morgan
* 102
Alain Robidoux
Alain Robidoux (born July 25, 1960) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Robidoux played on the sport's main tour from 1987 to 2004 and continues to play in events in Canada.
Career
He was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and joined ...
* 101
Joe Johnson
* 101
Barry West
* 100
Mark Johnston-Allen
Mark Johnston-Allen (born 28 December 1968 in Bristol) is a former professional snooker player.
Career
He reached the final of the 1991 European Open while ranked #59 in the world, a run which included a 5–0 win over Stephen Hendry; Johns ...
References
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