1989 Welsh Professional Championship

Welsh Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates13–18 February 1989 (1989-02-13 – 1989-02-18)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£26,000[1]
Winner's share£10,500[1]
Highest break Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (124)[2]
Final
Champion Doug Mountjoy
Runner-up Terry Griffiths
Score9–6
1988
1990

The 1989 Senator Windows Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 13 and 18 February 1989 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.[1][3]

Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Terry Griffiths 9–6 in the final.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

  • Winner: £10,500
  • Runner-up: £6,000
  • Semi-final: £2,500
  • Quarter-final: £750
  • Round 1: £150
  • Highest break: £1,200
  • Total: £26,000

Main draw

[6]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Doug Mountjoy 6
Ray Reardon 3
Doug Mountjoy 9
Mark Bennett 6 Mark Bennett 5
Colin Roscoe 4 Mark Bennett 6
Cliff Wilson 1
Doug Mountjoy 9
Terry Griffiths 6
Terry Griffiths 6
Darren Morgan 6 Darren Morgan 5
Tony Chappel 5 Terry Griffiths 9
Steve Newbury 7
Steve Newbury 6
Wayne Jones 5

References

  1. ^ a b c "Griffiths chases prize money". Merthyr Express. 22 December 1988. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Doug joy". Newcastle Journal. 20 February 1989. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
  5. ^ "Cash lift for Welsh snooker". South Wales Echo. 15 December 1988. p. 38.
  6. ^ "1989 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.