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1990–91 snooker season

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The 1990–91 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1990 and May 1991. The following table outlines the results for ranking and the invitational events.

DurationAugust 1990 – May 1991
Tournaments27 (8 ranking events)
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
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1990–91 snooker season
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DurationAugust 1990 – May 1991
Tournaments27 (8 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipScotland Stephen Hendry
MastersScotland Stephen Hendry
World ChampionshipEngland John Parrott
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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08–22 08–26 HKG NR World Series Challenge Hilton Hotel Hong Kong Thailand James Wattana England Jimmy White 9–3 [1][2]
09–12 09–16 SCO NR Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Terry Griffiths 10–6 [3]
09-?? 09-?? BEL NR Belgian Masters Sporthal Schijnpoort Antwerp England John Parrott England Jimmy White 9–6 [4][5]: 57–58 
09-26 09-28 ENG NR Shoot-Out Trentham Gardens Stoke-on-Trent Wales Darren Morgan England Mike Hallett 2–1 [6]
10–08 10–21 ENG WR Grand Prix Hexagon Theatre Reading Scotland Stephen Hendry England Nigel Bond 10–5 [7]
10–29 11–03 CHN WR Asian Open GDTV Studios Guangzhou Scotland Stephen Hendry Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–3 [8]
11–05 11-11 UAE WR Dubai Classic Al Nasr Stadium Dubai Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 9–1 [9]
11-?? 11-?? EUR NR Norwich Union Grand Prix Monte Carlo Monte Carlo England John Parrott England Steve Davis 4–2 [10]
11–16 12–02 ENG WR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 16–15 [11]
12–01 12–06 SCO NR Benson & Hedges Championship Masters Club Glasgow Scotland Alan McManus Thailand James Wattana 9–5 [12]
12-?? 12-?? THA NR King's Cup Channel 9 Auditorium Bangkok Northern Ireland Joe Swail Thailand James Wattana 8–4 [13]
12–06 12–15 ENG NR World Matchplay Brentwood Centre Brentwood England Jimmy White Scotland Stephen Hendry 18–9 [14]
05–16 12–16 GBR NR Centenary Challenge Cafe Royal London Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis 19–11 [15][16][17]
12–17 12–22 MON NR European Grand Masters Monte Carlo England Martin Clark Wales Ray Reardon 4–2 [18]
01-01 01–12 ENG WR The Classic Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth England Jimmy White Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–4 [19]
01-13 01-26 ENG NR World Masters National Exhibition Centre Birmingham England Jimmy White Malta Tony Drago 10–6 [20][21]
England Mike Hallett
Scotland Stephen Hendry		 Canada Brady Gollan
Canada Jim Wych		 8–5
England Steve Davis
England Allison Fisher		 England Jimmy White
England Caroline Walch		 6–3
02–03 02–10 ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Scotland Stephen Hendry England Mike Hallett 9–8 [22][23]
02–10 02–15 WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Newport Centre Newport Wales Darren Morgan Wales Mark Bennett 9–3 [24]
02–17 03–02 ENG WR British Open Assembly Rooms Derby Scotland Stephen Hendry England Gary Wilkinson 10–9 [25][26]
03–11 03–16 NLD WR European Open Imax Centre Rotterdam England Tony Jones England Mark Johnston-Allen 9–7 [27][28]
03-?? 03-?? THA NR Nescafe Extra Challenge Bangkok England Joe Johnson Thailand James Wattana [n 2] [29]
03–21 03–24 CHN NR Kent Cup Yuetan Stadium Beijing Northern Ireland Joe Swail Scotland Marcus Campbell 5–0 [10]
04–02 04–07 IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Steve Davis England John Parrott 9–5 [30]
04–20 05–06 ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England John Parrott England Jimmy White 18–11 [31]
05–11 05–18 WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Neal Foulds England Mike Hallett 9–6 [32]
01-?? 05-?? ENG NR Matchroom League Scotland Stephen Hendry England Steve Davis [n 2] [33]
10-?? 05–20 ENG NR London Masters Café Royal London England Steve Davis Scotland Stephen Hendry 4–0 [10]
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WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1990/1991

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[34][35][36][37]

More information No., Ch. ...
No. Ch. Name
1 Rise Scotland Stephen Hendry
2 Fall England Steve Davis
3 Fall England John Parrott
4 Steady England Jimmy White
5 Rise Wales Doug Mountjoy
6 Fall Wales Terry Griffiths
7 Fall England Mike Hallett
8 Rise England Dean Reynolds
9 Rise England Steve James
10 Fall Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
11 Fall England Willie Thorne
12 Rise England Martin Clark
13 Rise England Neal Foulds
14 Fall England John Virgo
15 Fall England Tony Meo
16 Rise Canada Alain Robidoux
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. [2]
    No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

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