The 1990 Shoot-Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 26 to 28 September 1990 at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England.[1][2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26–28 September 1990 |
Venue | Trentham Gardens |
City | Stoke-on-Trent |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £40,000 |
Winner's share | £5,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 2–1 |
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Darren Morgan won the tournament, defeating Mike Hallett 2–1 in the best of three frames final.[3] All other matches were decided by a single frame.[4][5]
Jimmy White, the fourth seed, withdrew from the tournament at short notice, explaining that he had broken his cue.[6] Bill Oliver was injured in a road traffic incident collision whilst driving to the venue on 27 September and withdrew from the tournament; Hallett, his passenger, was uninjured.[4][7] The reigning world champion, Stephen Hendry, was eliminated by Alan McManus in the first round.[8] Hallett, who was seventh in the Snooker world rankings 1990/1991, was the highest-ranked player to progress through to the third round;[4] only Hallett, Dean Reynolds and Neal Foulds from the top 16 in the rankings progressed into the last-16 round.[9]
Both losing semi-finalists were in their debut season as a professional player. Jason Whittaker, who at 18 was the youngest professional player at the time, was eliminated by Morgan. McManus, the other losing semi-finalist, had progressed after requiring his opponents in both the last-16 and quarter-final to concede penalty points when only the final pink and black were left on the table.[4]
Hallet won the first frame of the final, and led by 22 points in the next frame, but Morgan made a break of 53 and drew level. During the deciding frame, Hallett accidentally forced the final brown ball off the table; Morgan went on to win the frame 65–32 and take the title. After his victory, Morgan commented that "In a tournament like this, there is a lot of luck involved, and I had mine at exactly the right time."[4]
Prize fund
editThe winner of the event received £5,000 from a total prize fund of £40,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below.[4]
- Winner: £5,000
- Runner-up: £3,000
- Semi-finalists: £2,000
- Quarter-finalists: £1,250
- Last 16: £750
- Last 32: £500
- Last 64: £250
- Highest break: £1,000
Tournament draw
editMatch winners are shown in bold.[4]
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over
The following 12 players received byes from round-one into the last-64:
- Mark Bennett (WAL)
- Pascal Burke (IRL)
- Ray Edmonds (ENG)
- Dave Gilbert (ENG)
- Nigel Gilbert (ENG)
- Vic Harris (ENG)
- Tommy Murphy (NIR)
- Joe O'Boye (IRL)
- Jason Prince (NIR)
- Mark Rowing (ENG)
- Terry Whitthread (ENG)
- Gary Wilkinson (ENG)
Round one
editGroup one
edit- Roger Bales (ENG) 62–50 Barry Pinches (ENG)
- Jonathan Birch (ENG) 77–33 Rex Williams (ENG)
- Ian Black (SCO) 65–21 Ian Graham (ENG)
- Nigel Bond (ENG) 61–47 Jon Wright (ENG)
- Paddy Browne (IRL) 70–26 Jim Chambers (ENG)
- Ian Brumby (ENG) 48–47 Matt Gibson (SCO)
- Andrew Cairns (ENG) 60–28 Derek Heaton (ENG)
- Duncan Campbell (SCO) 63–24 Paul Medati (ENG)
- Eddie Charlton (AUS) 97–4 Barry West (ENG)
- Martin Clark (ENG) 67–43 Nick Terry (ENG)
- Graham Cripsey (ENG) 64–22 John Rea (SCO)
- Steve Davis (ENG) 75–0 Stephen Murphy (IRL)
- Les Dodd (ENG) 54–24 Eugene Hughes (IRL)
Group two
edit- Ken Doherty (IRL) 86–13 Bernard Bennett (ENG)
- Jim Donnelly (SCO) w/o–w/d John Spencer (ENG)
- Tony Drago (MLT) 108–16 Martin Smith (ENG)
- Steve Duggan (ENG) 70–53 Joe Johnson (ENG)
- Nick Dyson (ENG) 73–48 John Campbell (AUS)
- Craig Edwards (ENG) 63–33 Mark Wildman (ENG)
- Jason Ferguson (ENG) 68–37 Steve James (ENG)
- Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) 64–54 Joe Grech (MLT)
- Robby Foldvari (AUS) 58–37 Billy Kelly (IRL)
- Neal Foulds (ENG) 68–1 George Scott (ENG)
- Danny Fowler (ENG) 62–52 Steve Campbell (ENG)
- Peter Francisco (RSA) 65–19 Tony Jones (ENG)
- Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) w/o–w/d James Wattana (THA)
Group three
edit- Paul Gibson (ENG) 63–25 Steve Longworth (ENG)
- David Greaves (ENG) w/o–w/d Patsy Fagan (IRL)
- Mike Hallett (ENG) 115–0 Terry Griffiths (WAL)
- Dennis Hughes (ENG) w/o–w/d Jimmy White (ENG)
- Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) 74–40 Warren King (AUS)
- Wayne Jones (WAL) 65–43 Anthony Harris (ENG)
- Tony Knowles (ENG) 87–30 Eddie Sinclair (SCO)
- Rod Lawler (ENG) 80–33 Brian Morgan (ENG)
- Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 67–43 Dennis Taylor (NIR)
- Robert Marshall (ENG) 71–28 Graham Miles (ENG)
- Alan McManus (SCO) 60–38 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
- Steve Meakin (ENG) 103–17 Brady Gollan (CAN)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 61–35 John Dunning (ENG)
Group four
edit- Steve Newbury (WAL) 59–52 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
- Dene O'Kane (NZL) 73–39 Silvino Francisco (RSA)
- Bill Oliver (ENG) 61–27 Chris Cookson (ENG)
- Ken Owers (ENG) w/o–w/d Bob Harris (ENG)
- Mick Price (ENG) 81–7 Tony Kearney (IRL)
- Dean Reynolds (ENG) 60–25 Tony Meo (ENG)
- David Roe (ENG) w/o–w/d Gino Rigitano (CAN)
- Colin Roscoe (WAL) 92–15 Cliff Wilson (WAL)
- Brian Rowswell (ENG) w/o–w/d Tony Chappel (WAL)
- Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 75–5 David Taylor (ENG)
- Willie Thorne (ENG) 93–13 Jack McLaughlin (NIR)
- Jason Whittaker (ENG) 69–42 Jason Smith (ENG)
- Tony Wilson (IOM) 62–58 Ian Williamson (ENG)
Last 64
editGroup one
edit- Nigel Bond (ENG) 94–0 Pascal Burke (IRL)
- Paddy Browne (IRL) 81–61 Wayne Jones (WAL)
- Ian Brumby (ENG) 76–15 Ian Black (SCO)
- Andrew Cairns (ENG) 61–45 Jim Donnelly (SCO)
- Duncan Campbell (SCO) 81–18 Ken Owers (ENG)
- Eddie Charlton (AUS) 100–6 Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG)
- Graham Cripsey (ENG) 76–51 Robby Foldvari (AUS)
- Ken Doherty (IRL) 73–49 Jonathan Birch (ENG)
- Steve Duggan (ENG) w/o–w/d Bill Oliver (ENG)
- Nick Dyson (ENG) 64–2 Rod Lawler (ENG)
- Ray Edmonds (ENG) 68–18 Steve Davis (ENG)
- Neal Foulds (ENG) 78–0 Dene O'Kane (NZL)
- Peter Francisco (RSA) 63–60 Murdo MacLeod (SCO)
- Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 60–22 Brian Rowswell (ENG)
- Paul Gibson (ENG) 67–25 Roger Bales (ENG)
- Dave Gilbert (ENG) 59–40 Tommy Murphy (NIR)
Group two
edit- Mike Hallett (ENG) 77–52 Gary Wilkinson (ENG)
- Tony Knowles (ENG) 120–0 Martin Clark (ENG)
- Alan McManus (SCO) w/o–w/d Vic Harris (ENG)
- Steve Meakin (ENG) 60–21 Nigel Gilbert (ENG)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 60–46 Willie Thorne (ENG)
- Steve Newbury (WAL) 70–1 Danny Fowler (ENG)
- Joe O'Boye (IRL) 67–32 David Greaves (ENG)
- Mick Price (ENG) 106–1 Les Dodd (ENG)
- Dean Reynolds (ENG) 67–47 Jason Prince (NIR)
- David Roe (ENG) 77–9 Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG)
- Colin Roscoe (WAL) 72–40 Mark Bennett (WAL)
- Mark Rowing (ENG) 84–24 Robert Marshall (ENG)
- Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 58–9 Tony Drago (MLT)
- Jason Whittaker (ENG) 78–12 Dennis Hughes (ENG)
- Terry Whitthread (ENG) 65–32 Craig Edwards (ENG)
- Tony Wilson (IOM) 96–13 Jason Ferguson (ENG)
Last 32
edit- Ian Brumby (ENG) 60–9 Steve Meakin (ENG)
- Graham Cripsey (ENG) 64–30 Peter Francisco (RSA)
- Ken Doherty (IRL) 66–32 Ray Edmonds (ENG)
- Nick Dyson (ENG) 86–11 Duncan Campbell (SCO)
- Neal Foulds (ENG) 74–27 Mark Rowing (ENG)
- Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 77–16 Colin Roscoe (WAL)
- Paul Gibson (ENG) 62–50 Paddy Browne (IRL)
- Mike Hallett (ENG) 79–34 Terry Whitthread (ENG)
- Tony Knowles (ENG) 76–64 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
- Alan McManus (SCO) 71–69 Tony Wilson (IOM)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 74–38 Andrew Cairns (ENG)
- Steve Newbury (WAL) 67–36 Nigel Bond (ENG)
- Joe O'Boye (IRL) 79–4 Eddie Charlton (AUS)
- Dean Reynolds (ENG) 69–42 Mick Price (ENG)
- David Roe (ENG) 62–52 Steve Duggan (ENG)
- Jason Whittaker (ENG) 63–25 Dave Gilbert (ENG)
Last 16
edit- Ian Brumby (ENG) 72–17 Neal Foulds (ENG)
- Graham Cripsey (ENG) 68–47 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN)
- Mike Hallett (ENG) 68–46 Ken Doherty (IRL)
- Tony Knowles (ENG) 66–16 Dean Reynolds (ENG)
- Alan McManus (SCO) 62–38 Joe O'Boye (IRL)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 68–9 Steve Newbury (WAL)
- David Roe (ENG) 77–43 Nick Dyson (ENG)
- Jason Whittaker (ENG) 56–14 Paul Gibson (ENG)
Quarter-finals
edit- Mike Hallett (ENG) 50–37 Tony Knowles (ENG)
- Alan McManus (SCO) 66–62 Graham Cripsey (ENG)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 78–2 David Roe (ENG)
- Jason Whittaker (ENG) 69–29 Ian Brumby (ENG)
Semi-finals
edit- Mike Hallett (ENG) 66–21 Alan McManus (SCO)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 77–14 Jason Whittaker (ENG)
Final
editFinal: Best of 3 frames Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 28 September 1990[4][10] | ||
Darren Morgan Wales |
2–1 | Mike Hallett England |
28–97, 72–35 (53), 65–32 |
Century breaks
editOnly one century break was made during the tournament. The second-highest break was 93, compiled by Willie Thorne.[4]
- 120 – Tony Knowles
References
edit- ^ "One Frame Shoot-Out". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "I'm quitting". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 20 September 1990. p. 24.
- ^ "Morgan's big pay night". South Wales Echo. 29 September 1990. p. 59.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "International one-frame shoot-out". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. November 1990. pp. 6–7.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 158.
- ^ "Famous five go through in the Stoke shoot-out". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 27 September 1990. p. 26.
- ^ "Hallet in driving seat after car scare". Grimsby Evening Telegraph. 28 September 1990. p. 22.
- ^ Holmes, Bob (26 September 1990). "Hendry falls in snooker's shoot out". Evening Standard. p. 56.
- ^ Smith, Terry, ed. (1991). Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Eighth ed.). London: Pelham Books. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-7207-1983-3.
- ^ Acteson, Steve (29 September 1990). "Morgan wins his second big title – Snooker". The Times. London.