The 1989 British Open (officially the 1989 Anglian Windows British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 1 February to 5 March 1989 with television coverage beginning on 25 February at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 February – 5 March 1989 |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £345,000 |
| Winner's share | £70,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Johnston-Allen (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Tony Meo (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Dean Reynolds (ENG) |
| Score | 13–6 |
← 1988 1990 → | |
Tony Meo would win his only ranking event in snooker, defeating Dean Reynolds 13 frames to 6 in the Final.
Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 4 and 5 March 1989. | ||
| Tony Meo England
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13–6 | Dean Reynolds England
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| Afternoon: 63–38, 33–82, 101–29 (84), 54–20, 66–58, 65–27, 11–82 Evening: 63–22, 34–74 (53), 74–17, 60–50, 67–15, 43–58, 65–60 Afternoon:, 19–73 (53), 41–60, 71–51, 60–7, 59–54, | ||
| 84 | Highest break | 53 (x2) |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.