| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 February – 3 March 1990 (1990-02-18 – 1990-03-03) |
| Venue | Assembly Rooms |
| City | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £365,000 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Bob Chaperon (CAN) |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 10–8 |
| ← 1989 1991 → | |
The 1990 British Open (officially the 1990 Pearl Assurance British Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 18 February to 3 March 1990 with television coverage beginning on 24 February at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. It is an open draw for every round
Bob Chaperon won his only ranking event as he beat Alex Higgins who was appearing in his last major final.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 3 March 1990. | ||
| Bob Chaperon Canada
|
10–8 | Alex Higgins Northern Ireland
|
| Afternoon: 35–58, 115–1 (110), 57–10, 99–20, 73–30, 44–68, 7–61, 34–61 Evening: 33–73, 64–45, 99–2, 52–63, 70–17, 8–83, 76–19, 14–82, 69–36, 81–18 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
- "The Global Snooker Centre". www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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| Yamaha Organs Trophy | |
| International Masters | |
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| British Open (renewed) | |
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| 1989–90 snooker season | |
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