1989 Masters Snooker
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The 1989 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between January 21 and January 29, 1989 at London's Wembley Conference Centre.
16 players took part (which in 1990, 2 Wild Card entries would be introduced) At the first attempt now that he had joined the Top 16, Stephen Hendry beat John Parrott 9-6 to win the first of five titles in a row
The tournament was also rocked by scandal when the first round match between Silvino Francisco and Terry Griffiths After Griffiths beat Francisco 5-1, it was discovered that there had been heavy betting on that exact score. Both players were questioned. Francisco was later arrested, but later released without charge.
[edit] Prize Money
Total: £250,000
Winner: £62,000
Highest Break: £6,000
147 break: a £15,550 car
[edit] Highest Break
??? Stephen Hendry
[edit] Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 22 January | ||||||||||||||
 Steve Davis |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||||||
 Cliff Wilson |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 23 January | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 January | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry |
6 | |||||||||||||
| 23 January | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 26 January | ||||||||||||||
 Silvino Francisco |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 22 January | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
? | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 29 January | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| 24 January | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Francisco |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 January | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds |
? | |||||||||||||
| 24 January | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
6 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 27 January | ||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor |
4 | |||||||||||||
| John Parrott |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 25 January | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
2 | |||||||||||||
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