1990 Kent Cup

The 1990 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held at the Yuetan Stadium in Beijing in 1990. Marcus Campbell won the event, defeating Tom Finstad 4–1 in the final. The tournament was promoted by Pro-Tex Sports Management, a Hong Kong company, working with the China Billiards and Snooker Association. [1]

Kent Cup

Tournament information
Venue	Yuetan Stadium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Format	Non-Ranking invitational event
Winner's share	US$8,000
Highest break	Ken Doherty (IRE), 79
Final
Champion	Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Runner-up	Tom Finstad (CAN)
Score	4–1
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There were four groups of three players, with each group played on a round-robin, and the winner from each group progressing to the semifinals. The group matches were decided on the aggregate score across two frames. Of the group winners, the losing semi-finalists were Ken Doherty, who was the reigning IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and IBSF World Snooker Championship holder; and Sakchai Sim-Ngam, who progressed from a group that included Jon Birch, the 1989 IBSF World championship runner-up. Campbell received US$8,000 prize money as champion, and Finstad received US$4,000. Doherty compiled the highest break of the event, 79.[1]

Prize fund

Prize money was awarded as follows:[1]

• Winner: US$8,000
• Runner-up: US$4,000
• Semi-finalists: US$2,400
• Group runner-up: US$1,200
• Group third place: US$600
• Highest break: US$1,000

Main draw

Players in bold denote match winners.[1]

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
	Marcus Campbell (SCO)		3
	Ken Doherty (IRE)		2			Marcus Campbell (SCO)		4
	Tom Finstad (CAN)		3			Tom Finstad (CAN)		1
	Sakchai Sim-Ngam (THA)		1

References

1. "Campbell wins on China T.V.". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1990. p. 24.