1990 Shoot-Out

The 1990 Shoot-Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in September 1990 at Trentham Gardens in Stoke-on-Trent, England.[1]

Shoot-Out

Tournament information
Dates	26–28 September 1990
Venue	Trentham Gardens
City	Stoke-on-Trent
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£5,000
Highest break	Tony Knowles (120)
Final
Champion	Darren Morgan
Runner-up	Mike Hallett
Score	2–1
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Darren Morgan won the tournament, defeating Mike Hallett 2–1 in the final. All other matches were decided by a single frame.[2]

Results

Match winners are shown in bold.[3]

Round one

Roger Bales 62–50 Barry Pinches Jonathan Birch 77–33 Rex Williams Ian Black 65–21 Ian Graham Nigel Bond 61–47 Jon Wright Paddy Browne 70–26 Jim Chambers Ian Brumby 48–47 Matt Gibson Andrew Cairns 60–28 Derek Heaton Duncan Campbell 63–24 Paul Medati Eddie Charlton 97–4 Barry West Martin Clark 67–43 Nick Terry Graham Cripsey 64–22 John Rea Steve Davis 75–0 Stephen Murphy Les Dodd 54–24 Eugene Hughes Ken Doherty 86–13 Bernard Bennett Jim Donnelly w/o–w/d John Spencer Tony Drago 108–16 Martin Smith Steve Duggan 70–53 Joe Johnson Nick Dyson 73–48 John Campbell Craig Edwards 63–33 Mark Wildman Jason Ferguson 68–37 Steve James Jack Fitzmaurice 64–54 Joe Grech Robby Foldvari 58–37 Billy Kelly Neal Foulds 68–1 George Scott Danny Fowler 62–52 Steve Campbell Peter Francisco 65–19 Tony Jones Marcel Gauvreau w/o–w/d James Wattana

Paul Gibson 63–25 Steve Longworth David Greaves w/o–w/d Patsy Fagan Mike Hallett 115–0 Terry Griffiths Dennis Hughes w/o–w/d Jimmy White Mark Johnston-Allen 74–40 Warren King Wayne Jones 65–43 Anthony Harris Tony Knowles 87–30 Eddie Sinclair Rod Lawler 80–33 Brian Morgan Murdo MacLeod 67–43 Dennis Taylor Robert Marshall 71–28 Graham Miles Alan McManus 60–38 Stephen Hendry Steve Meakin 103–17 Brady Gollan Darren Morgan 61–35 John Dunning Steve Newbury 59–52 Doug Mountjoy Dene O'Kane 73–39 Silvino Francisco Bill Oliver 61–27 Chris Cookson Ken Owers w/o–w/d Bob Harris Mick Price 81–7 Tony Kearney Dean Reynolds 60–25 Tony Meo David Roe w/o–w/d Gino Rigitano Colin Roscoe 92–15 Cliff Wilson Brian Rowswell w/o–w/d Tony Chappel Cliff Thorburn 75–5 David Taylor Willie Thorne 93–13 Jack McLaughlin Jason Whittaker 69–42 Jason Smith Tony Wilson 62–58 Ian Williamson

Last 64

Nigel Bond 94–0 Pascal Burke Paddy Browne 81–61 Wayne Jones Ian Brumby 76–15 Ian Black Andrew Cairns 61–45 Jim Donnelly Duncan Campbell 81–18 Ken Owers Eddie Charlton 100–6 Jack Fitzmaurice Graham Cripsey 76–51 Robby Foldvari Ken Doherty 73–49 Jonathan Birch Steve Duggan w/o–w/d Bill Oliver Nick Dyson 64–2 Rod Lawler Ray Edmonds 68–18 Steve Davis Neal Foulds 78–0 Dene O'Kane Peter Francisco 63–60 Murdo MacLeod Marcel Gauvreau 60–22 Brian Rowswell Paul Gibson 67–25 Roger Bales Dave Gilbert 59–40 Tommy Murphy

Mike Hallett 77–52 Gary Wilkinson Tony Knowles 120–0 Martin Clark Alan McManus w/o–w/d Vic Harris Steve Meakin 60–21 Nigel Gilbert Darren Morgan 60–46 Willie Thorne Steve Newbury 70–1 Danny Fowler Joe O'Boye 67–32 David Greaves Mick Price 106–1 Les Dodd Dean Reynolds 67–47 Jason Prince David Roe 77–9 Mark Johnston-Allen Colin Roscoe 72–40 Mark Bennett Mark Rowing 84–24 Robert Marshall Cliff Thorburn 58–9 Tony Drago Jason Whittaker 78–12 Dennis Hughes Terry Whitthread 65–32 Craig Edwards Tony Wilson 96–13 Jason Ferguson

Last 32

Ian Brumby 60–9 Steve Meakin Graham Cripsey 64–30 Peter Francisco Ken Doherty 66–32 Ray Edmonds Nick Dyson 86–11 Duncan Campbell Neal Foulds 74–27 Mark Rowing Marcel Gauvreau 77–16 Colin Roscoe Paul Gibson 62–50 Paddy Browne Mike Hallett 79–34 Terry Whitthread

Tony Knowles 76–64 Cliff Thorburn Alan McManus 71–69 Tony Wilson Darren Morgan 74–38 Andrew Cairns Steve Newbury 67–36 Nigel Bond Joe O'Boye 79–4 Eddie Charlton Dean Reynolds 69–42 Mick Price David Roe 62–52 Steve Duggan Jason Whittaker 63–25 Dave Gilbert

Last 16

Ian Brumby 72–17 Neal Foulds Graham Cripsey 68–47 Marcel Gauvreau Mike Hallett 68–46 Ken Doherty Tony Knowles 66–16 Dean Reynolds

Alan McManus 62–38 Joe O'Boye Darren Morgan 68–9 Steve Newbury David Roe 77–43 Nick Dyson Jason Whittaker 56–14 Paul Gibson

Quarter-finals

Mike Hallett 50–37 Tony Knowles Alan McManus 66–62 Graham Cripsey

Darren Morgan 78–2 David Roe Jason Whittaker 69–29 Ian Brumby

Semi-finals

• Mike Hallett 66–21 Alan McManus
• Darren Morgan 77–14 Jason Whittaker

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 28 September 1990[3][4]
Darren Morgan  Wales	2–1	Mike Hallett  England
28–97, 72–35 (53), 65–32

Century breaks

Only one century break was made during the tournament. The second-highest break was 93, compiled by Willie Thorne.[3]

• 120 Tony Knowles

References

1. "One Frame Shoot-Out". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 158.
3. "International one-frame shoot-out". Snooker Scene. Everton's News Agency. November 1990. pp. 6–7.
4. Acteson, Steve (29 September 1990). "Morgan wins his second big title – Snooker". The Times. London.