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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Yuetan Stadium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | Pro-Tex Sports Management |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | US$8,000 |
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty (IRE), 79 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Marcus Campbell (SCO) |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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)
| 1 | ||||||||
| Tom Finstad (CAN)
| 3 | ||||||||
 Sakchai Sim-Ngam (THA)
| 1 | ||||||||
References
- "Campbell wins on China T.V.". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. May 1990. p. 24.