1988_Kent_Cup

1988 Kent Cup

1988 Kent Cup

Snooker tournament

The 1988 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Beijing from 6 to 9 April 1988.[1][2][3]

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The invited competitors were eight professionals, six Chinese and two Hong Kong amateur players. Nine hours of nationwide coverage in China led to viewing figures of 200 million.[4] John Parrott won the tournament, defeating Martin Clark 5–1 in the final.[5] Parrtott compiled the highest break of the tournament, 107, in the final frame of his match against Jin Weheng.[6]

Main draw

Results of the tournament are shown below, with winning players indicated in bold.[6]

First round
Best of 3 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 9 frames
        
England John Parrott 2
China Jin Weheng 0
England John Parrott 3
Malta Tony Drago 1
Malta Tony Drago 2
Hong Kong Gary Kwok 0
England John Parrott 4
England Dean Reynolds 2
England Dean Reynolds 2
China Zhong Minwon 0
England Dean Reynolds 3
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
China Wang Lin 0
England John Parrott 5
England Martin Clark 1
England Martin Clark 2
China Sun Linbo 0
England Martin Clark 3
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 1
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 2
Hong Kong Franky Chan 1
England Martin Clark 4
England Tony Knowles 3
England Tony Knowles 2
China Li Yuanhai 0
England Tony Knowles 3
England Joe Johnson 0
England Joe Johnson 2
China Li Baoying 0

References

  1. [1]
    "Hearn and Kruger at daggers drawn". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 January 1988. p. 26.
  2. [2]
    "Parrott's China victory". Liverpool Echo. 9 April 1988. p. 61.
  3. [3]
    Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    "John's Trip To China "Just Fab"". Liverpool Echo. 12 April 1988. p. 35.
  5. [5]
    "Reds lead way to Wembley as Parrott pots a first success". Liverpool Echo. 11 April 1988. p. 36.
  6. [6]
    "Parrott shows Chinese snooker". Snooker Scene. May 1998. p. 17.
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