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1991 Classic (snooker) 
Summary
The 1991 Mercantile Credit Classic was the twelfth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 1–12 January 1991 with ITV coverage beginning on the 5th. The tournament has now been moved to the Bournemouth International Centre in Dorset after 4 years in Blackpool.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–12 January 1991 |
| Venue | Bournemouth International Centre |
| City | Bournemouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £300,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Tony Chappel (WAL) (135) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | 10–4 |
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Jimmy White won his second Classic title beating Stephen Hendry 10–4 in the final. This was the second time in a month White beat Hendry in a major final after the World Matchplay. He led 9–0, one frame from a rare "whitewash" final win. Hendry avoided this by winning 4 in a row. White closed the match out 10–4.[1]
Main draw edit
Final edit
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Street Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 12 January 1991. | ||
| Jimmy White England
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10–4 | Stephen Hendry Scotland
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| First session: 66–55, 62–53 (White 62, Hendry 53), 95–13, 70–24 (60), 83–24 (51), 85–20 (50), 72–9, 75–20 Second session: 59–55, 16–81 (70), 33–62, 38–79, 24–61 (54), 70–13 | ||
| 62 | Highest break | 70 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks edit
(Including qualifying rounds)
- 135 – Tony Chappel
- 131, 126 – Ken Doherty
- 124 – Brian Morgan
- 112 – Tony Jones
- 112 – Kirk Stevens
- 110 – Stephen Hendry
- 108, 104 – Neal Foulds
- 108 – James Wattana
- 108 – Terry Whitthread
- 106, 101 – Tony Drago
- 106 – Mark Bennett
- 102 – Alan McManus
References edit
- ^ "1991 Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.