The 1988 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Beijing from 6 to 9 April 1988.[1][2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–9 April 1988 |
| Venue | Beijing Indoor Stadium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | Framework and WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £120,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £35,000 |
| Highest break | 107,  John Parrott |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Parrott |
| Runner-up | Martin Clark |
| Score | 5–1 |
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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
editResults 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 | ||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jin Weheng | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Kwok | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Zhong Minwon | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wang Lin | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Clark | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Clark | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Sun Linbo | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Clark | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Franky Chan | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Martin Clark | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Li Yuanhai | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Li Baoying | 0 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Hearn and Kruger at daggers drawn". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 January 1988. p. 26.
- ^ "Parrott's China victory". Liverpool Echo. 9 April 1988. p. 61.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "John's Trip To China "Just Fab"". Liverpool Echo. 12 April 1988. p. 35.
- ^ "Reds lead way to Wembley as Parrott pots a first success". Liverpool Echo. 11 April 1988. p. 36.
- ^ a b "Parrott shows Chinese snooker". Snooker Scene. May 1998. p. 17.