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Trust House Forte Matchroom League
Tournament information
DatesJanuary–May 1991
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break John Parrott (ENG) 141[1]
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up Steve Davis (ENG)
ScoreRound-Robin
1990
1992

The 1991 Trust House Forte Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from January to May 1991.

Stephen Hendry topped the table and won the tournament.[2]

League phase

[3][1]

Ranking Scotland
HEN
England
DAV
England
WHI
England
THO
Thailand
WAT
England
JAM
England
FOU
England
MEO
Northern Ireland
TAY
Wales
MOU
Frame
W-L
Match
W-D-L
Pld-Pts
Winner Stephen Hendry x 4 7 3 5 5 6 6 7 6 49–23 7–1–1 9–22
Runner-up Steve Davis 4 x 4 4 4 4 4 6 7 7 44–28 3–6–0 9–15
3 Jimmy White 1 4 x 5 3 5 4 4 6 7 39–33 4–3–2 9–15
4 Willie Thorne 5 4 3 x 4 1 3 5 5 5 35–37 4–2–3 9–14
5 James Wattana 3 4 5 4 x 4 3 4 6 5 38–34 3–4–2 9–13
6 Steve James 3 4 3 7 4 x 1 6 4 6 38–34 3–3–3 9–12
7 Neal Foulds 2 4 4 5 5 7 x 3 4 3 37–35 3–3–3 9–12
8 Tony Meo 2 2 4 3 4 2 5 x 3 5 30–42 2–2–5 9–8
9 Dennis Taylor 1 1 2 3 2 4 4 5 x 4 26–46 1–3–5 9–6
10 Doug Mountjoy 2 1 1 3 3 2 5 3 4 x 24–48 1–1–7 9–4

If points were level then match wins, followed by most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.

  • 16 February – Dome, Doncaster
    • Stephen Hendry 5–3 Steve James
    • James Wattana 5–3 Jimmy White
  • 24 March – Crawley
    • Neal Foulds 7–1 Steve James
    • Jimmy White 6–2 Dennis Taylor
  • 29 March – Thornaby Pavillion
    • Willie Thorne 4–4 James Wattana
    • Stephen Hendry 7–1 Jimmy White
  • 30 March – Epic Centre, Ellesmere Port
    • James Wattana 5–3 Doug Mountjoy
    • Stephen Hendry 7–1 Dennis Taylor
  • 13 April – Link Centre, Swindon
    • Stephen Hendry 6–2 Tony Meo
    • Jimmy White 4–4 Steve Davis
  • 25 May – Plaza Centre, Exeter
    • Steve James 6–2 Tony Meo
    • Jimmy White 7–1 Doug Mountjoy
  • 27 May – Barnsley
    • Willie Thorne 5–3 Doug Mountjoy
    • Steve Davis 6–2 Tony Meo
  • 29 May – Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helens
    • Willie Thorne 5–3 Tony Meo
  • 30 May– Mansfield
    • Dennis Taylor 4–4 Steve James

References

  1. ^ a b "Hendry finishes top of the league". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1991. pp. 5–6.
  2. ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.