1990 Masters (snooker)
The 1990 Benson & Hedges Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 4 and 11 February 1990 at the Wembley Conference Centre.
Wild card players were introduced, and the two places went to the legendary Alex Higgins and the young new professional from Thailand, James Wattana who won his game against Dean Reynolds and played the six times world champion Steve Davis in the next round. Higgins meanwhile lost his match against Steve James, who had won the Classic in January. This was to be his last appearance in the Masters.
The final meanwhile had Stephen Hendry winning his second Masters title and becoming the second player after Cliff Thorburn to retain the title beating John Parrott again in the final 9–4. Hendry attempted a 147 break in the 11th frame before missing the 13th black. The highest break of the tournament was 111 made by both Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis, for which they both earned £3,500.
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