Location Doncaster Format Non-ranking event Final year 1992 Organisation Matchroom Sport | Established 1988 Final champion(s) James Wattana Venue The Dome Leisure Centre Country England | |
The World Matchplay professional non-ranking snooker tournament was established in 1988 and last held in 1992.
History
In 1988 Barry Hearn created an invitational tournament, called the World Matchplay, for the provisional top 12 players, and it ran for five years. The event was held at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood between 1988 and 1990, before moving to the The Dome, Doncaster, for the last two years. The 1988 event was the first snooker tournament to offer a top prize of £100,000.
It was sponsored by Everest in 1988 and 1989, and Coalite from 1990–1992. It was televised between 1988 and 1992 by ITV as a replacement for the World Doubles Championship.
References
World Matchplay (snooker) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA