1991 Matchroom League
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 February–31 May 1991 |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (ENG) 141[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Score | Round-Robin |
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The 1991 Trust House Forte Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 1 February to 31 May 1991.
Stephen Hendry topped the table and won the tournament for the first time ending Steve Davis who had won all previous titles since the League began in 1987.[2]
League phase
| Ranking | HEN |
DAV |
WHI |
THO |
 WAT |
JAM |
FOU |
MEO |
 TAY |
 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.
- 1 February – Castle Leisure Centre, Bury
- Tony Meo 5–3 Doug Mountjoy
- Steve Davis 7–1 Dennis Taylor
- 2 February – Gateshead Leisure Centre, Gateshead
- Tony Meo 5–3 Neal Foulds
- Steve James 6–2 Doug Mountjoy
- 15 February – Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate
- Steve James 7–1 Willie Thorne
- Tony Meo 4–4 Jimmy White
- 16 February – Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 Steve James
- James Wattana 5–3 Jimmy White
- 8 March – Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
- Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Neal Foulds
- Steve James 4–4 Steve Davis
- 9 March – Aston Villa Sports and Leisure Centre, Birmingham
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Dennis Taylor
- Neal Foulds 4–4 Jimmy White
- 22 March – Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth
- James Wattana 4–4 Tony Meo
- Neal Foulds 4–4 Dennis Taylor
- 23 March – Brighton Centre, Brighton
- Dennis Taylor 4–4 Doug Mountjoy
- Jimmy White 5–3 Willie Thorne
- 24 March – Crawley
- Neal Foulds 7–1 Steve James
- Jimmy White 6–2 Dennis Taylor
- 29 March – Thornaby Pavillion, Thornaby-on-Tees
- 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
- 31 March – Sands Centre, Carlisle
- Neal Foulds 5–3 James Wattana
- Willie Thorne 4–4 Steve Davis
- 12 April – Civic Centre, Aylesbury
- Neal Foulds 5–3 Willie Thorne
- Steve Davis 4–4 James Wattana
- 13 April – Link Centre, Swindon
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Tony Meo
- Jimmy White 4–4 Steve Davis
- 10 May – University of York, York
- Steve Davis 7–1 Doug Mountjoy
- 11 May – Meadowside Centre, Burton on Trent
- Dennis Taylor 5–3 Tony Meo
- Steve Davis 4–4 Neal Foulds
- 12 May – Derngate, Northampton
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Neal Foulds
- 17 May – Southport Theatre , Southport
- Stephen Hendry 4–4 Steve Davis
- Steve James 4–4 James Wattana
- 24 May – Perdiswell Centre, Worcester
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Stephen Hendry
- 25 May – Plaza Centre, Exeter
- Steve James 6–2 Tony Meo
- Jimmy White 7–1 Doug Mountjoy
- 26 May - Copley Recreation Centre, Stalybridge
- Stephen Hendry 6–2 Doug Mountjoy
- 27 May – Barnsley
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Doug Mountjoy
- Steve Davis 6–2 Tony Meo
- 28 May – New Vic Theatre, Newcastle Under Lyme
- James Wattana 6–2 Dennis Taylor
- 29 May – Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helens
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Tony Meo
- 30 May– Mansfield
- Dennis Taylor 4–4 Steve James
- 31 May – Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
- Stephen Hendry 5–3 James Wattana
- Jimmy White 5–3 Steve James
References
- ^ a b "Hendry finishes top of the league". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1991. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Premier/Matchroom League, Matchroom Championship League". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.