1991 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 3–10 February 1991 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break | 135 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up |  Mike Hallett |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 1991 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 10 February 1991 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The highest break of the tournament was 135 made by Dennis Taylor, for which he earned £7,500.
The final turned out to be one of the greatest finals in snooker. Stephen Hendry beat Mike Hallett 9–8 after trailing 0–7 and 2–8. This defeat effectively ended Hallett's days as a major force in the game.
Field
Stephen Hendry, defending champion and World Champion was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Alan McManus, and Gary Wilkinson (ranked 19), who was the wild-card selection. Martin Clark, Alan McManus, Alain Robidoux and Gary Wilkinson were making their debuts in the Masters.
Wild-card round
| Match[1][2] | Date | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Sunday 3 February | Tony Meo (15) |
5–3 | Gary Wilkinson |
| WC2 | Monday 4 February |  Alain Robidoux (16) |
3–5 | Alan McManus |
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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| 1 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 14 | John Virgo |
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| 1 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 15 | Tony Meo |
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| 8 | Dean Reynolds |
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| 15 | Tony Meo |
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| 1 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 4 | Jimmy White |
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| 5 |  Doug Mountjoy |
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| 9 | Steve James |
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| 9 | Steve James |
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| 4 | Jimmy White |
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| 4 | Jimmy White |
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| 12 | Martin Clark |
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| 1 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 7 | Mike Hallett |
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| 3 | John Parrott |
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| 11 | Willie Thorne |
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| 3 | John Parrott |
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| 6 | Terry Griffiths |
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| 6 | Terry Griffiths |
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| 10 |  Dennis Taylor |
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| 6 | Terry Griffiths |
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| 7 | Mike Hallett |
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| 7 | Mike Hallett |
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| Alan McManus |
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| 7 | Mike Hallett |
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| 13 | Neal Foulds |
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| 2 | Steve Davis |
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| 13 | Neal Foulds |
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Qualifying
Alan McManus won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1990 Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship at the time.[3]
Century breaks
- 135 Dennis Taylor
- 131, 117, 114 Stephen Hendry
- 125 Mike Hallett
- 107 Doug Mountjoy
- 103, 101 Jimmy White
- 101 Steve James
