(Sponsors; 1981-1984 Jameson; 1985 Goya Matchroom; 1986 BCE; 1987-88 Fidelity; 1989 BCE)
1981 – Assembly Rooms, Derby, England
1st Round: J. Johnson beat J. Wych (Canada) 5-2; D. Martin beat J. Dunning 5-2; R. Williams beat J. White 5-1; T. Knowles beat M. Hallett 5-2; R. Edmonds beat E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) 5-4; J. Meadowcroft beat C. Wilson 5-4; T. Meo beat E. McLaughlin 5-2
2nd Round: G. Miles beat Johnson 5-3; Martin beat B. Werbeniuk (Canada) 5-2; R. Williams beat F. Davis 5-0; A. Higgins beat P. Fagan (Republic of Ireland) 5-3; J. Spencer beat Edmonds 5-3; J. Virgo beat Knowles 5-2; K. Stevens (Canada) beat Meadowcroft 5-1; P. Mans (South Africa) beat T. Meo 5-3
Round of 16: Miles beat C. Thorburn (Canada) 5-0; Martin beat E. Charlton (Australia) 5-2; Virgo beat R. Reardon 5-3; David Taylor beat Stevens 5-0; Dennis Taylor beat Williams 5-1; Higgins beat Mountjoy 5-1; T. Griffiths beat Spencer 5-2; S. Davis beat Mans 5-3
Quarter-finals: Martin beat Miles 5-1; Higgins beat Griffiths 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat Virgo 5-2; S. Davis beat David Taylor 5-1
Semi-finals: Dennis Taylor beat Martin 9-1; S. Davis beat Higgins 9-8
Final: S. Davis beat Dennis Taylor 9-0
1982 – Assembly Rooms, Derby, England
1st Round: T. Knowles beat E. Sinclair 5-2; D. Reynolds beat W. Thorne 5-3; S. Davis beat C. Roscoe 5-0; B. Werbeniuk (Canada) beat J. Wych (Canada) 5-3; David Taylor beat M. Fisher 5-1; K. Stevens (Canada) beat M. Watterson 5-3; T. Griffiths beat R. Williams 5-2; J. Spencer beat R. Edmonds 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat M. Wildman 5-2; J. Virgo beat E. Charlton (Australia) 5-4; P. Mans (South Africa) beat L. Dodd 5-3; J. White beat J. Meadowcroft 5-1; R. Reardon beat E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) 5-3; C. Thorburn (Canada) beat G. Scott 5-1; A. Higgins beat B. Kelly (Republic of Ireland) 5-3; C. Wilson beat D. Mountjoy 5-4
Round of 16: S. Davis beat Reynolds 5-0; David Taylor beat Werbeniuk 5-2; Stevens beat Mans 5-2; Griffiths beat Higgins 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat Thorburn 5-2; Wilson beat White 5-2; Virgo beat Spencer 5-4; Knowles beat Reardon 5-2
Quarter-finals: Virgo beat Dennis Taylor 5-3; David Taylor beat S. Davis 5-3; Knowles beat Wilson 5-4; Stevens beat Griffiths 5-3
Semi-finals: Knowles beat Stevens 9-3; David Taylor beat Virgo 9-5
Final: Knowles beat David Taylor 9-6
1983 – Eldon Square Recreation Centre, Newcastle, England
1st Round: Dennis Taylor beat D. Reynolds 5-3; R. Reardon beat M. Macleod 5-2; W. Thorne beat J. Virgo 5-2; M. Morra (Canada) beat J. White 5-3; D. Mountjoy beat M. Wildman 5-4; D. Martin beat A. Higgins 5-2; M. Watterson beat T. Meo 5-3; G. Scott beat B. Werbeniuk (Canada) 5-3; T. Griffiths beat G. Miles 5-2; S. Davis beat E. Hughes 5-1; J. Donnelly beat David Taylor 5-3; S. Francisco (South Africa) w.o. K. Stevens (Canada) scr; E. Charlton (Australia) beat J. Johnson 5-2; C. Thorburn (Canada) beat E. Sinclair 5-0; J. Spencer beat P. Morgan (Australia) 5-1; T. Knowles beat R. Edmonds 5-1
Round of 16: Griffiths beat Scott 5-0; Spencer beat Knowles 5-4; Thorburn beat Dennis Taylor 5-3; Mountjoy beat Martin 5-0; Charlton beat Morra 5-3; Thorne beat Reardon 5-0; S. Francisco beat Donnelly 5-1; S. Davis beat Watterson 5-0
Quarter-finals: Griffiths beat Spencer 5-4; Thorburn beat Mountjoy 5-2;
Charlton beat Thorne 5-0; S. Davis beat S. Francisco 5-1
Semi-finals: Thorburn beat Griffiths 9-8; S. Davis beat Charlton 9-2
Final: S. Davis beat Thorburn 9-4
1984 – Eldon Square Recreation Centre, Newcastle, England
1st Round: S. Davis beat J. Campbell (Australia) 5-1; A. Higgins beat E. Sinclair 5-1; T. Griffiths beat N. Foulds 5-3; R. Reardon beat L. Dodd 5-4; E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) beat D. Mountjoy 5-1; W. Thorne beat D. O’Kane (New Zealand) 5-3; M. Gauvreau (Canada) beat K. Stevens (Canada) 5-1; J. Virgo beat C. Thorburn (Canada) 5-0; S. Francisco (South Africa) beat J. Spencer 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat Fowler 5-0; J. Johnson beat E. Charlton 5-1; J. White beat R. Williams 5-3; T. Meo beat M. Macleod 5-1; S. Newbury beat B. Werbeniuk (Canada) 5-2; T. Knowles beat D. Reynolds 5-1; David Taylor beat W. Jones 5-4
Round of 16: S. Davis beat David Taylor 5-1; Higgins beat Griffiths 5-4; Hughes beat Reardon 5-1; Thorne beat Gauvreau 5-3; S. Francisco beat Virgo 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat Johnson 5-2; White beat Meo 5-1; Knowles beat Newbury 5-4
Quarter-finals: S. Davis beat Higgins 5-1; Hughes beat Thorne 5-2; S. Francisco w.o. Dennis Taylor (withdrew); Knowles beat White 5-4
Semi-finals: S. Davis beat Hughes 9-3; Knowles beat Francisco 9-6
Final: S. Davis beat Knowles 9-2
1985 – Trentham Gardens, Stoke, England
1st Round: S. Davis beat R. Bales 5-2; J. Virgo beat G. Miles 5-2; B. Chaperon (Canada) beat S. Francisco (South Africa) 5-3; M. Macleod beat J. Fitzmaurice 5-1; M. Gibson beat E. Charlton (Australia) 5-4; D. Reynolds beat B. Mikkelsen (Canada) 5-0; J. White beat P. Fagan (Republic of Ireland) 5-2; W. King (Australia) beat R. Williams 5-3; T. Chappel beat K. Stevens (Canada) 5-3; C. Wilson beat C. Roscoe 5-1; J. Johnson beat J. Bear (Canada) 5-1; M. Bradley beat M. Hallett 5-4; David Taylor beat T. Jones 5-4; B. Werbeniuk (Canada) beat I. Williamson 5-2; T. Knowles beat E. McLaughlin 5-1; N. Foulds beat L. Dodd 5-3; C. Thorburn (Canada) beat S. Longworth 5-3; D. Martin beat E. Sinclair 5-1; D. Mountjoy beat J. Wych 5-1; J. Campbell (Australia) beat M. Morra (Canada) 5-2; W. Thorne beat D. Fowler 5-1; G. Scott beat M. Wildman 5-1; S. Duggan beat R. Reardon 5-4; I. Black beat P. Mans (South Africa) 5-4; T. Griffiths beat S. Newbury 5-2; J. Spencer beat R. Foldvari (Australia) 5-4; T. Meo beat J. Dunning 5-0; J. Parrott beat W. Jones 5-3; A. Higgins beat D. Hughes 5-1; Tommy Murphy beat E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) 5-3; Dennis Taylor beat G. Cripsey 5-1; B. Harris beat D. O’Kane (New Zealand) 5-3
2nd Round: S. Davis beat Virgo 5-1; Macleod beat Chaperon 5-4; Reynolds beat Gibson 5-0; White beat King 5-2; Wilson beat Chappel 5-0; Johnson beat Bradley 5-2; David Taylor beat Werbeniuk 5-4; N. Foulds beat Knowles 5-3; Thorburn beat Martin 5-3; Campbell beat Mountjoy 5-1; Thorne beat Scott 5-1; Duggan beat Black 5-1; Griffiths beat Spencer 5-1; Parrott beat Meo 5-4; Higgins beat Murphy 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat Harris 5-3
Round of 16: S. Davis beat Macleod 5-1; White beat Reynolds 5-1; Johnson beat Wilson 5-1; N. Foulds beat David Taylor 5-4; Thorburn beat Campbell 5-0; Duggan beat Thorne 5-4; Parrott beat Griffiths 5-1; Dennis Taylor beat Higgins 5-1
Quarter-finals: White beat S. Davis 5-3; N. Foulds beat Johnson 5-2; Thorburn beat Duggan 5-2; Dennis Taylor beat Parrott 5-1
Semi-finals: White beat N. Foulds 9-5; Thorburn beat Dennis Taylor 9-5
Final: Thorburn beat White 12-10
1986 – Trentham Gardens, Stoke, England
1st Round: C. Thorburn (Canada) beat P. Burke (Republic of Ireland) 5-0; J. Wych (Canada) beat M. Bradley 5-2; T. Griffiths beat P. Medati 5-3; B. West beat J. Van Rensburg (South Africa) 5-3; R. Bales beat K. Stevens (Canada) 5-3; C. Wilson beat J. McLaughlin 5-2; T. Knowles beat J. Spencer 5-0; E. Charlton (Australia) beat I. Black 5-0; A. Higgins beat E. Sinclair 5-3; P. Francisco (South Africa) beat M. Wildman 5-2; R. Reardon beat W. Jones 5-4; M. Gauvreau (Canada) beat M. Macleod 5-4; S. Francisco (South Africa) beat S. Newbury 5-4; J. Virgo beat M. Bennett 5-1; Dennis Taylor beat R. Foldvari (Australia) 5-1; S. Hendry beat J. Parrott 5-3; S. Davis beat J. Rea 5-1; W. King (Australia) beat S. Longworth 5-0; R. Williams beat J. O’Boye 5-0; S. Duggan beat J. Campbell (Australia) 5-3; P. Houlihan beat T. Meo 5-4; E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) beat T. Chappel 5-4; T. Drago (Malta) beat W. Thorne 5-2; B. Chaperon (Canada) beat D. Martin 5-4; K. Owers beat J. White 5-2; D. O’Kane (New Zealand) beat M. Hallett 5-1; N. Foulds beat G. Miles 5-2; G. Foulds beat B. Werbeniuk (Canada) 5-2; D. Mountjoy beat M. Gibson 5-3; D. Reynolds beat L. Dodd 5-2; J. Johnson beat Tommy Murphy 5-4; David Taylor beat R. Edmonds 5-4
2nd Round: Thorburn beat Wych 5-3; Griffiths beat West 5-1; Wilson beat Bales 5-1; Knowles beat Charlton 5-1; P. Francisco beat Higgins 5-4; Gauvreau beat Reardon 5-2; S. Francisco beat Virgo 5-0; Dennis Taylor beat Hendry 5-3; S. Davis beat King 5-4; Williams beat Duggan 5-4; Hughes beat Houlihan 5-1; Chaperon beat Drago 5-1; Owers beat O’Kane 5-0; N. Foulds beat G. Foulds 5-0; Reynolds beat Mountjoy 5-2; David Taylor beat Johnson 5-3
Round of 16: Thorburn beat Griffiths 5-4; Wilson beat Knowles 5-4; P. Francisco beat Gauvreau 5-2; S. Francisco beat Dennis Taylor 5-0; S. Davis beat Williams 5-4; Hughes beat Chaperon 5-0; N. Foulds beat Owers 5-1; Reynolds beat David Taylor 5-1
Quarter-finals: Thorburn beat Wilson 5-1; P. Francisco beat S. Francisco 5-3; Hughes beat S. Davis 5-4; N. Foulds beat Reynolds 5-2
Semi-finals: Thorburn beat P. Francisco 9-7; N. Foulds beat E. Hughes 9-8
Final: N. Foulds beat Thorburn 12-9
1987 – Trentham Gardens, Stoke, England
1st Round: N. Foulds beat P. Gibson 5-2; S. Hendry beat Gary Wilkinson 5-4; C. Wilson beat E. Sinclair 5-1; D. Gilbert beat D. Martin 5-2; R. Foldvari (Australia) beat R. Williams 5-0; J. O’Boye beat K. Stevens (Canada) 5-1; Dennis Taylor beat M. Bradley 5-0; M. Clark beat T. Drago (Malta) 5-2; J. Wych (Canada) beat J. Johnson 5-4; E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) beat K. Owers 5-4; S. Francisco (South Africa) beat W. King (Australia) 5-2; B. Werbeniuk (Canada) beat G. Cripsey 5-1; D. Roe beat D. Mountjoy 5-4; S. James beat J. Campbell (Australia) 5-4; C. Thorburn (Canada) beat R. Grace (South Africa) 5-1; S. Newbury beat P. Francisco 5-2; J. White beat M. Bennett 5-3; S. Longworth beat I. Williamson 5-4; M. Hallett beat C. Roscoe 5-3; J. Spencer beat Jack Rea 5-0; W. Jones beat D. Reynolds 5-4; N. Gilbert beat M. Macleod 5-1; T. Griffiths beat M. Wildman 5-1; E. Charlton (Australia) beat R. Reardon 5-4; T. Knowles beat D. Fowler 5-4; David Taylor beat M. Morra (Canada) 5-3; W. Thorne beat John Rea 5-3; J. Virgo beat Tommy Murphy 5-1; J. Parrott beat T. Chappel 5-1; B. Chaperon (Canada) beat B. West 5-4; S. Davis beat D. O’Kane (New Zealand) 5-2; T. Meo beat J. Wright 5-2
2nd Round: Hendry beat N. Foulds 5-2; D. Gilbert beat Wilson 5-1; O’Boye beat Foldvari 5-4; Clark beat Dennis Taylor 5-0; Hughes beat Wych 5-4; S. Francisco beat Werbeniuk 5-3; James beat Roe 5-3; Thorburn beat Newbury 5-3; White beat Longworth 5-1; Hallett beat Spencer 5-2; N. Gilbert beat W. Jones 5-4; Charlton beat Griffiths 5-2; Knowles beat David Taylor 5-2; Virgo beat Thorne 5-4; Parrott beat Chaperon 5-1; S. Davis beat Meo 5-3
Round of 16: Hendry beat D. Gilbert 5-0; O’Boye beat Clark 5-2; Hughes beat S. Francisco 5-4; Thorburn beat James 5-0; Hallett beat White 5-4; Charlton beat N. Gilbert 5-0; Virgo beat Knowles 5-2; S. Davis beat Parrott 5-2
Quarter-finals: Hendry beat O’Boye 5-2; Thorburn beat Hughes 5-1; Hallett beat Charlton 5-4; S. Davis beat Virgo 5-2
Semi-finals: Thorburn beat Hendry 9-1; S. Davis beat Hallett 9-3
Final: S. Davis beat Thorburn 12-5
1988 – Trentham Gardens, Stoke, England
After beating Jimmy White 12-6 to retain his title, Steve Davis insisted: “I’ve never played any better than that.” For someone of his status, quite a statement, but one issued with justification.
Davis, 6-1 up entering the second session, then became the first player to register century breaks in three consecutive frames during a professional tournament: a 108 in the ninth frame, 101 in the tenth and 104 in the eleventh despite falling victim to growing tension.
“I’ve never made three hundreds on the trot, even in practice, so when I reached 70 on the way to the third one I was shaking like a leaf because I started to realise what I stood to achieve,” he said. His winner’s cheque was for £45,000.
1st Round: S. Davis beat W. Jones 5-1; A. Robidoux (Canada) beat E. Charlton (Australia) 5-2; John Rea beat P. Francisco (South Africa) 5-0; David Taylor beat T. Wilson 5-1; Dennis Taylor beat T. Chappel 5-1; J. Campbell (Australia) w.o. K. Stevens (Canada) scr; J. Wych (Canada) beat T. Griffiths 5-0; D. O’Kane (New Zealand) beat M. Johnston-Allen 5-3; M. Hallett beat J. O’Boye 5-3; T. Meo beat N. Gilbert 5-1; S. Francisco (South Africa) beat K. Owers 5-1; B. Chaperon (Canada) beat M. Fisher 5-3; M.Macleod beat A. Higgins 5-2; S. James beat J. Wright 5-3; S. Hendry beat R. Edmonds 5-1; S. Longworth beat M. Price 5-4; N. Foulds beat Tommy Murphy 5-3; D. Reynolds beat T. Jones 5-4; J. Virgo beat J. McLaughlin 5-0; J. Spencer beat R. Reardon 5-4; J. Johnson beat G. Cripsey 5-3; D. Mountjoy beat D. Martin 5-1; T. Knowles beat G. Miles 5-4; S. Newbury beat M. Bennett 5-0; L. Dodd beat J. Parrott 5-4; B. West beat W. King (Australia) 5-4; S. Duggan beat C. Wilson 5-2; R. Williams beat D. Roe 5-3; W. Thorne beat J. Chambers 5-2; T. Drago (Malta) beat D. Fowler 5-3; J. White beat M. Clark 5-2; E. Hughes (Republic of Ireland) beat S. Meakin 5-0
2nd Round: S. Davis beat Robidoux 5-4; David Taylor beat Rea 5-4; Dennis Taylor beat Campbell 5-4; Wych beat O’Kane 5-4; Meo beat Hallett 5-3; Chaperon beat S. Francisco 5-2; James beat Macleod 5-2; Hendry beat Longworth 5-3; Reynolds beat N. Foulds 5-3; Spencer beat Virgo 5-1; Johnson beat Mountjoy 5-4; Newbury beat Knowles 5-4; West beat Dodd 5-3; Williams beat Duggan 5-4; Thorburn beat Drago 5-2; White beat Hughes 5-1
Round of 16: S. Davis beat David Taylor 5-1; Dennis Taylor beat Wych 5-2; Meo beat Chaperon 5-4; James beat Hendry 5-2; Reynolds beat Spencer 5-2; Johnson beat Newbury 5-2; West beat Williams 5-4; White beat Thorburn 5-4
Quarter-finals: S. Davis beat Dennis Taylor 5-2; James beat Meo 5-1; Reynolds beat Johnson 5-1; White beat West 5-2
Semi-finals: S. Davis beat S. James 9-1; White beat Reynolds 9-5
Final: S. Davis beat White 12-6
1989 – Trentham Gardens, Stoke, England
Steve Davis, making a belated start to the 1989/90 season after opting not to travel to the Asian Open in Thailand or the Hong Kong Open, cast off an inevitable degree of rustiness to win his sixth International title.
Davis, who instead of journeying to the Far East had vacationed in Antigua and New Orleans, struggled for over four hours to beat Alain Robidoux 6-3 in the semi-finals. “Alain as solid as a giant redwood,” observed Davis.
But toil was replaced by fluency in the final as Davis scored a moral boosting 9-4 victory over Stephen Hendry, who had replaced him at the head of the provisional world rankings.
1st Round: S. Davis beat T. Kearney (Republic of Ireland) 5-1; W. Jones beat P. Houlihan 5-2; M. Bennett beat T. Meo 5-2; N. Foulds beat J. O’Boye 5-0; B. Morgan beat J. Johnson 5-2; E. Hughes beat D. Morgan 5-4; Dennis Taylor beat N. Dyson 5-1; M. Clark beat W. King (Australia) 5-4; T. Griffiths beat B. Gollan (Canada) 5-4; S. Newbury beat S. Duggan 5-2; A. Robidoux (Canada) beat D. Mountjoy 5-4; R. Bales beat D. Roe 5-4; W. Thorne beat Tommy Murphy 5-2; B. West w.o. J. Wych (Canada) scr; J. White beat J. Smith 5-3; B. Chaperon (Canada) beat I. Williamson 5-4; S. Hendry beat I. Graham 5-0; J. Wattana (Thailand) beat P. Francisco (South Africa) 5-0; T. Jones beat J. Virgo 5-0; M. Johnston-Allen beat A. Higgins 5-1; R. Marshall beat D. Reynolds 5-3; E. Charlton (Australia) beat I. Brumby 5-4; M. Hallett beat L. Dodd 5-4; C. Wilson beat J. Wright 5-2; N. Bond beat C. Thorburn (Canada) 5-4; S. Francisco (South Africa) beat J. Campbell (Australia) 5-4; S. James beat J. McLaughlin 5-3; M. Smith beat R. Williams 5-4; T. Knowles beat B. Harris 5-1; A. Cairns beat D. O’Kane (New Zealand) 5-2; J. Parrott beat M. Fisher 5-2; T. Drago (Malta) beat Macleod 5-4
2nd Round: S. Davis beat W. Jones 5-2; N. Foulds beat Bennett 5-2; B. Morgan beat Hughes 5-3; Dennis Taylor beat Clark 5-4; Newbury beat Griffiths 5-2; Robidoux beat Bales 5-1; Thorne beat West 5-2; White beat Chaperon 5-3; Hendry beat Wattana 5-3; T. Jones beat Johnston-Allen 5-2; Marshall beat Charlton 5-2; Wilson beat Hallett 5-4; Bond beat S. Francisco 5-3; James beat M. Smith 5-3; Knowles beat Cairns 5-2; Parrott beat Drago 5-3
Round of 16: S. Davis beat N. Foulds 5-3; B. Morgan beat Dennis Taylor 5-4; Robidoux beat Newbury 5-2; White beat Thorne 5-1; Hendry beat T. Jones 5-4; Wilson beat Marshall 5-3; Bond beat James 5-0; Parrott beat Knowles 5-2
Quarter-finals: S. Davis beat B. Morgan 5-2; Robidoux beat White 5-4; Hendry beat Wilson 5-2; Bond beat Parrott 5-2
Semi-finals: S. Davis beat Robidoux 6-3; Hendry beat Bond 6-5
Final: S. Davis beat Hendry 9-4
