| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–23 April 1989 (1989-04-20 – 1989-04-23) |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | Pro-Tex Sports Management |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | US$25,000 |
| Winner's share | US$8,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Sakchai Sim-Ngam (THA) |
| Runner-up |  Franky Chan (HKG) |
| Score | 4–1 |
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The 1989 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held in Beijing from 20 to 23 April 1989. Sakchai Sim-Ngam won the event, defeating Franky Chan 4–1 in the final. The tournament was promoted by Pro-Tex Sports Management, a Hong Kong company, working with the China Billiards and Snooker Association.
The event features a total prize fund of US$25,000 and US$8,000 awarded to the winner. This was a significant reduction from the previous year's total prize fund of £120,000. John Parrott was the defending champion, but he was not eligible for this year's edition, as it was held exclusively for the players from the Asia–Pacific region. The invited competitors were sixteen players from eight different countries – Australia, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
| Sakchai Sim-Ngam
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Zhong Minwen
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sakchai Sim-Ngam
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Lim Koon Guan
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lim Koon Guan
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kenny Kwok
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sakchai Sim-Ngam
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Franky Chan
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 James Bonner
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Lau Weng Yew
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| James Bonner
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Franky Chan
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Steve Robertson
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Franky Chan
| 2 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Taiwan pair on cue for Beijing event: SNOOKER". South China Morning Post. 13 April 1989. p. 32.
- ^ "Off-colour Chan fails to overcome Thai jinx: SNOOKER". South China Morning Post. 24 April 1989. p. 30.
- ^ "Beijing agony for sad Kenny: SNOOKER". South China Morning Post. 22 April 1989. p. 20.
- "Hearn and Kruger at daggers drawn". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 January 1988. p. 26.
- ^ "Koon Guan out in semis". The Straits Times. 23 April 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- "Chan cues up for final: SNOOKER". South China Morning Post. 23 April 1989. p. 20.