The 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic was the eleventh edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 2–13 January 1990 with ITV coverage beginning on the 6th. The tournament was played at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire.
The semi-finals have been reduced to one session each of best of 11 frames and the final with two session with a best of 19 final. Steve James won his only ranking title beating Warren King of Australia 10–6 in a tournament of upsets which only 4 of the top 16 reaching their seeding places.
Main draw
Final
Century breaks
(Including qualifying rounds)
141, 104, 101 Steve James
126, 109 Tony Drago
121 Tommy Murphy
119 Dennis Taylor
117 Brian Morgan
116 John Virgo
113 Peter Francisco
111 Martin Clark
106 Steve Newbury
105 Wayne Jones
102 Cliff Thorburn
102 Jim Wych
100 Dene O'Kane
References
Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Sport in Blackpool Classic