The 1991 Mercantile Credit Classic was the twelfth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 1–12 January 1991 with ITV coverage beginning on the 5th. The tournament has now been moved to the Bournemouth International Centre in Dorset after 4 years in Blackpool which had now hosted qualifying rounds taking place on 2nd and 3rd September 1990.
Jimmy White won his second Classic title beating Stephen Hendry 10–4 in the final. This was the second time in a month White beat Hendry in a major final after the World Matchplay. He led 9–0, one frame from a rare "whitewash" final win. Hendry avoided this by winning 4 in a row. White closed the match out 10–4.
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: John Street Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 12 January 1991. Jimmy White 10–4 Stephen Hendry First session: 66–55, 62–53 (White 62, Hendry 53), 95–13, 70–24 (60), 83–24 (51), 85–20 (50), 72–9, 75–20Second session: 59–55, 16–81 (70), 33–62, 38–79, 24–61 (54), 70–1362 Highest break 70 0 Century breaks 0 4 50+ breaks 3
Century breaks (Including qualifying rounds)
135 Tony Chappel 131, 126 Ken Doherty 124 Brian Morgan 112 Tony Jones 112 Kirk Stevens 110 Stephen Hendry 108, 104 Neal Foulds 108 James Wattana 108 Terry Whitthread 106, 101 Tony Drago 106 Mark Bennett 102 Alan McManus
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