| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 March 1990 | 
| Venue | Yuetan Stadium | 
| City | Beijing | 
| Country | China | 
| Organisation | Pro-Tex Sports Management | 
| Format | Non-ranking event | 
| Total prize fund | US$25,000[1] | 
| Winner's share | US$8,000 | 
| Highest break |  Ken Doherty (IRE), 79 | 
| Final | |
| Champion |  Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp) Tom Finstad (CAN) | 
| Score | 4–1 | 
| ← 1989  1991 →  | |
The 1990 Kent Cup was an invitational non-ranking snooker tournament held at the Yuetan Stadium in Beijing from 15 to 18 March 1990.[1] Marcus Campbell won the event, defeating Tom Finstad 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.[2]
There were four groups of three players, with each group played on a round-robin, and the winner from each group progressing to the semifinals. The group matches were decided on the aggregate score across two frames. Of the group winners, the losing semi-finalists were Ken Doherty, who was the reigning IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship and IBSF World Snooker Championship holder; and the defending champion Sakchai Sim-Ngam, who progressed from a group that included Jon Birch, the 1989 IBSF World championship runner-up. Campbell received US$8,000 prize money as champion, and Finstad received US$4,000. Doherty compiled the highest break of the event, 79.[2]
Prize fund
Prize money was awarded as follows:[2]
- Winner: US$8,000
- Runner-up: US$4,000
- Semi-finalists: US$2,400
- Group runner-up: US$1,200
- Group third place: US$600
- Highest break: US$1,000
Main draw
Players in bold denote match winners.[2]
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||
|  Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 3 | ||||||||
|  Ken Doherty (IRE) | 2 | ||||||||
|  Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 4 | ||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Tom Finstad (CAN) | 1 | ||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) Tom Finstad (CAN) | 3 | ||||||||
|  Sakchai Sim-Ngam (THA) | 1 | ||||||||