The 1990 Mercantile Credit Classic was the eleventh edition of the professional

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tournament which took place from 2–13 January 1990 with ITV coverage beginning on the 6th. The tournament was played at the

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. 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

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*121 Tommy Murphy *119

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*117 Brian Morgan *116

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*111 Martin Clark *106

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*105 Wayne Jones *102

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