1990 World Matchplay (snooker)

The 1990 Coalite World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 6 to 15 December 1990 at the International Centre in Brentwood, England. Jimmy White won the event for the second year running, defeating Stephen Hendry 18–9 in the final.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


 * Winner: £70,000
 * Runner-up: £30,000
 * Semi-final: £17,500
 * Quarter-final: £10,000
 * Round 1: £5,000
 * Highest break: £5,000
 * Total: £200,000