1998 British Open

The 1998 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[1]

British Open
Tournament information
Dates2–12 April 1998 (1998-04-02 1998-04-12)
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
CityPlymouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£60,000
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score9–8
1997

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to eight in the final. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by Higgins in the semi-final.[2]

Main draw

[3][4]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
Wales Mark Williams 5
England David Gray 2
Wales Mark Williams 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
England Willie Thorne 0
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Gary Wilkinson 4
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Mark Davis 2
England Anthony Hamilton 2
England Gary Wilkinson 5
England Gary Wilkinson 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 0
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
England Stephen Lee 5
Scotland Craig MacGillivray 1
England Stephen Lee 5
Wales Paul Davies 3
Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 1
Wales Paul Davies 5
England Stephen Lee 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Bradley Jones 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Brian Morgan 4
England Brian Morgan 5
Wales Mark Bennett 3
Wales Mark Williams 4
Scotland John Higgins 6
England Nigel Bond 3
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 4
England Mark King 5
England Mark King 5
Wales Lee Walker 4
England Mark King 2
England Gary Ponting 5
Wales Darren Morgan 2
England John Read 5
England John Read 4
England Gary Ponting 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3
England Gary Ponting 5
England Gary Ponting 4
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Steve Davis 5
Pakistan Shokat Ali 3
England Steve Davis 5
England Mick Price 2
England Mick Price 5
England Dean Reynolds 4
England Steve Davis 1
Scotland John Higgins 5
Scotland John Higgins 5
Northern Ireland Jason Prince 0
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Martin Clark 1
England Martin Clark 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 4
Scotland John Higgins 9
Scotland Stephen Hendry 8
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Dave Finbow 0
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Andy Hicks 0
England Andy Hicks 5
England Matthew Couch 4
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Dave Harold 3
Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Nick Pearce 3
Scotland Alan McManus 4
England Dave Harold 5
England Dave Harold 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England John Parrott 1
Thailand James Wattana 5
England Stefan Mazrocis 1
Thailand James Wattana 4
England Rod Lawler 5
England Rod Lawler 5
England Nick Walker 1
England Rod Lawler 0
England John Parrott 5
England John Parrott 5
England Joe Perry 3
England John Parrott 5
Scotland Chris Small 4
Scotland Chris Small 5
Scotland Drew Henry 3
Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
England Peter Ebdon 4
Wales Dominic Dale 5
Wales Dominic Dale 5
England Mark Gray 3
England Jimmy White 4
England Mark Gray 5
Wales Dominic Dale 4
England Neal Foulds 5
Malta Tony Drago 5
England Chris Scanlon 4
Malta Tony Drago 4
England Neal Foulds 5
England Neal Foulds 5
Wales Anthony Davies 2
England Neal Foulds 1
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Canada Alain Robidoux 3
England Karl Burrows 5
England Karl Burrows 5
England Joe Johnson 2
England Steve James 2
England Joe Johnson 5
England Karl Burrows 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
New Zealand Dene O'Kane 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Scotland Billy Snaddon 1
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
England Peter McCullagh 4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998.[3]
John Higgins
 Scotland
9–8 Stephen Hendry
 Scotland
Afternoon: 1–91, 19–64 (51), 68–29 (68), 61–63 (Higgins 61), 70–1 (63), 63–48, 22–79 (79), 52–7
Evening: 0–99 (99), 87–0 (51), 64–73, 128–0 (61), 67–69 (Higgins 59), 104–1 (72), 1–84 (58), 109–14 (102), 85–0 (85)
102 Highest break 99
1 Century breaks 0
8 50+ breaks 5

References

  1. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 174.
  2. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. "British Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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