1998 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1]

Skoda Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–25 October 1998 (1998-10-14 – 1998-10-25)
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£370,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up Marco Fu (HKG)
Score9–2
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Dominic Dale was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Robin Hull.

Stephen Lee and Marco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers, Fu in his first tournament as a professional being ranked 377 at the time of his final appearance; the lowest ranked finalist at any ranking event.[2] Lee prevailed 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Dominic Dale was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw

[1]

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
                  
1 Wales Dominic Dale 0
Finland Robin Hull 5
Finland Robin Hull 3
18 England Gary Wilkinson 5
18 England Gary Wilkinson 5
78 England Matthew Couch 0
18 England Gary Wilkinson 0
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
37 England Steve James 1
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
14 England Nigel Bond 2
14 England Nigel Bond 5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 2
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
12 England Anthony Hamilton 5
93 England Leigh Griffin 4
12 England Anthony Hamilton 5
24 England Paul Hunter 1
24 England Paul Hunter 5
81 England Jimmy Michie 2
12 England Anthony Hamilton 2
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
76 England Stuart Pettman 3
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
7 England John Parrott 4
7 England John Parrott 5
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 4
25 Scotland Chris Small 1
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
8 England Peter Ebdon 5
36 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3
8 England Peter Ebdon 5
32 Scotland Billy Snaddon 1
32 Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
64 England Nick Pearce 1
8 England Peter Ebdon 5
9 Scotland Alan McManus 0
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 3
55 England Joe Johnson 5
55 England Joe Johnson 3
9 Scotland Alan McManus 5
9 Scotland Alan McManus 5
54 England Dean Reynolds 2
8 England Peter Ebdon 3
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
11 Malta Tony Drago 2
43 Scotland Drew Henry 5
43 Scotland Drew Henry 3
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
22 England Andy Hicks 4
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
17 England Mark King 5
59 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2
17 England Mark King 2
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Malaysia Sam Chong 3
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
10 England Stephen Lee 9
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
60 England Ian McCulloch 1
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
48 England David Roe 0
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 1
48 England David Roe 5
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
27 England Brian Morgan 3
27 England Brian Morgan 5
61 England David Gray 3
27 England Brian Morgan 5
40 England Rod Lawler 2
13 Canada Alain Robidoux 1
40 England Rod Lawler 5
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
20 England Dave Harold 5
16 Thailand James Wattana 1
38 Scotland Euan Henderson 5
38 Scotland Euan Henderson 2
20 England Dave Harold 5
20 England Dave Harold 5
Malta Alex Borg 0
20 England Dave Harold 5
49 Pakistan Shokat Ali 0
19 England Jimmy White 4
49 Pakistan Shokat Ali 5
49 Pakistan Shokat Ali 5
5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell 0
20 England Dave Harold 4
10 England Stephen Lee 6
6 Wales Mark Williams 5
58 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 3
6 Wales Mark Williams 4
23 Wales Darren Morgan 5
23 Wales Darren Morgan 5
99 England Robert Milkins 4
23 Wales Darren Morgan 2
10 England Stephen Lee 5
21 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
England Mark Johnston-Allen 1
21 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
10 England Stephen Lee 5
10 England Stephen Lee 5
63 England Tony Jones 3
10 England Stephen Lee 5
45 Australia Quinten Hann 0
15 England Steve Davis 4
57 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
57 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 4
35 England Jason Ferguson 5
28 England Martin Clark 3
35 England Jason Ferguson 5
35 England Jason Ferguson 3
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5
30 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
Scotland Alan Burnett 5
Scotland Alan Burnett 4
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 1
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Newton.
Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 October 1998.[1][3]
Marco Fu (377)
 Hong Kong		 2–9 Stephen Lee (10)
 England
Afternoon: 8–115 (50), 0–128 (128), 17–75 (75), 0–130 (66, 64), 82–4 (82), 33–99 (66), 0–77 (70), 85–12 (85)
Evening: 0–107 (90), 1–93 (57), 5–106 (106)
85 Highest break 128
0 Century breaks 2
2 50+ breaks 10

Century breaks

[1]

References
  1. "Grand Prix 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. "records". 2011-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  3. "1998 Grand Prix". CueTracker: Snooker results & statistics database. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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