1998 UK Championship

The 1998 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 16 November 1998 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1998.[1]

Liverpool Victoria UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–29 November 1998 (1998-11-16 – 1998-11-29)
VenueBournemouth International Centre
CityBournemouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£460,000
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (141)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score10–6
← 1997
1999 →

This was the first UK championship to be held in Bournemouth since the inaugural championship in 1977, after 20 years at Preston.[2] The Conference Centre has held snooker competitions before. It hosted the World Cup between 1985 and 1990,[3] the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1991 and 1992,[4] the International Open in 1994 and 1995,[5] and the Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997.[6]

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he withdrew before the tournament. His doctor had told him to rest after suffering from physical and nervous exhaustion.[7]

John Higgins won this year's title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–6 in the final to go with the World Championship crown he won earlier in the year.[8] This was Higgins' 10th ranking title.

Tournament summary

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 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:[9][10]

Main draw

[9][11][12]

Last 64
Best of 17 frames 		Last 32
Best of 17 frames 		Last 16
Best of 17 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan w/d
70 England John Read w/o
70 England John Read 5
40 England Rod Lawler 9
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 4
40 England Rod Lawler 9
40 England Rod Lawler 5
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
44 England Bradley Jones 7
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
9 England Stephen Lee 6
9 England Stephen Lee 9
79 England Steve Judd 4
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
78 England Matthew Couch 5
15 Thailand James Wattana 3
78 England Matthew Couch 9
78 England Matthew Couch 9
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
17 England Gary Wilkinson 4
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 9
78 England Matthew Couch 9
193 England Michael Holt 5
30 Scotland Graeme Dott 9
59 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3
30 Scotland Graeme Dott 1
193 England Michael Holt 9
8 Scotland Alan McManus 7
193 England Michael Holt 9
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 9
19 England Dave Harold 7
5 Wales Mark Williams 9
81 England Jimmy Michie 3
5 Wales Mark Williams 9
23 Wales Dominic Dale 4
23 Wales Dominic Dale 9
61 England David Gray 4
5 Wales Mark Williams 4
19 England Dave Harold 9
19 England Dave Harold 9
57 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 6
19 England Dave Harold 9
13 England Nigel Bond 5
13 England Nigel Bond 9
53 England Peter Lines 6
19 England Dave Harold 9
20 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
11 England Anthony Hamilton 9
47 Wales Tony Chappel 4
11 England Anthony Hamilton 8
20 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9
20 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9
62 England Paul Wykes 2
20 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9
4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 7
28 England Martin Clark 9
74 England Joe Perry 8
28 England Martin Clark 7
4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9
94 Scotland John Lardner 0
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
2 Scotland John Higgins 10
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 0
73 Scotland Marcus Campbell 9
73 Scotland Marcus Campbell 9
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5
32 Scotland Billy Snaddon 3
45 Australia Quinten Hann 9
73 Scotland Marcus Campbell 7
14 England Steve Davis 9
21 England Andy Hicks 9
213 England John Whitty 6
21 England Andy Hicks 2
14 England Steve Davis 9
14 England Steve Davis 9
97 Scotland Graham Horne 4
14 England Steve Davis 4
24 England Paul Hunter 9
16 England Mark King 8
36 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 9
36 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 6
24 England Paul Hunter 9
24 England Paul Hunter 9
50 Wales Lee Walker 3
24 England Paul Hunter 9
18 England Jimmy White 2
18 England Jimmy White 9
42 England Jonathan Birch 7
18 England Jimmy White 9
41 Wales Paul Davies 4
7 England Peter Ebdon 4
41 Wales Paul Davies 9
24 England Paul Hunter 4
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
6 England John Parrott 9
38 Scotland Euan Henderson 8
6 England John Parrott 9
37 England Steve James 3
22 Wales Darren Morgan 7
37 England Steve James 9
6 England John Parrott 9
75 England Gary Ponting 6
25 Scotland Chris Small 7
150 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 9
150 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 8
75 England Gary Ponting 9
10 Malta Tony Drago 8
75 England Gary Ponting 9
6 England John Parrott 6
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
12 Canada Alain Robidoux 8
89 England Lee Richardson 9
89 England Lee Richardson 3
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 9
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 9
34 England Neal Foulds 3
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 3
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
27 England Brian Morgan 9
63 England Tony Jones 4
27 England Brian Morgan 4
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
48 England David Roe 1

Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain.
Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England, 29 November 1998.
Matthew Stevens (26)
 Wales		 6–10 John Higgins (2)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 0–86, 36–62, 68–31 (52), 48–69, 91–0 (62), 11–68 (50), 105–10 (105), 61–60 (Higgins 60)
Evening: 72–22 (66), 36–87 (73), 0–84 (84), 6–70, 0–107 (107), 76–34, 23–81, 0–90 (90)
105 Highest break 107
1 Century breaks 1
4 50+ breaks 6

Century breaks

[9][13]

Televised stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

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