1988 Dubai Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26–29 September 1988 |
| Venue | Al Nasr Stadium |
| City | Dubai |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £75,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £25,000[1] |
| Highest break | Willie Thorne (ENG) (107)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Neal Foulds |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis |
| Score | 5–4 |
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The 1988 Dubai Duty Free Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 26 and 29 September 1988 at the Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][3]
The tournament featured eight professional players drawn against eight local players. Each of the professionals won 2–0 in their best-of-3-frame matches.
Neal Foulds won beating Steve Davis 5–4 in the final.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £25,000
- Runner-up: £12,000
- Semi-final: £8,000
- Quarter-final: £5,000
- Highest break: £2,000
- Total: £75,000[1]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 1 | Neal Foulds | 5 | |||||||||||
| Tony Meo | 3 | Tony Meo | 4 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 2 | Neal Foulds | 5 | |||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 3 | Steve Davis | 4 | |||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 2 | Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 3 | Willie Thorne | 2 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 0 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Smith, Terry (2 September 1988). "Francisco to act over visas ban". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 31.
- ^ a b Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Dubai Duty Free Masters Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 134. ISBN 0720719445.
- ^ "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 156.