1998 British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–12 April 1998 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £60,000[1] |
| Highest break | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (141)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1997 Apr 1999 → | |
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][3]
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.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998.[1] | ||
| 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
- ^ a b c d e f "British Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Higgins goes distance to beat Hendry for title". Snooker Scene. Halesowen. May 1998. pp. 20–21.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 174.
- ^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.