1998 Scottish Open (snooker)

1998 Regal Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates12–22 February 1998 (1998-02-12 – 1998-02-22)
VenueAECC
CityAberdeen
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Tony Drago (MLT) (140)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score9–5
1997
1999

The 1998 Scottish Open (officially the 1998 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1998 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating John Higgins nine frames to five in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated in the last 16 by Marcus Campbell.[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
                  
Stephen Hendry 5
Leigh Griffin 4
Stephen Hendry 5
Gary Wilkinson 3
Gary Wilkinson 5
Matthew Couch 4
Stephen Hendry 4
Marcus Campbell 5
Alan McManus 3
Marcus Campbell 5
Marcus Campbell 5
Andy Hicks 3
Andy Hicks 5
Dean Reynolds 4
Marcus Campbell 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Anthony Hamilton 4
Drew Henry 5
Drew Henry 3
Jimmy White 5
Jimmy White 5
Graeme Dott 4
Jimmy White 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Karl Payne 4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Brian Morgan 4
Brian Morgan 5
David Gray 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Stephen Lee 2
John Parrott 5
Jamie Burnett 1
John Parrott 0
Paul Hunter 5
Mick Price 4
Paul Hunter 5
Paul Hunter 4
Stephen Lee 5
Stephen Lee 5
Michael Judge 1
Stephen Lee 5
Neal Foulds 2
Neal Foulds 5
Dave Finbow 2
Stephen Lee 5
Chris Scanlon 0
Tony Drago 4
Mark Bennett 5
Mark Bennett 5
Dominic Dale 2
Dave Harold 3
Dominic Dale 5
Mark Bennett 0
Chris Scanlon 5
Mark Williams 3
Peter Lines 5
Peter Lines 0
Chris Scanlon 5
Joe Swail 4
Chris Scanlon 5
Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
John Higgins 5
John Higgins 5
Tony Chappel 1
John Higgins 5
Stuart Pettman 0
Mark King 3
Stuart Pettman 5
John Higgins 5
Martin Clark 1
James Wattana 5
Shokat Ali 1
James Wattana 0
Martin Clark 5
Martin Clark 5
Jason Ferguson 2
John Higgins 5
Euan Henderson 4
Alain Robidoux 3
David Roe 5
David Roe 4
Euan Henderson 5
Chris Small 3
Euan Henderson 5
Euan Henderson 5
Nigel Bond 2
Nigel Bond 5
Dene O'Kane 4
Nigel Bond 5
Terry Murphy 1
Terry Murphy 5
Nick Pearce 4
John Higgins 6
Fergal O'Brien 2
Peter Ebdon 5
Steve Judd 0
Peter Ebdon 5
Paul Wykes 0
Rod Lawler 4
Paul Wykes 5
Peter Ebdon 3
Fergal O'Brien 5
Darren Morgan 2
Joe Perry 5
Joe Perry 3
Fergal O'Brien 5
Fergal O'Brien 5
Peter McCullagh 2
Fergal O'Brien 5
Ken Doherty 4
Steve Davis 5
John Read 0
Steve Davis 5
Troy Shaw 1
Steve James 2
Troy Shaw 5
Steve Davis 2
Ken Doherty 5
Ken Doherty 5
Sean Storey 1
Ken Doherty 5
Gerard Greene 1
Billy Snaddon 1
Gerard Greene 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames.
AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 22 February 1998.[3]
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
9–5 John Higgins
 Scotland
Afternoon: 91–0, 59–69, 23–70 (57), 79–37 (78), 23–72, 51–44, 93–0 (62), 94–0 (81)
Evening: 94–9 (80), 24–69 (62), 0–88 (88), 77–22, 75–7, 98–5 (97)
97 Highest break 88
0 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 3

References

  1. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 173.
  2. ^ "Scottish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Regal Scottish Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2018.