1988 Dubai Masters

Dubai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	26–29 September 1988 (1988-09-26 – 1988-09-29)
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

^[4]

	Last 16 Best of 3 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
	Steve Davis		2
	Attiq Qubasi		0				Steve Davis	3
	Terry Griffiths		2				Terry Griffiths	2
	Abdulla Marzong		0									Steve Davis	5
	Willie Thorne		2									Willie Thorne	2
	George Philips		0				Willie Thorne	3
	Dennis Taylor		2				Dennis Taylor	0
	Obaid Khalifa		0														Steve Davis	4
	Neal Foulds		2														Neal Foulds	5
	Khalid Abbas		0				Neal Foulds	3
	Cliff Thorburn		2				Cliff Thorburn	1
	Masood Mohammed		0									Neal Foulds	5
	Tony Meo		2									Tony Meo	4
	David Lulsie		0				Tony Meo	3
	Jimmy White		2				Jimmy White	2
	Ali Mohammed Ali		0

References

1. Smith, Terry (2 September 1988). "Francisco to act over visas ban". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 31.
2. Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Dubai Duty Free Masters Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 134. ISBN   0720719445.
3. "Dubai Classic, Dubai Masters, Bahrain Snooker Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 156.