1988 Scottish Professional Championship

Scottish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	11–14 February 1988 (1988-02-11 – 1988-02-14)
Venue	Marco's Leisure Centre
City	Edinburgh
Country	Scotland
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£25,000 [1]
Winner's share	£9,000 [2]
Highest break	Stephen Hendry  (SCO) (106) [3]
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry
Runner-up	Murdo MacLeod
Score	10–4
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The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 14 February 1988 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[4] [5]}

Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final. ^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[3]

• Winner: £9,000
• Runner-up: £4,500
• Semi-final: £2,250
• Quarter-final: £1,250
• Round 1: £750
• Highest break: £1,250
• Total: £25,000 ^[1]

Qualifying round

Bert Demarco 6–0 Eddie McLaughlin

Main draw

^[7]

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames					Final Best of 19 Frames
	Stephen Hendry		6
	Bert Demarco		0			Stephen Hendry		6
	Matt Gibson		6			Matt Gibson		1
	Ian Black		2								Stephen Hendry		10
	Murdo MacLeod		6								Murdo MacLeod		4
	Jim Donnelly		5			Murdo MacLeod		6
	John Rea		6			John Rea		5
	Eddie Sinclair		5

References

1. "Triple Crown Topper!" . Daily Record. 15 February 1988. p. 32.
2. "Hendry's three-in-a-row" . West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. p. 35.
3. Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Swish Scottish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 116. ISBN   0720718309.
4. "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
5. "Sports events in 1988". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 December 1987. pp. 22–23.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
7. "1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.