1988 Welsh Professional Championship

Welsh Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	8–12 February 1988 (1988-02-08 – 1988-02-12)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£22,500 [1]
Winner's share	£9,000 [1]
Highest break	Terry Griffiths  (WAL) (119) [2]
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Wayne Jones
Score	9–3
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The 1988 Senator Windows Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 8 and 12 February 1988 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. ^{[1] [3]}

Terry Griffiths won the tournament defeating Wayne Jones 9–3 in the final. ^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[5]

• Winner: £9,000
• Runner-up: £5,500
• Semi-final: £2,250
• Quarter-final: £625
• Highest break: £1,000
• Total: £22,500

Main draw

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	Last 16 Best of 11 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Terry Griffiths		6
	Tony Chappel		6			Tony Chappel		4
	Colin Roscoe		4								Terry Griffiths		9
											Cliff Wilson		7
						Cliff Wilson		6
						Steve Newbury		3
																Terry Griffiths		9
																Wayne Jones		3
						Wayne Jones		6
						Ray Reardon		5
											Wayne Jones		9
											Doug Mountjoy		5
						Doug Mountjoy		6
	Mark Bennett		6			Mark Bennett		3
	Clive Everton		0

References

1. "Steve seeded sixth" . Neath Guardian. 11 December 1987. p. 44.
2. Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Senator Windows Welsh Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 115. ISBN   0720718309.
3. "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
5. "Mountjoy going for fifth title" . South Wales Echo. 20 January 1988. p. 46.
6. "1988 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.