1988 World Matchplay (snooker)

World Matchplay

Tournament information
Dates	2–10 December 1988 (1988-12-02 – 1988-12-10)
Venue	International Centre
City	Brentwood
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£250,000 [1]
Winner's share	£100,000 [1]
Highest break	John Parrott  (ENG) (135) [1]
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	John Parrott
Score	9–5
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The 1988 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 10 December 1988 in Brentwood, England. ^[2]

Established by Barry Hearn, this was the first World Matchplay tournament and was an invitation event for the top twelve players on the provisional ranking list. It was the first snooker event to offer a six-figure prize with the winner of the event sponsored by Everest, the double glazing company, receiving £100,000. ^[3]

Of the 12 players, the top eight seeds received a bye into the quarter-finals. Steve Davis won the event, defeating John Parrott 9–5 in the final. ^[4]

Prize fund

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

• Winner: £100,000
• Runner-up: £40,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £10,000
• Round 1: £5,000
• Highest break: £10,000
• Total: £250,000 ^[1]

Main draw

	Round 1 Best of 17 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Steve Davis		9
	Mike Hallett		9			Mike Hallett		2
	Willie Thorne		8								Steve Davis		9
											Jimmy White		5
						Jimmy White		9
	Terry Griffiths		9			Terry Griffiths		5
	Peter Francisco		7													Steve Davis		9
																John Parrott		5
						Stephen Hendry		9
	Dennis Taylor		9			Dennis Taylor		7
	Tony Knowles		7								Stephen Hendry		6
											John Parrott		9
						John Parrott		9
	Joe Johnson		9			Joe Johnson		7
	Cliff Thorburn		4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 10 December 1988.
Steve Davis   England	9–5	John Parrott   England
First session: 120–7 (100), 66–47, 69-6, 61-51, 102–4 (62), 59–41, 25–73 Second session: 18–9164), 0–139 (135), 77-0 (53), 92–25 (84), 0–86, 1-85, 73-21
100	Highest break	135
1	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	2

References

1. "Brentwood to host World Matchplay again next year" . Brentwood Gazette. 16 December 1988. p. 62.
2. "Brentwood to stage World Matchplay" . Brentwood Gazette. 29 July 1988. p. 78.
3. "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
5. Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Everest World Matchplay Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 75. ISBN   0720719445.