1998 British Open

1998 British Open

Tournament information
Dates	2–12 April 1998 (1998-04-02 – 1998-04-12)
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£350,000 [1]
Winner's share	£60,000 [1]
Highest break	Anthony Hamilton  (ENG) (141) [2]
Final
Champion	John Higgins  (SCO)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry  (SCO)
Score	9–8
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The 1998 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. ^{[1] [3]}

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to eight in the final. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by Higgins in the semi-final. ^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[2]

Winner: £60,000 Final: £32,000 Semi-final: £16,000 Quarter-final: £9,100 Last 16: £4,550 Last 32: £2,600

Last 64: £2,100 Last 96: £1,200 Stage one highest break: £1,000 Stage two highest break: £5,000 Total: £350,000 [1]

Main draw

^{[1] [5]}

	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
	Mark Williams		5
	David Gray		2
						Mark Williams		5
						Joe Swail		1
	Joe Swail		5
	Willie Thorne		0
											Mark Williams		5
											Gary Wilkinson		4
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Mark Davis		2
						Anthony Hamilton		2
						Gary Wilkinson		5
	Gary Wilkinson		5
	Graeme Dott		0
																Mark Williams		5
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		4
	Stephen Lee		5
	Craig MacGillivray		1
						Stephen Lee		5
						Paul Davies		3
	Terry Murphy		1
	Paul Davies		5
											Stephen Lee		1
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Bradley Jones		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Brian Morgan		4
	Brian Morgan		5
	Mark Bennett		3
																					Mark Williams		4
																					John Higgins		6
	Nigel Bond		3
	Matthew Stevens		5
						Matthew Stevens		4
						Mark King		5
	Mark King		5
	Lee Walker		4
											Mark King		2
											Gary Ponting		5
	Darren Morgan		2
	John Read		5
						John Read		4
						Gary Ponting		5
	Fergal O'Brien		3
	Gary Ponting		5
																Gary Ponting		4
																John Higgins		5
	Steve Davis		5
	Shokat Ali		3
						Steve Davis		5
						Mick Price		2
	Mick Price		5
	Dean Reynolds		4
											Steve Davis		1
											John Higgins		5
	John Higgins		5
	Jason Prince		0
						John Higgins		5
						Martin Clark		1
	Martin Clark		5
	Michael Judge		4
																										John Higgins		9
																										Stephen Hendry		8
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Dave Finbow		0
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Andy Hicks		0
	Andy Hicks		5
	Matthew Couch		4
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Dave Harold		3
	Alan McManus		5
	Nick Pearce		3
						Alan McManus		4
						Dave Harold		5
	Dave Harold		5
	Jamie Burnett		3
																Stephen Hendry		5
																John Parrott		1
	James Wattana		5
	Stefan Mazrocis		1
						James Wattana		4
						Rod Lawler		5
	Rod Lawler		5
	Nick Walker		1
											Rod Lawler		0
											John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Joe Perry		3
						John Parrott		5
						Chris Small		4
	Chris Small		5
	Drew Henry		3
																					Stephen Hendry		6
																					Ken Doherty		4
	Peter Ebdon		4
	Dominic Dale		5
						Dominic Dale		5
						Mark Gray		3
	Jimmy White		4
	Mark Gray		5
											Dominic Dale		4
											Neal Foulds		5
	Tony Drago		5
	Chris Scanlon		4
						Tony Drago		4
						Neal Foulds		5
	Neal Foulds		5
	Anthony Davies		2
																Neal Foulds		1
																Ken Doherty		5
	Alain Robidoux		3
	Karl Burrows		5
						Karl Burrows		5
						Joe Johnson		2
	Steve James		2
	Joe Johnson		5
											Karl Burrows		0
											Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Dene O'Kane		0
						Ken Doherty		5
						Billy Snaddon		1
	Billy Snaddon		5
	Peter McCullagh		4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998. [1]
John Higgins   Scotland	9–8	Stephen Hendry   Scotland
Afternoon: 1–91, 19–64 (51), 68–29 (68), 61–63 (Higgins 61), 70–1 (63), 63–48, 22–79 (79), 52–7 Evening: 0–99 (99), 87–0 (51), 64–73, 128–0 (61), 67–69 (Higgins 59), 104–1 (72), 1–84 (58), 109–14 (102), 85–0 (85)
102	Highest break	99
1	Century breaks	0
8	50+ breaks	5

References

1. "British Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. "Higgins goes distance to beat Hendry for title". Snooker Scene. Halesowen. May 1998. pp. 20–21.
3. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 174.
4. "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.