Tournament information | |
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Dates | 12–22 February 1998 |
Venue | AECC |
City | Aberdeen |
Country | Scotland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £350,000 |
Winner's share | £60,000 |
Highest break | Tony Drago (MLT) (140) |
Final | |
Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
Runner-up | John Higgins (SCO) |
Score | 9–5 |
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The 1998 Scottish Open (officially the 1998 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1998 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. [1]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating John Higgins nine frames to five in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated in the last 16 by Marcus Campbell. [2]
Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 22 February 1998. [3] | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan England | 9–5 | John Higgins Scotland |
Afternoon: 91–0, 59–69, 23–70 (57), 79–37 (78), 23–72, 51–44, 93–0 (62), 94–0 (81) Evening: 94–9 (80), 24–69 (62), 0–88 (88), 77–22, 75–7, 98–5 (97) | ||
97 | Highest break | 88 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
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