| Men's snooker singles at the 1998 Asian Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Land Sports Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 6–8 December 1998 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Three-cushion | singles | ||
| English billiards | singles | doubles | |
| Eight-ball | singles | doubles | |
| Nine-ball | singles | doubles | |
| Snooker | singles | doubles | team |
The men's snooker singles tournament at the 1998 Asian Games in Thailand took place from 6 to 8 December 1998 at Land Sports Complex.
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 6 December 1998 | 09:00 | First round |
| 16:00 | Second round | |
| Monday, 7 December 1998 | 09:00 | Third round |
| 16:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 09:00 | Semifinals |
| 16:00 | Finals |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||
 Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 2 | ||||||
 Sam Chong (MAS) | 6 | Sam Chong (MAS) | 6 | ||||
| Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 4 |  Shokat Ali (PAK) | 7 | ||||
| Shokat Ali (PAK) | 6 | ||||||
| 3rd place match | |||||||
| Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | ||||||
| Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 0 | ||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
 Shinya Egashira (JPN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Vasiliy Lazarev (UZB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Shinya Egashira (JPN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Benjamin Guevarra (PHI) | 1 | Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Wattana Pu-ob-orm (THA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Baldandorjiin Batsükh (MGL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Shari Hj Emran (BRU) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Baldandorjiin Batsükh (MGL) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Morazzal Hossain (BAN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
 Hung Chung-ming (TPE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Mok Sek Kei (MAC) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hung Chung-ming (TPE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Bernard Tey (SIN) | 5 | Sam Chong (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Susantha Boteju (SRI) | 2 | Bernard Tey (SIN) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Sam Chong (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Sam Chong (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Al-Jokar (UAE) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Al-Jokar (UAE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiroshi Noro (JPN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammed Al-Jokar (UAE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Waleed Al-Hatem (KUW) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Waleed Al-Hatem (KUW) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Syed Mohammed Sajjad (BAN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
 Yasin Merchant (IND) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Saleh Mohammad (PAK) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Yasin Merchant (IND) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Pang Weiguo (CHN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Pang Weiguo (CHN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Al-Fawdari (KUW) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Yasin Merchant (IND) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamsrangiin Enkhtör (MGL) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Hsia Hui-kai (TPE) | 5 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Chou Nim Sam (MAC) | 1 | Hsia Hui-kai (TPE) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Keith E (SIN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Phaitoon Phonbun (THA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Keith E (SIN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Guo Hua (CHN) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Sultankhodja Marifkhodjaev (UZB) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guo Hua (CHN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Keith E (SIN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Shokat Ali (PAK) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Alok Kumar (IND) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Lê Công Đức (VIE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Alok Kumar (IND) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Abdullah Rahim Mohiddin (BRU) | 3 | Shokat Ali (PAK) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Marlon Manalo (PHI) | 5 | Marlon Manalo (PHI) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Shokat Ali (PAK) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. Clinton, whose policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy, became known as a New Democrat.
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height in the 19th and early 20th century, it was the largest empire in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23 percent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km2 (13.7 million sq mi), 24 per cent of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its constitutional, legal, linguistic, and cultural legacy is widespread. At the peak of its power, it was described as "the empire on which the sun never sets", as the sun was always shining on at least one of its territories.
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and cowritten by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films produced by Toho Co., Ltd., five American films, and numerous video games, novels, comic books, and television shows. Godzilla has been dubbed the King of the Monsters, an epithet first used in Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), the American localization of the 1954 film.
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His early period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his middle period showed an individual development from the styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterized as heroic. During this time, he began to grow increasingly deaf. In his late period, from 1812 to 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression.
Monica Samille Lewinsky is an American activist. Lewinsky became internationally known in the late 1990s after U.S. President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an affair with her during her days as a White House intern between 1995 and 1997. The affair and its repercussions became known as the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to the country's dissolution in 1991. He served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 and additionally as head of state beginning in 1988, as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1988 to 1989, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 1989 to 1990 and the only President of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991. Ideologically, Gorbachev initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism but moved towards social democracy by the early 1990s.
Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of video games, animated series and films, a trading card game, and other related media. The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers. The franchise's target audience is children aged 5 to 12, but it is known to attract people of all ages.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.
The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ; Melanie C ; Emma Bunton ; Geri Halliwell ; and Victoria Beckham. With their "girl power" mantra, they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s, were a major part of the Cool Britannia era, and became pop culture icons of the decade.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded in 1923 by four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games, and is one of the "Big Five" major American film studios, as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements. He was one of the top-10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 25 greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema.
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. Incorporating both historical and fictionalized aspects, it is based on accounts of the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as members of different social classes who fall in love during the ship's maiden voyage. The film also features an ensemble cast of Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Victor Garber, David Warner, Suzy Amis and Bill Paxton.
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a U.S. representative and U.S. senator.
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, author, and activist, best known for playing the title character in the film Superman (1978) and its three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Reeve discovered a passion for acting and theater at the age of nine. He studied at Cornell University and the Juilliard School, making his Broadway debut in 1976. After his acclaimed performances in Superman and Superman II, Reeve declined many roles in action movies, choosing instead to work in small films and plays with more complex characters. He later appeared in critically successful films such as The Bostonians (1984), Street Smart (1987), and The Remains of the Day (1993), and in the plays Fifth of July on Broadway and The Aspern Papers in London's West End.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process. It was the ninth time that it was held in Europe. Spanning 32 days, it was the longest World Cup tournament ever held.
The Clinton–Lewinsky scandal was a sex scandal involving Bill Clinton, the president of the United States, and Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. Their sexual relationship began in 1995—when Clinton was 49 years old and Lewinsky was 22 years old—and lasted 18 months, ending in 1997. Clinton ended televised remarks on January 26, 1998, with the later infamous statement: "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky." Further investigation led to charges of perjury and to the impeachment of Clinton in 1998 by the U.S. House of Representatives. He was subsequently acquitted on all impeachment charges of perjury and obstruction of justice in a 21-day U.S. Senate trial.
Brentford Football Club is a professional association football club in Brentford, West London, England. The team competes in the Premier League, the first level of the English football league system.
Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), playing much of it with quarterback Peyton Manning. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft.
Planet of the Apes is an American science fiction media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and superintelligent apes clash for control. The franchise is based on French author Pierre Boulle's 1963 novel La Planète des singes, translated into English as Planet of the Apes or Monkey Planet. Its 1968 film adaptation, Planet of the Apes, was a critical and commercial hit, initiating a series of sequels, tie-ins, and derivative works. Arthur P. Jacobs produced the first five Apes films through APJAC Productions for distributor 20th Century Fox; following his death in 1973, Fox controlled the franchise.
