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1998 Scottish Masters

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Scottish Masters
Tournament information
Dates29 September – 4 October 1998 (1998-09-29 – 1998-10-04)
VenueMotherwell Civic Centre
CityMotherwell
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£175,400
Winner's share£61,000
Highest breakEngland Jimmy White (132)
Final
ChampionEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-upScotland John Higgins
Score9–7
1997
1999

The 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.

Prize Fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £61,000
  • Runner-up: £29,700
  • Semi-final: £15,350
  • Quarter-final: £8,650
  • Round 1: £4,850
  • Total: £175,400

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 9 Frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames
Final
Best of 17 Frames
England Nigel Bond 6
England Jimmy White 5 England Jimmy White 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4 England Nigel Bond 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Wales Mark Williams 5 Wales Mark Williams 5
England Steve Davis 4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
Scotland John Higgins 7
Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
England Peter Ebdon 5 England Peter Ebdon 5
England Paul Hunter 1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Scotland John Higgins 6
Scotland John Higgins 6
England John Parrott 5 England John Parrott 1
Scotland Alan McManus 4

Preliminary qualifying

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The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling.[4] Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event.[5] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
      
Scotland Chris Small 0
Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
Scotland Billy Snaddon 2
Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Scotland Jamie Burnett 5

Qualifying Event

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998.[4][5] Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw.[6] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
England Paul Hunter 5
England Paul Hunter 5 England Stephen Lee 4
Wales Matthew Stevens 3 England Paul Hunter 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 1
Malta Tony Drago 2
Scotland Jamie Burnett 5 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
England Anthony Hamilton 4

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ "1998 Scottish Masters - Finishes". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "1998 Scottish Masters". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Regal Scottish Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b Weir, Stewart (9 September 1998). "Battle of Stirling". The Mirror. p. 31. ProQuest 338075542. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ a b "Drivers to end F1 feud; UPDATE". Daily Record. 10 September 1998. p. 52. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "Glory Hunter". The Times. 14 September 1998. p. 28.
  7. ^ "1998 Scottish Masters - Centuries". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.