1998 British Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–12 April 1998 |
| Venue | Plymouth Pavilions |
| City | Plymouth |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (141) |
| 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.
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.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998. | ||
| 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 2 3 4 5 6 "British Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Higgins goes distance to beat Hendry for title". Snooker Scene. Halesowen. May 1998. pp. 20–21.
- ↑ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 174.
- ↑ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.