1998 British Open
Tournament name1998 British Open
Dates2 April 1998 – 12 April 1998
VenuePlymouth Pavilions
LocationPlymouth
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£350,000[1]
Winners share£60,000[1]
Highest breakAnthony Hamilton (England) (141)[2]
WinnerJohn Higgins (Scotland)
Runner upStephen Hendry (Scotland)
Score9–8
Previous1997
NextApr 1999

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]

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998.[1]
John Higgins
9–8Stephen Hendry
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)
102Highest break99
1Century breaks0
850+ breaks5

References

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