1988 Masters (snooker)
The 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 31 January 1988 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The players ranked inside the top 16 took part in the competition.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 24–31 January 1988 |
Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £225,000 |
Winner's share | £56,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–0 |
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Defending champion, Dennis Taylor, lost in the first round against Mike Hallett, who had made his debut.
Steve Davis won his second Masters title by defeating Hallett 9 frames to 0. This is the only time a whitewash had occurred in a Masters final.[1]
Field
Defending champion Dennis Taylor was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Mike Hallett and John Parrott were making their debuts in the Masters.
Main draw
Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Street Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 31 January 1988. | ||
Steve Davis![]() |
9–0 | Mike Hallett![]() |
First session: 68–55 (61), 130–0 (126), 87–25, 75–20, 99–28 (72), 98–27, 70–33 (53), 59–46 | ||
126 | Highest break | |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
4 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
Total: 2[4]
- 126
Steve Davis - 105
John Parrott
References
- "The Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- "1988 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- "1988 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.