1988 Matchroom Professional Championship
The 1988 LEP Matchroom Professional Championship was the third and final edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in October 1988 in Southend-on-Sea, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–9 October 1988 |
| Venue | Cliffs Pavilion |
| City | Southend-on-Sea |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £50,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 10–7 |
← 1987 | |
The tournament featured eight professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Steve Davis, who defeated reigning champion Dennis Taylor 10–7 in the final.[2][3]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 2 | | Steve Davis | 6 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 6 | | Jimmy White | 4 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Cliff Thorburn | 4 | | Steve Davis | 10 | |||||||||
 | Dennis Taylor | 6 | | Dennis Taylor | 7 | |||||||||
| Tony Meo | 4 | | Dennis Taylor | 6 | |||||||||
| Neal Foulds | 6 | | Neal Foulds | 3 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Terry Griffiths | 4 | ||||||||||||
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References
- "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 156.
- "1988 Matchroom Professional Championship Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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