1998 Irish Open

The 1998 Irish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, held from 14 to 20 December 1998 at the National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland, of which only one edition was held. Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Alan McManus 9–4 in the final.

Irish Open
Tournament information
Dates14–20 December 1998
VenueNational Basketball Arena
CityDublin
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£305,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Mark Williams (139)
Final
Champion Mark Williams
Runner-up Alan McManus
Score9–4
First
Last

Prize fund

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

Main draw

[2]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
John Higgins 5
Tony Knowles 3
John Higgins 3
Stephen Lee 5
Stephen Lee 5
Quinten Hann 0
Stephen Lee 2
John Parrott 5
Matthew Couch 5
Alain Robidoux 1
Matthew Couch 4
John Parrott 5
John Parrott 5
Dominic Dale 4
John Parrott 1
Mark Williams 6
Mark Williams 5
Lee Walker 3
Mark Williams 5
Graeme Dott 0
Graeme Dott 5
Mark King 4
Mark Williams 5
Ken Doherty 1
Bradley Jones 5
Nigel Bond 1
Bradley Jones 2
Ken Doherty 5
Ken Doherty 5
Gerard Greene 4
Mark Williams 9
Alan McManus 4
Jimmy Michie 5
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
Jimmy Michie 0
Billy Snaddon 5
Billy Snaddon 5
Anthony Hamilton 4
Billy Snaddon 3
Alan McManus 5
Paul Davies 5
James Wattana 4
Paul Davies 4
Alan McManus 5
Alan McManus 5
Dave Harold 4
Alan McManus 6
Tony Drago 3
Peter Ebdon 5
Jimmy White 4
Peter Ebdon 4
Tony Drago 5
Tony Drago 5
Karl Broughton 4
Tony Drago 5
Stephen Hendry 4
Paul Hunter 5
Steve Davis 4
Paul Hunter 3
Stephen Hendry 5
Stephen Hendry 5
Joe Perry 1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland, 20 December 1998.
Mark Williams
 Wales
9–4 Alan McManus
 Scotland
Afternoon: 62–25, 64–8, 64–20 (64), 44–36, 78–4 (64), 135–0 (135), 47–60, 49–53
Evening: 7–91 (71),68–1 (53), 75–16 (62), 0–82 (82), 107–0 (65)
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

Century breaks

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References

  1. "Irish Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Irish Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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