1998 Scottish Masters

The 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	29 September–4 October 1998
Venue	Motherwell Civic Centre
City	Motherwell
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£175,400
Winner's share	£61,000
Highest break	Jimmy White (132)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	John Higgins
Score	9–7
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Prize Fund

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

• Winner: £61,000
• Runner-up: £29,700
• Semi-final: £15,350
• Quarter-final: £8,650
• Round 1: £4,850

• Total: £175,400

Main draw

[2][3]

	Round 1 Best of 9 Frames					Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames					Final Best of 17 Frames
							Nigel Bond	6
		Jimmy White	5				Jimmy White	4
		Ken Doherty	4									Nigel Bond	5
												Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
							Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
		Mark Williams	5				Mark Williams	5
		Steve Davis	4														Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
																	John Higgins	7
							Stephen Hendry	6
		Peter Ebdon	5				Peter Ebdon	5
		Paul Hunter	1									Stephen Hendry	5
												John Higgins	6
							John Higgins	6
		John Parrott	5				John Parrott	1
		Alan McManus	4

Qualifying

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames
							Stephen Lee	4
		Paul Hunter	5				Paul Hunter	5
		Matthew Stevens	3									Paul Hunter	5
												Jamie Burnett	1
							Tony Drago	2
		Jamie Burnett	5				Jamie Burnett	5
		Anthony Hamilton	4

Century breaks

[4]

• 132 Jimmy White
• 129, 122 Stephen Hendry
• 113, 107 John Higgins
• 113 Mark Williams
• 100 Paul Hunter

References

1. "1998 Scottish Masters - Finishes". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
2. "1998 Scottish Masters". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
3. "Regal Scottish Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
4. "1998 Scottish Masters - Centuries". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.