1998 Scottish Masters

Scottish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	29 September–4 October 1998
Venue	Civic Centre
City	Motherwell
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£175,400
Winner's share	£61,000
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	John Higgins
Score	9–7
← 1997 1999 →

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

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.