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
Dates29 September – 4 October 1998 (1998-09-29 – 1998-10-04)
VenueMotherwell Civic Centre
CityMotherwell
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£175,400
Winner's share£61,000
Highest breakEngland Jimmy White (132)
Final
ChampionEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-upScotland John Higgins
Score9–7
1997
1999

Prize Fund

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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

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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

Preliminary qualifying

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The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling.[4] Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event.[5] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
      
  Chris Small 0
  Billy Snaddon 5
  Billy Snaddon 2
  Jamie Burnett 5
  Graeme Dott 4
  Jamie Burnett 5

Qualifying Event

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998.[4][5] Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw.[6] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[3]

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

Century breaks

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References

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  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. ^ a b c "Regal Scottish Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b Weir, Stewart (9 September 1998). "Battle of Stirling". The Mirror. p. 31. ProQuest 338075542. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ a b "Drivers to end F1 feud; UPDATE". Daily Record. 10 September 1998. p. 52. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "Glory Hunter". The Times. 14 September 1998. p. 28.
  7. ^ "1998 Scottish Masters - Centuries". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.