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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September – 4 October 1998 (1998-09-29 – 1998-10-04) |
| Venue | Motherwell Civic Centre |
| City | Motherwell |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | 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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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.
Prize Fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £61,000
- Runner-up: £29,700
- Semi-final: £15,350
- Quarter-final: £8,650
- Round 1: £4,850
- Total: £175,400
Main draw
| 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
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. Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
| 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
Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998. Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
| 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
- 132 – Jimmy White
- 129, 122 – Stephen Hendry
- 113, 107 – John Higgins
- 113 – Mark Williams
- 100 – Paul Hunter
References
- "1998 Scottish Masters - Finishes". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "1998 Scottish Masters". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Regal Scottish Masters 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Weir, Stewart (9 September 1998). "Battle of Stirling". The Mirror. p. 31. ProQuest 338075542. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Drivers to end F1 feud; UPDATE". Daily Record. 10 September 1998. p. 52. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via ProQuest.
- "Glory Hunter". The Times. 14 September 1998. p. 28.
- "1998 Scottish Masters - Centuries". CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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