World Snooker Championship 1998

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Contents 1 The Event 2 Prize Money 3 Results 4 Highest Break

[edit] The Event

The competition took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 18th April to the 4th May 1998. The total prize money was £1,148,000 with £230,000 going to the winner. David Gray, Quinten Hann and Matthew Stevens all made their Crucible debuts this year.

Stephen Hendry lost in Round 1 in this year. It was the first time since his debut in 1986 that he lost in the last 32 and it was also the first quarter-final stage not to feature Hendry since 1988.

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £220,000

Runner-up £132,000

Semi-finalists £66,000

Quarter-finalists £33,000

Second round £17,750

First round £12,000

Highest TV break £19,000

Total £1,323,000*

[edit] Results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 19 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 33 frames
	Ken Doherty	10
	Lee Walker	8
					Ken Doherty	13
					Stephen Lee	8
	Stephen Lee	10
	Andy Hicks	4
									Ken Doherty	13
									Matthew Stevens	10
	Matthew Stevens	10
	Alain Robidoux	8
					Matthew Stevens	13
					Mark King	9
	Mark King	10
	Nigel Bond	5
													Ken Doherty	17
													Mark Williams	14
	Peter Ebdon	10
	Terry Murphy	3
					Peter Ebdon	13
					Fergal O'Brien	5
	Fergal O'Brien	10
	James Wattana	9
									Peter Ebdon	11
									Mark Williams	13
	Steve Davis	10
	Simon Bedford	6
					Steve Davis	7
					Mark Williams	13
	Mark Williams	10
	Quinten Hann	9
	John Higgins	10
	Jason Ferguson	8
					John Higgins	13
					Anthony Hamilton	9
	Anthony Hamilton	10
	Dave Harold	8
									John Higgins	13
									John Parrott	11
	Tony Drago	10
	Alfie Burden	8
					Tony Drago	7
					John Parrott	13
	John Parrott	10
	Peter Lines	4
													John Higgins	17
													Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	Joe Swail	5
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
					Alan McManus	4
	Alan McManus	10
	David Gray	8
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
									Jimmy White	7
	Darren Morgan	10
	Jason Prince	8
					Darren Morgan	3
					Jimmy White	13
	Jimmy White	10
	Stephen Hendry	4

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 May & 4 May 1998. Referee: Laurie Annadale
John Higgins	18-12	Ken Doherty
34-73 (59) 80-20 (53) 86-7 71-1 (71) 113-0 (66) 73-52 (52-55) 130-0 (130) 0-89 (89) 0-112 (112) 7-66 18-97 (58) 66-2 (51) 103-4 (103) 86-5 138-0 (64,74) 70-82 39-90 (69) 89-0 (89) 6-61 (55) 130-0 (130) 0-90 (86) 1-99 (59) 58-48 44-82 60-14 128-0 (128) 71-58 41-78 66-16 119-8 (118)		34-73 (59) 80-20 (53) 86-7 71-1 (71) 113-0 (66) 73-52 (52-55) 130-0 (130) 0-89 (89) 0-112 (112) 7-66 18-97 (58) 66-2 (51) 103-4 (103) 86-5 138-0 (64,74) 70-82 39-90 (69) 89-0 (89) 6-61 (55) 130-0 (130) 0-90 (86) 1-99 (59) 58-48 44-82 60-14 128-0 (128) 71-58 41-78 66-16 119-8 (118)
John Higgins wins the 1998 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

143

John Higgins

Jimmy White

There were 59 centuries in the championship, a new record which would last until 2002.

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