1998 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	14–25 October 1998
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£370,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Final
Champion	Stephen Lee
Runner-up	Marco Fu
Score	9–2
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The 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.^[1]

Stephen Lee defeated finalist Marco Fu to win his first ranking title.

Prize fund

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

Main draw

^[1]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Robin Hull		5
	Dominic Dale		0
						Robin Hull		3
						Gary Wilkinson		5
	Gary Wilkinson		5
	Matthew Couch		0
											Gary Wilkinson		0
											Jamie Burnett		5
	Nigel Bond		5
	Patrick Wallace		2
						Nigel Bond		2
						Jamie Burnett		5
	Jamie Burnett		5
	Steve James		1
																Jamie Burnett		3
																Chris Small		5
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Leigh Griffin		4
						Anthony Hamilton		5
						Paul Hunter		1
	Paul Hunter		5
	Jimmy Michie		2
											Anthony Hamilton		2
											Chris Small		5
	John Parrott		5
	Colm Gilcreest		4
						John Parrott		4
						Chris Small		5
	Chris Small		5
	Stuart Pettman		3
																					Chris Small		1
																					Marco Fu		6
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Joe Swail		3
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Billy Snaddon		1
	Billy Snaddon		5
	Nick Pearce		1
											Peter Ebdon		5
											Alan McManus		0
	Alan McManus		5
	Dean Reynolds		2
						Alan McManus		5
						Joe Johnson		3
	Joe Johnson		5
	Terry Murphy		3
																Peter Ebdon		3
																Marco Fu		5
	Drew Henry		5
	Tony Drago		2
						Drew Henry		3
						Marco Fu		5
	Marco Fu		5
	Andy Hicks		4
											Marco Fu		5
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		2
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Sam Chong		3
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Mark King		2
	Mark King		5
	Gerard Greene		2
																										Marco Fu		2
																										Stephen Lee		9
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Ian McCulloch		1
						Stephen Hendry		5
						David Roe		0
	David Roe		5
	Matthew Stevens		1
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Brian Morgan		3
	Rod Lawler		5
	Alain Robidoux		1
						Rod Lawler		2
						Brian Morgan		5
	Brian Morgan		5
	David Gray		3
																Stephen Hendry		4
																Dave Harold		5
	Euan Henderson		5
	James Wattana		1
						Euan Henderson		2
						Dave Harold		5
	Dave Harold		5
	Alex Borg		0
											Dave Harold		5
											Shokat Ali		0
	Ken Doherty		5
	David McDonnell		0
						Ken Doherty		3
						Shokat Ali		5
	Shokat Ali		5
	Jimmy White		4
																					Dave Harold		4
																					Stephen Lee		6
	Mark Williams		5
	Michael Judge		3
						Mark Williams		4
						Darren Morgan		5
	Darren Morgan		5
	Robert Milkins		4
											Darren Morgan		2
											Stephen Lee		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Tony Jones		3
						Stephen Lee		5
						Fergal O'Brien		1
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Mark Johnston-Allen		1
																Stephen Lee		5
																Quinten Hann		0
	Dene O'Kane		5
	Steve Davis		4
						Dene O'Kane		4
						Jason Ferguson		5
	Jason Ferguson		5
	Martin Clark		3
											Jason Ferguson		3
											Quinten Hann		5
	Quinten Hann		5
	John Higgins
						Quinten Hann		5
						Alan Burnett		4
	Alan Burnett		5
	Graeme Dott		3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 October 1998.[1][2]
Marco Fu  Hong Kong	2–9	Stephen Lee  England
Afternoon: 8–115 (50), 0–128 (128), 17–75 (75), 0-130 (66, 64 ), 82–4 (82), 33-99, 0–77 (70), 85-12 (85) Evening: 0–107 (90), 1–93 (57), 5-106 (106)
85	Highest break	128
0	Century breaks	2
2	50+ breaks	9

Century breaks

^[1]

References