1998 Irish Open

The 1998 Irish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, held from 14 to 20 December 1998 at the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Republic of Ireland, of which only one edition was held. Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Alan McManus 9–4 in the final.

Prize fund edit

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

Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames

John Higgins	5

Tony Knowles	3
		John Higgins	3

		Stephen Lee	5
Stephen Lee	5

Quinten Hann	0
				Stephen Lee	2

				John Parrott	5
Matthew Couch	5

Alain Robidoux	1
		Matthew Couch	4

		John Parrott	5
John Parrott	5

Dominic Dale	4
						John Parrott	1

						Mark Williams	6
Mark Williams	5

Lee Walker	3
		Mark Williams	5

		Graeme Dott	0
Graeme Dott	5

Mark King	4
				Mark Williams	5

				Ken Doherty	1
Bradley Jones	5

Nigel Bond	1
		Bradley Jones	2

		Ken Doherty	5
Ken Doherty	5

Gerard Greene	4
								Mark Williams	9

								Alan McManus	4
Jimmy Michie	5

Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
		Jimmy Michie	0

		Billy Snaddon	5
Billy Snaddon	5

Anthony Hamilton	4
				Billy Snaddon	3

				Alan McManus	5
Paul Davies	5

James Wattana	4
		Paul Davies	4

		Alan McManus	5
Alan McManus	5

Dave Harold	4
						Alan McManus	6

						Tony Drago	3
Peter Ebdon	5

Jimmy White	4
		Peter Ebdon	4

		Tony Drago	5
Tony Drago	5

Karl Broughton	4
				Tony Drago	5

				Stephen Hendry	4
Paul Hunter	5

Steve Davis	4
		Paul Hunter	3

		Stephen Hendry	5
Stephen Hendry	5

Joe Perry	1

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 20 December 1998.
Mark Williams Wales	9–4	Alan McManus Scotland
Afternoon: 62–25, 64–8, 64–20 (64), 44–36, 78–4 (64), 135–0 (135), 47–60, 49–53 Evening: 7–91 (71),68–1 (53), 75–16 (62), 0–82 (82), 107–0 (65)
135	Highest break	82
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	2