1998 Thailand Masters

The 1998 Beer Chang Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–15 March 1998 at the Imperial Queens Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

Thailand Masters
Tournament information
Dates7–15 March 1998 (1998-03-07 – 1998-03-15)
VenueImperial Queens Park Hotel
CityBangkok
CountryThailand
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£280,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break John Parrott (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Runner-up John Parrott (ENG)
Score9–6
1997
1999

Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9–6 in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was eliminated by Parrott in the quarter-finals.[2] This win gave Hendry his 29th ranking title, surpassing the previous record of 28 held by Steve Davis.

Wildcard round edit

[3]

MatchScore
WC1  Marco Fu (HKG)5–2  Jason Ferguson (ENG)
WC2  Stuart Pettman (ENG)5–1  Kwan Poomjang (THA)
WC3  David Gray (ENG)5–3  Guo Hua (CHN)
WC4  Jonathan Birch (ENG)5–1  Rom Saraburi (THA)

Main draw edit

[3]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
Peter Ebdon5
Gary Wilkinson3
Peter Ebdon5
Graeme Dott4
Darren Morgan2
Graeme Dott5
Peter Ebdon0
John Parrott5
Stephen Lee5
Andy Hicks3
Stephen Lee3
John Parrott5
John Parrott5
Marco Fu3
John Parrott5
Anthony Hamilton4
Nigel Bond5
Neal Foulds4
Nigel Bond5
Steve Davis3
Steve Davis5
Steve James1
Nigel Bond2
Anthony Hamilton5
Anthony Hamilton5
Chris Small3
Anthony Hamilton5
Fergal O'Brien0
John Higgins3
Fergal O'Brien5
John Parrott6
Stephen Hendry9
Stephen Hendry5
Jimmy White2
Stephen Hendry5
Tony Drago1
Tony Drago5
Stuart Pettman1
Stephen Hendry5
Mark Williams4
Alain Robidoux4
Martin Clark5
Martin Clark3
Mark Williams5
Mark Williams5
Dave Harold2
Stephen Hendry5
Ken Doherty4
Ronnie O'Sullivan5
David Gray1
Ronnie O'Sullivan1
Alan McManus5
Alan McManus5
Jonathan Birch4
Alan McManus3
Ken Doherty5
James Wattana5
Joe Swail1
James Wattana4
Ken Doherty5
Ken Doherty5
Mark King0

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames.
Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 15 March 1998.[3]
Stephen Hendry
 Scotland
9–6John Parrott
 England
Afternoon: 133–0 (133), 66–2, 69–12, 73–32, 137–0 (137), 33–68, 0–138 (138), 68–36
Evening: 1–88 (53), 26–90, 67–63 (51), 9–122 (113), 30–83, 103–4 (103), 75–39
137Highest break138
3Century breaks2
450+ breaks3

References edit

  1. ^ "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 173.
  3. ^ a b c "Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.