1988 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–31 January 1988 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £225,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £56,000[2] |
| Highest break | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) (126)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of England.svg Mike Hallett (ENG) |
| Score | 9–0 |
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The 1988 Masters (officially the 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 31 January 1988 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.[1] The players ranked inside the top 16 took part in the competition.[3] Defending champion, Dennis Taylor, lost in the first round against Mike Hallett, who had made his debut. Steve Davis won his second Masters title by defeating Hallett 9 frames to 0. This is the only time a whitewash has occurred in a Masters final.[4] Davis received £56,000 as winner, plus £5,000 for making the highest break of the tournament, a 126 in the second frame of the final.[3]
Field
Defending champion Dennis Taylor was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Mike Hallett and John Parrott were making their debuts in the Masters.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £56,000
- Runner-up: £32,000
- Semi-final: £18,000
- Quarter-final: £12,000
- Last 16: £6,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £225,000[1]
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Street Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 31 January 1988. | ||
| Steve Davis File:Flag of England.svg England |
9–0 | Mike Hallett File:Flag of England.svg England |
| First session: 68–55 (61), 130–0 (126), 87–25, 75–20, 99–28 (72), 98–27, 70–33 (53), 59–46 | ||
| 126 | Highest break | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
Two century breaks were made during the tournament:[3]
- 126 – Steve Davis
- 105 – John Parrott
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rich Masters". Aberdeen Evening Express. 19 September 1987. p. 10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Benson & Hedges Masters Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 93. ISBN 0720718309.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Masterly Davis". Snooker Scene. March 1988. pp. 9–15.
- ↑ "The Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ↑ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
