1998 Thailand Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–15 March 1998 |
| Venue | Imperial Queens Park Hotel |
| City | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £280,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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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] 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
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu (HKG) | 5–2 | File:Flag of England.svg Jason Ferguson (ENG) |
| WC2 | File:Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman (ENG) | 5–1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Kwan Poomjang (THA) |
| WC3 | File:Flag of England.svg David Gray (ENG) | 5–3 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hua (CHN) |
| WC4 | File:Flag of England.svg Jonathan Birch (ENG) | 5–1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Rom Saraburi (THA) |
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 15 March 1998.[3] | ||
| Stephen Hendry File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
9–6 | John Parrott File:Flag of England.svg 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 | ||
| 137 | Highest break | 138 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
References
- ↑ "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ↑ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 173.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.