1998 Thailand Masters
| 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 |  John Parrott (ENG) (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Runner-up | 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
[edit]| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Marco Fu (HKG) |
5–2 | Jason Ferguson (ENG)
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| 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
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Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 15 March 1998.[3] | ||
| Stephen Hendry Scotland
|
9–6 | John 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 | ||
| 137 | Highest break | 138 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.