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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 December 1998 |
| Venue | National Basketball Arena |
| City | Tallaght |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £305,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Williams (WAL) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Alan McManus (SCO) |
| Score | 9–4 |
← 1997 2001 → | |
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Main draw
editFinal
edit| 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 |
Century breaks
edit- 139, 133, 118, 103, 101 – Mark Williams
- 120 – Alan McManus
- 118, 102 – Bradley Jones
- 117 – James Wattana
- 109, 100 – Ken Doherty
- 106 – Tony Drago
- 104 – Anthony Hamilton
- 104, 100 – Stephen Hendry
References
edit- ^ "Irish Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Irish Open". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 29 November 2017.