The 1998 Scottish Open (officially the 1998 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1998 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–22 February 1998 |
| Venue | AECC |
| City | Aberdeen |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Tony Drago (MLT) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Score | 9–5 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating John Higgins nine frames to five in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated in the last 16 by Marcus Campbell.[2]
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 22 February 1998.[3] | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England |
9–5 | John Higgins Scotland |
| Afternoon: 91–0, 59–69, 23–70 (57), 79–37 (78), 23–72, 51–44, 93–0 (62), 94–0 (81) Evening: 94–9 (80), 24–69 (62), 0–88 (88), 77–22, 75–7, 98–5 (97) | ||
| 97 | Highest break | 88 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
References
edit- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 173.
- ^ "Scottish Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Regal Scottish Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2018.