1988 British Open

The 1988 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 21 February to 6 March 1988 with television coverage beginning on 26 February at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[1]

British Open
Tournament information
Dates21 February–6 March 1988
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£345,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Tony Meo (138)
Final
Champion Stephen Hendry
Runner-up Mike Hallett
Score13–2
1987
1989

Main draw

[1][2]

Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 25 frames
                  
Jimmy White 5
Martin Clark 2
Jimmy White 5
Steve James 1
Eddie Charlton 2
Steve James 5
Jimmy White 5
Gary WIlkinson 1
Silvino Francisco 5
Jim Bear 0
Silvino Francisco 3
Gary Wilkinson 5
Tony Meo 2
Gary Wilkinson 5
Jimmy White 4
Stephen Hendry 5
Terry Griffiths 5
Mario Morra 1
Terry Griffiths 1
Stephen Hendry 5
Stephen Hendry 5
Tony Chappel 1
Stephen Hendry 5
Tony Jones 3
Alex Higgins 3
Tony Jones 5
Tony Jones 5
Bob Chaperon 4
Kirk Stevens w/d
Bob Chaperon w/o
Stephen Hendry 9
Cliff Thorburn 5
Cliff Thorburn 5
Steve Newbury 2
Cliff Thorburn 5
Paul Medati 2
David Taylor 4
Paul Medati 5
Cliff Thorburn 5
Willie Thorne 2
Willie Thorne 5
Jim Wych 1
Willie Thorne 5
Cliff Wilson 3
Cliff Wilson 5
Colin Roscoe 2
Cliff Thorburn 5
Rex Williams 2
Rex Williams 5
Nigel Gilbert 2
Rex Williams 5
Barry West 0
Barry West 5
John Dunning 0
Rex Williams 5
John Spencer 4
Dennis Taylor 5
Graham Miles 1
Dennis Taylor 0
John Spencer 5
John Spencer 5
Fred Davis 0
Stephen Hendry 13
Mike Hallett 2
Neal Foulds 5
Danny Fowler 3
Neal Foulds 5
Peter Francisco 3
Peter Francisco 5
Mike Darrington 1
Neal Foulds 0
John Parrott 5
John Parrott 5
Robby Foldvari 1
John Parrott 5
John Virgo 1
John Virgo 5
Tommy Murphy 1
John Parrott 5
Dene O'Kane 2
Joe Johnson 5
Eric Lawlor 1
Joe Johnson 5
Brian Rowswell 2
Steve Longworth 4
Brian Rowswell 5
Joe Johnson 2
Dene O'Kane 5
Doug Mountjoy 3
Dene O'Kane 5
Dene O'Kane 5
Paddy Browne 2
Dave Martin 4
Paddy Browne 5
John Parrott 8
Mike Hallett 9
Mike Hallett 5
Ian Williamson 0
Mike Hallett 5
Graham Cripsey 2
Eugene Hughes 3
Graham Cripsey 5
Mike Hallett 5
Murdo MacLeod 2
Tony Knowles 5
Matt Gibson 4
Tony Knowles 4
Murdo MacLeod 5
Murdo MacLeod 5
David Gilbert 4
Mike Hallett 5
Joe O'Boye 4
John Campbell 5
Wayne Jones 3
John Campbell 1
Joe O'Boye 5
Dean Reynolds 2
Joe O'Boye 5
Joe O'Boye 5
David Roe 1
Steve Davis 0
Ray Reardon 5
Ray Reardon 2
David Roe 5
Tony Drago 3
David Roe 5

Final

Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 5 and 6 March 1988.
Stephen Hendry
 Scotland
13–2 Mike Hallett
 England
Afternoon: 91–18, 72–11, 65–20, 37–90, 80–21 (70), 79–30 (78), 81–49
Evening: 64–38, 80–6 (75), 98–15 (67), 93–10 (51), 76–8, 30–66, 89–16
Afternoon: 78–17
78 Highest break 40
0 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 0

References

  1. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.
  2. "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.