1998 Thailand Masters

Thailand Masters
Tournament information
Dates 7–15 March 1998
Venue Imperial Queens Park Hotel
City Bangkok
Country Thailand
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £280,000
Winner's share £50,000
Highest break England John Parrott (138)
Final
Champion Scotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-up England John Parrott
Score 9–6
1997
1999

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

[3]

Match Score
WC1Hong Kong Marco Fu5–2England Jason Ferguson
WC2England Stuart Pettman5–1Thailand Kwan Poomjang
WC3England David Gray5–3China Guo Hua
WC4England Jonathan Birch5–1Thailand Rom Saraburi

Main draw

[3]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
England Peter Ebdon 5
England Gary Wilkinson 3
England Peter Ebdon 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Wales Darren Morgan 2
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Peter Ebdon 0
England John Parrott 5
England Stephen Lee 5
England Andy Hicks 3
England Stephen Lee 3
England John Parrott 5
England John Parrott 5
Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
England John Parrott 5
England Anthony Hamilton 4
England Nigel Bond 5
England Neal Foulds 4
England Nigel Bond 5
England Steve Davis 3
England Steve Davis 5
England Steve James 1
England Nigel Bond 2
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Anthony Hamilton 5
Scotland Chris Small 3
England Anthony Hamilton 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 0
Scotland John Higgins 3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
England John Parrott 6
Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Jimmy White 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Malta Tony Drago 1
Malta Tony Drago 5
England Stuart Pettman 1
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Wales Mark Williams 4
Canada Alain Robidoux 4
England Martin Clark 5
England Martin Clark 3
Wales Mark Williams 5
Wales Mark Williams 5
England Dave Harold 2
Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England David Gray 1
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
Scotland Alan McManus 5
Scotland Alan McManus 5
England Jonathan Birch 4
Scotland Alan McManus 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Thailand James Wattana 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 1
Thailand James Wattana 4
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Mark King 0

Final

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

  1. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 173.
  3. 1 2 3 "Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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