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| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Newton.<br/> [[Preston Guild Hall]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[England]], 25 October 1998.<ref name=Snooker.org/><ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Grand Prix|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/tournaments.php?ID=380|publisher=CueTracker: Snooker results & statistics database|accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref>
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Newton.<br/> [[Preston Guild Hall]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[England]], 25 October 1998.<ref name=Snooker.org/><ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Grand Prix|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/tournaments.php?ID=380|publisher=CueTracker: Snooker results & statistics database|accessdate=4 May 2013|archive-date=6 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006220354/http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/tournaments.php?ID=380|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| width="220" align="right" | [[Marco Fu]] (377)<br/>{{HKG}}
| width="220" align="right" | [[Marco Fu]] (377)<br/>{{HKG}}

Latest revision as of 12:14, 28 November 2023

Skoda Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–25 October 1998 (1998-10-14 – 1998-10-25)
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£370,000
Winner's share£60,000
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion Stephen Lee (ENG)
Runner-up Marco Fu (HKG)
Score9–2
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The 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1]

Dominic Dale was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Robin Hull.

Stephen Lee and Marco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers, Fu in his first tournament as a professional being ranked 377 at the time of his final appearance; the lowest ranked finalist at any ranking event.[2] Lee prevailed 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.

Tournament summary

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Defending champion Dominic Dale was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw

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[1]

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 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                  
1 Wales Dominic Dale 0
Finland Robin Hull 5
Finland Robin Hull 3
18 England Gary Wilkinson 5
18 England Gary Wilkinson 5
78 England Matthew Couch 0
18 England Gary Wilkinson 0
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
37 England Steve James 1
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 5
14 England Nigel Bond 2
14 England Nigel Bond 5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 2
31 Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
12 England Anthony Hamilton 5
93 England Leigh Griffin 4
12 England Anthony Hamilton 5
24 England Paul Hunter 1
24 England Paul Hunter 5
81 England Jimmy Michie 2
12 England Anthony Hamilton 2
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
76 England Stuart Pettman 3
25 Scotland Chris Small 5
7 England John Parrott 4
7 England John Parrott 5
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest 4
25 Scotland Chris Small 1
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
8 England Peter Ebdon 5
36 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 3
8 England Peter Ebdon 5
32 Scotland Billy Snaddon 1
32 Scotland Billy Snaddon 5
64 England Nick Pearce 1
8 England Peter Ebdon 5
9 Scotland Alan McManus 0
29 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 3
55 England Joe Johnson 5
55 England Joe Johnson 3
9 Scotland Alan McManus 5
9 Scotland Alan McManus 5
54 England Dean Reynolds 2
8 England Peter Ebdon 3
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
11 Malta Tony Drago 2
43 Scotland Drew Henry 5
43 Scotland Drew Henry 3
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
22 England Andy Hicks 4
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
17 England Mark King 5
59 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2
17 England Mark King 2
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Malaysia Sam Chong 3
377 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
10 England Stephen Lee 9
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
60 England Ian McCulloch 1
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
48 England David Roe 0
26 Wales Matthew Stevens 1
48 England David Roe 5
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
27 England Brian Morgan 3
27 England Brian Morgan 5
61 England David Gray 3
27 England Brian Morgan 5
40 England Rod Lawler 2
13 Canada Alain Robidoux 1
40 England Rod Lawler 5
3 Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
20 England Dave Harold 5
16 Thailand James Wattana 1
38 Scotland Euan Henderson 5
38 Scotland Euan Henderson 2
20 England Dave Harold 5
20 England Dave Harold 5
Malta Alex Borg 0
20 England Dave Harold 5
49 Pakistan Shokat Ali 0
19 England Jimmy White 4
49 Pakistan Shokat Ali 5
49 Pakistan Shokat Ali 5
5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3
5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland David McDonnell 0
20 England Dave Harold 4
10 England Stephen Lee 6
6 Wales Mark Williams 5
58 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 3
6 Wales Mark Williams 4
23 Wales Darren Morgan 5
23 Wales Darren Morgan 5
99 England Robert Milkins 4
23 Wales Darren Morgan 2
10 England Stephen Lee 5
21 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
England Mark Johnston-Allen 1
21 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
10 England Stephen Lee 5
10 England Stephen Lee 5
63 England Tony Jones 3
10 England Stephen Lee 5
45 Australia Quinten Hann 0
15 England Steve Davis 4
57 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 5
57 New Zealand Dene O'Kane 4
35 England Jason Ferguson 5
28 England Martin Clark 3
35 England Jason Ferguson 5
35 England Jason Ferguson 3
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5
30 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
Scotland Alan Burnett 5
Scotland Alan Burnett 4
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 1
45 Australia Quinten Hann 5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Newton.
Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 October 1998.[1][3]
Marco Fu (377)
 Hong Kong 		2–9 Stephen Lee (10)
 England
Afternoon: 8–115 (50), 0–128 (128), 17–75 (75), 0–130 (66, 64), 82–4 (82), 33–99 (66), 0–77 (70), 85–12 (85)
Evening: 0–107 (90), 1–93 (57), 5–106 (106)
85 Highest break 128
0 Century breaks 2
2 50+ breaks 10

Century breaks

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[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Grand Prix 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. ^ "records". 2011-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
  3. ^ "1998 Grand Prix". CueTracker: Snooker results & statistics database. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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