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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
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|tournament_name=[[Škoda Auto|Skoda]] [[World Open (snooker)|Grand Prix]]
|tournament_name=[[Škoda Auto|Skoda]] [[World Open (snooker)|Grand Prix]]
|dates=14–25 October 1998
|dates={{Start and end dates|1998|10|14|1998|10|25|df=y}}
|venue=[[Preston Guild Hall|Guild Hall]]
|venue=[[Preston Guild Hall|Guild Hall]]
|location=[[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
|location=[[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
|country=England
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|format=[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]] event
|format=[[List of snooker ranking tournaments|Ranking event]]
|Total prize fund=[[Pound sterling|£]]370,000
|Total prize fund=[[Pound sterling|£]]370,000
|winners_share=£60,000
|winners_share=£60,000
|highest_break=
|highest_break={{flagathlete|[[Peter Ebdon]]|ENG}} (139)
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stephen Lee]]
|winner={{flagathlete|[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]|ENG}}
|runner_up={{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
|runner_up={{flagathlete|[[Marco Fu]]|HKG}}
|score=9–2
|score=9–2
|previous=[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|1997]]
|previous=[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|1997]]
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The '''1998 [[Škoda Auto|Skoda]] [[Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]]''' was a professional [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the [[Preston Guild Hall|Guild Hall]] in [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England.<ref name=Snooker.org>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix 1998|url=http://snooker.org/trn/9899/gp98_res.shtml|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref>
The '''1998 [[Škoda Auto|Skoda]] [[Grand Prix (snooker)|Grand Prix]]''' was a professional [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the [[Preston Guild Hall|Guild Hall]] in [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], England.<ref name=Snooker.org>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix 1998|url=http://snooker.org/trn/9899/gp98_res.shtml|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=4 May 2013}}</ref>


[[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, Lee prevailing 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.

[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174302/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-24|title=records|date=2011-07-24|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref> Lee prevailed 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.


== Tournament summary ==
== Tournament summary ==


[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|Defending champion]] [[Dominic Dale]] was the number 1 seed with [[1998 World Snooker Championship|World Champion]] [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]] seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the [[Snooker world rankings 1998/1999|world rankings]].
[[1997 Grand Prix (snooker)|Defending champion]] [[Dominic Dale]] was the number 1 seed with [[1998 World Snooker Championship|World Champion]] [[John Higgins]] seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the [[Snooker world rankings 1998/1999|world rankings]].


==Prize fund==
==Prize fund==
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| RD2-seed22=20
| RD2-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dave Harold]] '''
| RD2-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Dave Harold]]'''
| RD2-score22='''5'''
| RD2-score22='''5'''
| RD2-seed23=5
| RD2-seed23=49
| RD2-team23={{flagicon|IRE}} [[Ken Doherty]]
| RD2-team23={{flagicon|PAK}} '''[[Shokat Ali]]'''
| RD2-score23=3
| RD2-score23='''5'''
| RD2-seed24=49
| RD2-seed24=5
| RD2-team24={{flagicon|PAK}} '''[[Shokat Ali]]'''
| RD2-team24={{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ken Doherty]]
| RD2-score24='''5'''
| RD2-score24=3
| RD2-seed25=6
| RD2-seed25=6
| RD2-team25={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| RD2-team25={{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
| RD2-score25=4
| RD2-score25=4
| RD2-seed26=23
| RD2-seed26=23
| RD2-team26={{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Darren Morgan]] '''
| RD2-team26={{flagicon|WAL}} '''[[Darren Morgan]]'''
| RD2-score26='''5'''
| RD2-score26='''5'''
| RD2-seed27=10
| RD2-seed27=21
| RD2-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD2-team27={{flagicon|IRL}} [[Fergal O'Brien]]
| RD2-score27='''5'''
| RD2-score27=1
| RD2-seed28=21
| RD2-seed28=10
| RD2-team28={{flagicon|IRE}} [[Fergal O'Brien]]
| RD2-team28={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD2-score28=1
| RD2-score28='''5'''
| RD2-seed29=57
| RD2-seed29=57
| RD2-team29={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
| RD2-team29={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
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| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jason Ferguson (snooker player)|Jason Ferguson]]'''
| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jason Ferguson (snooker player)|Jason Ferguson]]'''
| RD2-score30='''5'''
| RD2-score30='''5'''
| RD2-seed31=45
| RD2-seed31=
| RD2-team31={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Quinten Hann]]'''
| RD2-team31={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Burnett (snooker player)|Alan Burnett]]
| RD2-score31='''5'''
| RD2-score31=4
| RD2-seed32=
| RD2-seed32=45
| RD2-team32={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Burnett (snooker player)|Alan Burnett]]
| RD2-team32={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Quinten Hann]]'''
| RD2-score32=4
| RD2-score32='''5'''
| RD3-seed01=18
| RD3-seed01=18
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Wilkinson (snooker player)|Gary Wilkinson]]
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| RD3-score02='''5'''
| RD3-score02='''5'''
| RD3-seed03=12
| RD3-seed03=12
| RD3-team03={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]}}
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)|Anthony Hamilton]]
| RD3-score03=2
| RD3-score03=2
| RD3-seed04=25
| RD3-seed04=25
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| RD3-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan McManus]]
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan McManus]]
| RD3-score06=0
| RD3-score06=0
| RD3-seed07=
| RD3-seed07=377
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Marco Fu]]'''
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Marco Fu]]'''
| RD3-score07='''5'''
| RD3-score07='''5'''
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| RD3-score09='''5'''
| RD3-score09='''5'''
| RD3-seed10=27
| RD3-seed10=27
| RD3-team10={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Morgan (snooker player)|Brian Morgan]]}}
| RD3-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Morgan (snooker player)|Brian Morgan]]
| RD3-score10=3
| RD3-score10=3
| RD3-seed11=20
| RD3-seed11=20
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| RD3-score11='''5'''
| RD3-score11='''5'''
| RD3-seed12=49
| RD3-seed12=49
| RD3-team12={{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shokat Ali]]
| RD3-team12={{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shokat Ali]]
| RD3-score12=0
| RD3-score12=0
| RD3-seed13=23
| RD3-seed13=23
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| RD3-score13=2
| RD3-score13=2
| RD3-seed14=10
| RD3-seed14=10
| RD3-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD3-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD3-score14='''5'''
| RD3-score14='''5'''
| RD3-seed15=35
| RD3-seed15=35
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| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
| RD4-score03=3
| RD4-score03=3
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-seed04=377
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Marco Fu]]'''
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Marco Fu]]'''
| RD4-score04='''5'''
| RD4-score04='''5'''
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| RD4-score06='''5'''
| RD4-score06='''5'''
| RD4-seed07=10
| RD4-seed07=10
| RD4-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD4-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD4-score07='''5'''
| RD4-score07='''5'''
| RD4-seed08=45
| RD4-seed08=45
| RD4-team08={{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Quinten Hann]]}}
| RD4-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Quinten Hann]]
| RD4-score08=0
| RD4-score08=0
| RD5-seed01=25
| RD5-seed01=25
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Small]]
| RD5-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Chris Small]]
| RD5-score01=1
| RD5-score01=1
| RD5-seed02=
| RD5-seed02=377
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Marco Fu]]'''
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Marco Fu]]'''
| RD5-score02='''6'''
| RD5-score02='''6'''
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| RD5-score03=4
| RD5-score03=4
| RD5-seed04=10
| RD5-seed04=10
| RD5-team04={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee]]'''}}
| RD5-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD5-score04='''6'''
| RD5-score04='''6'''
| RD6-seed01=
| RD6-seed01=377
| RD6-team01={{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
| RD6-team01={{flagicon|HKG}} [[Marco Fu]]
| RD6-score01=2
| RD6-score01=2
| RD6-seed02=10
| RD6-seed02=10
| RD6-team02={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee]]'''}}
| RD6-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]'''
| RD6-score02='''9'''
| RD6-score02='''9'''
}}
}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
|-
|-
| 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>
|-
|-
| width="220" align="right" | '''[[Marco Fu]]''' <br/>{{HKG}}
| width="220" align="right" | [[Marco Fu]] (377)<br/>{{HKG}}
| width="100" align="center" | 2–'''9'''
| width="100" align="center" | 2–'''9'''
| width="220" | [[Stephen Lee]] <br/>{{ENG}}
| width="220" | '''[[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]''' (10)<br/>{{ENG}}
|-
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" |''Afternoon:'' 8–'''115''' ('''50'''), 0–'''128''' ('''128'''), 17–'''75''' ('''75'''), 0–'''130''' ('''66''', '''64''' ), '''82'''–4 ('''82'''), 33–'''99''', 0–'''77''' ('''70'''), '''85'''–12 ('''85''')<br/>''Evening:'' 0–'''107''' ('''90'''), 1–'''93''' ('''57'''), 5–'''106''' ('''106''')
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" |''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)<br/>''Evening:'' 0–'''107''' (90), 1–'''93''' (57), 5–'''106''' (106)
|-
|-
| align="right" |85
| align="right" | 85
| align="center" | Highest break
| align="center" | Highest break
| align="left" |'''128'''
| align="left" | '''128'''
|-
|-
| align="right" |0
| align="right" | 0
| align="center" | Century breaks
| align="center" | Century breaks
| align="left" |'''2'''
| align="left" | '''2'''
|-
|-
| align="right" |2
| align="right" | 2
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| align="left" |'''9'''
| align="left" | '''10'''
|}
|}


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{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*139 [[Peter Ebdon]]
*139 {{ndash}} [[Peter Ebdon]]
*134 [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
*134 {{ndash}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]
*129 [[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]
*129 {{ndash}} [[Martin Clark (snooker player)|Martin Clark]]
*128, 126, 106, 104 [[Stephen Lee]]
*128, 126, 106, 104 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]]
*123 [[Marco Fu]]
*123 {{ndash}} [[Marco Fu]]
*121, 111, 110 [[Quinten Hann]]
*121, 111, 110 {{ndash}} [[Quinten Hann]]
*121 [[John Parrott]]
*121 {{ndash}} [[John Parrott]]
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
*120 [[Tony Drago]]
*120 {{ndash}} [[Tony Drago]]
*115, 107 [[Chris Small]]
*115, 107 {{ndash}} [[Chris Small]]
*110 [[Dene O'Kane]]
*110 {{ndash}} [[Dene O'Kane]]
*108 [[Stephen Hendry]]
*108 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
*106 [[Jason Ferguson (snooker player)|Jason Ferguson]]
*106 {{ndash}} [[Jason Ferguson (snooker player)|Jason Ferguson]]
*104, 103 [[Dave Harold]]
*104, 103 {{ndash}} [[Dave Harold]]
*104, 102 [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
*104, 102 {{ndash}} [[Mark Williams (snooker player)|Mark Williams]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}


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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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1999 →

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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