1998 Pontins Professional
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16–23 May 1998 (1998-05-16 – 1998-05-23) |
Venue | Pontin's |
City | Prestatyn |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–6 |
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Snooker tournament
The 1998 Pontins Professional was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1998 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.[1]
Mark Williams won the event, beating Martin Clark 9–6 in the final.[1] Clark had made the highest break of the tournament, 111, in his match against Mike Hallett.[1]
Main draw
Results of the tournament are shown below.[2]
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 9 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4 |
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 23 May 1998.[1] | ||
Mark Williams ![]() | 9–6 | Martin Clark ![]() |
44–53, 72(62)–26, 100(100)–1, 1–73, 12–106(69), 68–45, 73–24, 73–0, 95(95)–0, 73–1, 95(57)–19, 42–80, 13–58, 71–75, 64–6 | ||
100 | Highest break | 69 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
4 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
Two century breaks were made during the tournament:[1]
- 111 – Martin Clark
- 100 – Mark Williams
References
- ^ a b c d e f Home, Jamie (July 1998). "Mark Williams wins professional title". Snooker Scene. p. 21.
- ^ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.