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1998 British Open
Tournament information
Dates	2–12 April 1998
Venue	Plymouth Pavilions
City	Plymouth
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£350,000
Winner's share	£60,000
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score	9–8
	← 1997 Apr 1999 →

The 1998 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.^[1]

John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to eight in the final. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by Higgins in the semi-final.^[2]

Main draw

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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

Mark Williams	5

David Gray	2
		Mark Williams	5

		Joe Swail	1
Joe Swail	5

Willie Thorne	0
				Mark Williams	5

				Gary Wilkinson	4
Anthony Hamilton	5

Mark Davis	2
		Anthony Hamilton	2

		Gary Wilkinson	5
Gary Wilkinson	5

Graeme Dott	0
						Mark Williams	5

						Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
Stephen Lee	5

Craig MacGillivray	1
		Stephen Lee	5

		Paul Davies	3
Terry Murphy	1

Paul Davies	5
				Stephen Lee	1

				Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

Bradley Jones	1
		Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

		Brian Morgan	4
Brian Morgan	5

Mark Bennett	3
								Mark Williams	4

								John Higgins	6
Nigel Bond	3

Matthew Stevens	5
		Matthew Stevens	4

		Mark King	5
Mark King	5

Lee Walker	4
				Mark King	2

				Gary Ponting	5
Darren Morgan	2

John Read	5
		John Read	4

		Gary Ponting	5
Fergal O'Brien	3

Gary Ponting	5
						Gary Ponting	4

						John Higgins	5
Steve Davis	5

Shokat Ali	3
		Steve Davis	5

		Mick Price	2
Mick Price	5

Dean Reynolds	4
				Steve Davis	1

				John Higgins	5
John Higgins	5

Jason Prince	0
		John Higgins	5

		Martin Clark	1
Martin Clark	5

Michael Judge	4
										John Higgins	9

										Stephen Hendry	8
Stephen Hendry	5

Dave Finbow	0
		Stephen Hendry	5

		Andy Hicks	0
Andy Hicks	5

Matthew Couch	4
				Stephen Hendry	5

				Dave Harold	3
Alan McManus	5

Nick Pearce	3
		Alan McManus	4

		Dave Harold	5
Dave Harold	5

Jamie Burnett	3
						Stephen Hendry	5

						John Parrott	1
James Wattana	5

Stefan Mazrocis	1
		James Wattana	4

		Rod Lawler	5
Rod Lawler	5

Nick Walker	1
				Rod Lawler	0

				John Parrott	5
John Parrott	5

Joe Perry	3
		John Parrott	5

		Chris Small	4
Chris Small	5

Drew Henry	3
								Stephen Hendry	6

								Ken Doherty	4
Peter Ebdon	4

Dominic Dale	5
		Dominic Dale	5

		Mark Gray	3
Jimmy White	4

Mark Gray	5
				Dominic Dale	4

				Neal Foulds	5
Tony Drago	5

Chris Scanlon	4
		Tony Drago	4

		Neal Foulds	5
Neal Foulds	5

Anthony Davies	2
						Neal Foulds	1

						Ken Doherty	5
Alain Robidoux	3

Karl Burrows	5
		Karl Burrows	5

		Joe Johnson	2
Steve James	2

Joe Johnson	5
				Karl Burrows	0

				Ken Doherty	5
Ken Doherty	5

Dene O'Kane	0
		Ken Doherty	5

		Billy Snaddon	1
Billy Snaddon	5

Peter McCullagh	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998.^[3]
John Higgins Scotland	9–8	Stephen Hendry Scotland
Afternoon: 1–91, 19–64 (51), 68–29 (68), 61–63 (Higgins 61), 70–1 (63), 63–48, 22–79 (79), 52–7 Evening: 0–99 (99), 87–0 (51), 64–73, 128–0 (61), 67–69 (Higgins 59), 104–1 (72), 1–84 (58), 109–14 (102), 85–0 (85)
102	Highest break	99
1	Century breaks	0
8	50+ breaks	5

References

^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 174.
^ "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "British Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Cuesport-1] Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 174.

[2] "British Open". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Snooker.org-3] "British Open 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[4] "British Open". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

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