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1988 Tennent's UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	19–27 November 1988
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Winner's share	£80,000
Highest break	David Roe (ENG) (139)
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
Runner-up	Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Score	16–12
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The 1988 UK Championship (officially the 1988 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 27 November 1988 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.^[1] This was the last UK Championship to be sponsored by Tennent's; for the following two years the championship would be sponsored by StormSeal.^[1] The highest break of the tournament was 139 by David Roe.

Doug Mountjoy defeated Stephen Hendry 16–12 in the final and received the £80,000 winner's prize.^[1] Aged 46 years and 172 days, Mountjoy became the tournament's oldest winner, a record that stood for the next 35 years. Ronnie O'Sullivan superseded Mountjoy as the oldest UK Champion when he won the 2023 event aged 47 years and 363 days.^[2]^[3]

Main draw

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Last 64 Best of 17 frames		Last 32 Best of 17 frames		Last 16 Best of 17 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames		Semi-finals Best of 17 frames		Final Best of 31 frames

Steve Davis	9

Warren King	7
		Steve Davis	9

		Gary Wilkinson	3
Gary Wilkinson	9

Bob Chaperon	0
				Steve Davis	9

				Danny Fowler	6
Martin Clark	9

Mike Hallett	6
		Martin Clark	6

		Danny Fowler	9
Danny Fowler	9

Steve Longworth	8
						Steve Davis	9

						John Parrott	4
Dennis Taylor	9

Jack McLaughlin	5
		Dennis Taylor	9

		Joe O'Boye	4
Joe O'Boye	9

Eugene Hughes	8
				Dennis Taylor	4

				John Parrott	9
John Parrott	9

Dave Martin	6
		John Parrott	9

		Nigel Gilbert	8
Nigel Gilbert	9

John Spencer	7
								Steve Davis	3

								Stephen Hendry	9
Cliff Thorburn	9

Alain Robidoux	4
		Cliff Thorburn	9

		Steve James	6
Steve James	9

Tony Kearney	1
				Cliff Thorburn	9

				David Roe	8
Peter Francisco	9

John Rea	2
		Peter Francisco	7

		David Roe	9
David Roe	9

Tony Meo	6
						Cliff Thorburn	2

						Stephen Hendry	9
Willie Thorne	9

Dave Gilbert	3
		Willie Thorne	9

		Kirk Stevens	3
Kirk Stevens	9

Eddie Charlton	7
				Willie Thorne	4

				Stephen Hendry	9
Stephen Hendry	9

Tommy Murphy	4
		Stephen Hendry	9

		Colin Roscoe	3
Colin Roscoe	9

Steve Newbury	7
										Stephen Hendry	12

										Doug Mountjoy	16
Neal Foulds	9

Mark Rowing	4
		Neal Foulds	4

		Doug Mountjoy	9
Doug Mountjoy	9

Wayne Jones	7
				Doug Mountjoy	9

				Joe Johnson	5
Joe Johnson	9

Martin Smith	2
		Joe Johnson	9

		Rex Williams	7
Rex Williams	9

Bob Harris	4
						Doug Mountjoy	9

						John Virgo	8
John Virgo	9

Brian Rowswell	3
		John Virgo	9

		Dene O'Kane	8
Dene O'Kane	9

Ray Reardon	8
				John Virgo	9

				Tony Knowles	3
Tony Knowles	9

Jim Wych	4
		Tony Knowles	9

		Alex Higgins	6
Alex Higgins	9

Les Dodd	7
								Doug Mountjoy	9

								Terry Griffiths	4
Terry Griffiths	9

Ken Owers	2
		Terry Griffiths	9

		Steve Duggan	2
Steve Duggan	9

Tony Drago	7
				Terry Griffiths	9

				Dean Reynolds	6
Cliff Wilson	9

Ray Edmonds	1
		Cliff Wilson	3

		Dean Reynolds	9
Dean Reynolds	9

Tony Chappel	4
						Terry Griffiths	9

						Barry West	5
Silvino Francisco	9

Paul Medati	8
		Silvino Francisco	4

		Barry West	9
Barry West	9

Tony Jones	5
				Barry West	9

				Mark Bennett	4
Jimmy White	9

John Campbell	5
		Jimmy White	6

		Mark Bennett	9
Mark Bennett	9

David Taylor	4

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 26 and 27 November 1988.
Doug Mountjoy Wales	16–12	Stephen Hendry Scotland
First session: 75–25, 0–103 (103), 79–6 (71), 75–30, 25–113 (113), 81–47 (52), 87–0 Second session: 124–7 (98), 62–65, 13–96 (68), 14–89, 37–72 (55), 79–9, 0-136 (129) Third session: 76–49, 71–41, 125–0 (81), 73–0 (72), 71–21, 131–1 (131), 106–0 (106) Fourth session: 129–0 (124), 15–96 (96), 54–66, 5–73, 21–80 (61), 43–56, 67–11
131	Highest break	129
3	Century breaks	3
10	50+ breaks	6

Century breaks

139, 108 – David Roe
136, 101 – Steve Davis
136 – Joe Johnson
134, 124, 108 – John Parrott
133 – Bill Werbeniuk
132, 113, 103 – Stephen Hendry
132 – Dene O'Kane
131, 129, 124, 121, 118, 106 – Doug Mountjoy
128, 108 – Terry Griffiths
128, 106 – Cliff Thorburn
128 – Robert Marshall
120, 118, 115 – Dean Reynolds
118 – Dave Martin

113 – Steve Campbell
111 – John Spencer
109 – Marcel Gauvreau
108 – Tony Jones
106, 104 – Gary Wilkinson
106, 104 – John Virgo
105 – Ken Owers
105 – Willie Thorne
103, 101 – Jimmy White
102 – Steve Longworth
101 – Warren King
101 – Martin Smith
100 – Steve Newbury

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
^ Bisset, Roddy (2023-12-03). "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown". World Snooker. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
^ "UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan claims record-extending eighth title". BBC Sport. 3 December 2023.
^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
^ "1988 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

[cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk-1] Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[2] Bisset, Roddy (2023-12-03). "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown". World Snooker. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-20.

[3] "UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan claims record-extending eighth title". BBC Sport. 3 December 2023.

[4] "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

[5] "1988 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

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