The 1998 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
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.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £60,000 Final: £32,000 Semi-final: £16,000 Quarter-final: £9,100 Last 16: £4,550 Last 32: £2,600
Last 64: £2,100 Last 96: £1,200 Stage one highest break: £1,000 Stage two highest break: £5,000 Total: £350,000
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998. John Higgins 9–8 Stephen Hendry Afternoon: 1–91, 19–64 (51), 68–29 (68), 61–63 (Higgins 61), 70–1 (63), 63–48, 22–79 (79), 52–7Evening: 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
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