1988_World_Matchplay_(snooker)

1988 World Matchplay (snooker)

1988 World Matchplay (snooker)

Snooker tournament


The 1988 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 10 December 1988 in Brentwood, England.[2]

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Established by Barry Hearn, this was the first World Matchplay tournament and was an invitation event for the top twelve players on the provisional ranking list. It was the first snooker event to offer a six-figure prize with the winner of the event sponsored by Everest, the double glazing company, receiving £100,000.[3]

Of the 12 players, the top eight seeds received a bye into the quarter-finals. Steve Davis won the event, defeating John Parrott 9–5 in the final.[4]

Main draw

Round 1
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
England Steve Davis 9
England Mike Hallett 9 England Mike Hallett 2
England Willie Thorne 8 England Steve Davis 9
England Jimmy White 5
England Jimmy White 9
Wales Terry Griffiths 9 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
South Africa Peter Francisco 7 England Steve Davis 9
England John Parrott 5
Scotland Stephen Hendry 9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 7
England Tony Knowles 7 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
England John Parrott 9
England John Parrott 9
England Joe Johnson 9 England Joe Johnson 7
Canada Cliff Thorburn 4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 10 December 1988.
Steve Davis
 England
9–5 John Parrott
 England
First session: 120–7 (100), 66–47, 69-6, 61-51, 102–4 (62), 59–41, 25–73
Second session: 18–91 64), 0–139 (135), 77-0 (53), 92–25 (84), 0–86, 1-85, 73-21
100 Highest break 135
1 Century breaks 1
4 50+ breaks 2

References

  1. "Brentwood to host World Matchplay again next year". Brentwood Gazette. 16 December 1988. p. 62.
  2. "Brentwood to stage World Matchplay". Brentwood Gazette. 29 July 1988. p. 78.
  3. "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.

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