| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| 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 |  Martin Clark (ENG) (111) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Runner-up | Martin Clark (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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The 1998 Pontins Professional was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1998 in Prestatyn, Wales.
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.
Mark Williams won the event, beating Martin Clark 9–6 in the final. Clark had made the highest break of the tournament, 111, in his match against Mike Hallett.
Main draw
Results of the tournament are shown below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty (IRL)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (IRL)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL)
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan (WAL)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 23 May 1998. | ||
| Mark Williams Wales
|
9–6 | Martin Clark England
|
| 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:
- 111 – Martin Clark
- 100 – Mark Williams
References
- ^ 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.
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