British Open 1988

British Open 1988 MIM Britannia Unit Trusts British Open 1988
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	122
Venue:	Assembly Rooms , Derby , England
Opening:	February 21, 1988
Endgame:	March 6, 1988
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Finalist:	Mike Hallett
Highest Break:	118 ( Stephen Hendry )
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The MIM Britannia Unit Trusts British Open 1988 was a snooker tournament of the 1987/88 season , which took place from February 21 to March 6 in the Assembly Rooms in Derby . After the paint manufacturer Dulux had stopped sponsoring after three editions, the investment company MIM Britannia became the new namesake in the fourth edition of the tournament .

Defending champion Jimmy White made it to the quarterfinals, where he was narrowly defeated by Stephen Hendry . The Scot marched through to the final, where he defeated Mike Hallett 13-2. It was the highest result in the history of the British Open. A few months earlier, Hendry had won the World Doubles Championship together with Hallett . The British Open win was the third individual title for Hendry this season.

Main tournament

The top 32 of the world rankings were set for the main tournament. The players from 33rd place played two qualifying rounds, which resulted in a further 32 players who were then drawn into the top 32. The format remained unchanged, in particular the best-of-25 final, which had been introduced the previous year, was retained.

	First round best of 9 frames					Second round best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 17 frames					Final Best of 25 frames
	1	Jimmy White	5
	-	Martin Clark	2
						1	Jimmy White	5
						66	Steve James	1
	26th	Eddie Charlton	2
	66	Steve James	5
											1	Jimmy White	5
											-	Gary Wilkinson	1
	10	Silvino Francisco	5
	86	Jim Bear	0
						10	Silvino Francisco	3
						-	Gary Wilkinson	5
	20th	Tony Meo	2
	-	Gary Wilkinson	5
																1	Jimmy White	4th
																23	Stephen Hendry	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	5
	77	Mario Morra	1
						6th	Terry Griffiths	1
						23	Stephen Hendry	5
	23	Stephen Hendry	5
	58	Tony Chappel	1
											23	Stephen Hendry	5
											46	Tony Jones	3
	9	Alex Higgins	3
	46	Tony Jones	5
						46	Tony Jones	5
						41	Bob chaperone	4th
	21st	Kirk Stevens	-
	41	Bob chaperone	kl.
																					23	Stephen Hendry	9
																					4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	8th	Dennis Taylor	5
	68	Graham Miles	1
						8th	Dennis Taylor	0
						28	John Spencer	5
	28	John Spencer	5
	61	Fred Davis	0
											28	John Spencer	4th
											12	Rex Williams	5
	12	Rex Williams	5
	99	Nigel Gilbert	2
						12	Rex Williams	5
						29	Barry West	0
	29	Barry West	5
	103	John Dunning	0
																12	Rex Williams	2
																4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
	45	Steve Newbury	2
						4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
						67	Paul Medati	2
	25th	David Taylor	4th
	67	Paul Medati	5
											4th	Cliff Thorburn	5
											11	Willie Thorne	2
	11	Willie Thorne	5
	36	Jim Wych	1
						11	Willie Thorne	5
						17th	Cliff Wilson	3
	17th	Cliff Wilson	5
	78	Colin Roscoe	2
																									23	Stephen Hendry	13
																										16	Mike Hallett	2
	3	Neal Foulds	5
	40	Danny Fowler	3
						3	Neal Foulds	5
						18th	Peter Francisco	3
	18th	Peter Francisco	5
	89	Mike Darrington	1
											3	Neal Foulds	0
											13	John Parrott	5
	13	John Parrott	5
	79	Robby Foldvari	1
						13	John Parrott	5
						19th	John Virgo	1
	19th	John Virgo	5
	44	Tommy Murphy	1
																13	John Parrott	5
																35	Dene O'Kane	2
	5	Joe Johnson	5
	-	Eric Lawlor	1
						5	Joe Johnson	5
						90	Brian Rowswell	2
	31	Steve Longworth	4th
	90	Brian Rowswell	5
											5	Joe Johnson	2
											35	Dene O'Kane	5
	14th	Doug Mountjoy	3
	35	Dene O'Kane	5
						35	Dene O'Kane	5
						43	Paddy Browne	2
	27	Dave Martin	4th
	43	Paddy Browne	5
																				13	John Parrott	8th
																					16	Mike Hallett	9
	16	Mike Hallett	5
	80	Ian Williamson	0
						16	Mike Hallett	5
						48	Graham Cripsey	2
	24	Eugene Hughes	3
	48	Graham Cripsey	5
											16	Mike Hallett	5
											30th	Murdo MacLeod	2
	7th	Tony Knowles	5
	70	Matt Gibson	4th
						7th	Tony Knowles	4th
						30th	Murdo MacLeod	5
	30th	Murdo MacLeod	5
	82	Dave Gilbert	4th
																16	Mike Hallett	5
																55	Joe O'Boye	4th
	22nd	John Campbell	5
	34	Wayne Jones	3
						22nd	John Campbell	1
						55	Joe O'Boye	5
	15th	Dean Reynolds	2
	55	Joe O'Boye	5
											55	Joe O'Boye	5
											83	David Roe	1
	32	Tony Drago	3
	83	David Roe	5
						83	David Roe	5
						38	Ray Reardon	2
	2	Steve Davis	0
	38	Ray Reardon	5

kl. = without a fight

final

Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Len Ganley Assembly Rooms,  Derby , England , 6th March 1988
Stephen Hendry	13 : 2	Mike Hallett
Afternoon : 91 : 18, 72 : 11, 65 : 20, 37: 90 , 80 : 21 (70), 79 : 30 (78), 81 : 49, 64 : 38, 80 : 6 (75); Evening : 98:15 (67), 93 : 10 (51), 76 : 8, 30: 66 , 89 : 16, 78 : 17
78	Highest break	-
-	Century breaks	-
5	50+ breaks	-

swell

1. ↑ British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on November 12, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 1988 British Open. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Rankings - 1987-1988. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 12, 2019 .