Fosters Professional 1988
Fosters Professional 1988
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Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
Venue: | RTÉ Studios , Dublin |
Opening: | October 1988 |
Endgame: | October 1988
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Winner: | Mike Hallett |
Finalist: | Stephen Hendry |
Highest Break: | 99 ( Stephen Hendry ) |
The 1988 Fosters Professional was a snooker tournament that was part of the 1988/89 Main Tour season . It was the only way the tournament was held under the name Fosters Professional , before that it was run under the name Carling Challenge or Carlsberg Challenge . The tournament was discontinued after this event.
The invitation tournament was held in Dublin in October 1988 between four participants. The winner was the Englishman Mike Hallett , who defeated Stephen Hendry 8: 5 in the final. Hendry played the highest break of the tournament with a 99 break in the final and missed a century break by just one point.
Prize money
The total prize money was ₤ 34,600 .
Prize money | |
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winner | 12,500 ₤ |
finalist | 8,500 ₤ |
Semi-finalist | 5,850 ₤ |
Highest break | ₤ 2,000 |
All in all | 34,600 |
competition
Semi-final Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 15 frames |
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Mike Hallett | 5 | |||||
John Parrott | 3 | |||||
Mike Hallett | 8th | |||||
Stephen Hendry | 5 | |||||
Stephen Hendry | 5 | |||||
Eugene Hughes | 1 |
final
Three were Mike Hallett and Stephen Hendry have successively met in a tournament final, three times the Scot had won. Although Hallett won the first frame, Hendry dominated the beginning of the game. Hendry quickly led 4-1, but then came to a standstill. Hallet finally got five frames in a row to 6: 4. Hendry was able to win one more frame before Hallett won the tournament with 66:65 points in the last frame. It was the Englishman's first professional title.
Final: Best of 15 Frames Frames RTÉ Studios, Dublin , Ireland , October 1988 |
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Mike Hallett | 8 : 5 | Stephen Hendry |
92 : 14 (92), 51: 63 , 9: 103 (89), 8: 85 (85), 15: 99 (99), 70 : 36, 87 : 36, 77 : 32, 63 , 13 (59) , 72 : 31, 53: 65 , 94 : 13 (51), 66 : 65 |
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92 | Highest break | 99 |
- | Century breaks | - |
3 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Chris Turner: Carlsberg Challenge / Carling Challenge / Fosters Professional. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on June 26, 2018 (English).
- ^ Ron Florax: 1988 Fosters Professional - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 26, 2018 ; accessed on June 26, 2018 (English).
- ^ Ron Florax: 1988 Foster's Professional. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on June 26, 2018 ; accessed on June 26, 2018 (English).