Masters 1988

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Masters 1988
Benson & Hedges Masters 1988
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 16
Venue: Wembley Conference Center ,
London , England
Opening: January 24, 1988
Endgame: January 31, 1988

Defending champion: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Winner: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Finalist: EnglandEngland Mike Hallett
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The 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1987/88 season that was held from January 24 to 31, 1988 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 14th edition of the Masters.

Mike Hallett reached the final in his first Masters participation and beat defending champion Dennis Taylor in the round of 16 . However, Hallett lost the final to Steve Davis 9-0. To date, it is the only final of the Masters that ended with zero. It was also the first final between two Englishmen . Steve Davis won the Masters for the second time.

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                             
 EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 5                  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1  
 EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 5
 
   Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 2  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 4th  
 EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 6th
   EnglandEngland John Parrott 5  
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 5    
 EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 4th  
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 5
 
   CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 4th  
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
 EnglandEngland Rex Williams 3  
 EnglandEngland Mike Hallett 0
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 5        
 
 EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 4th  
 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 5
 
   EnglandEngland Jimmy White 3  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 0  
 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 3
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 6th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5    
 South Africa 1961South Africa Silvino Francisco 3  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 0
 
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5  
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5
 EnglandEngland Dean Reynolds 2  

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Masters . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ↑ 1988 Masters Results . Snooker Database. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  3. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.