Masters 1998

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Masters 1998
Benson and Hedges Masters 1998
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 18th
Venue: Wembley Conference Center,
London , England
Opening: February 1, 1998
Endgame: February 8, 1998

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams
Finalist: ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry
Highest Break: 142 ( Andy Hicks ) EnglandEngland
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The 1998 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament for the 1997/98 season that was held from February 1 to 8, 1998 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the 24th edition of the Masters.

23 years after the final of the first Masters between Ray Reardon and John Spencer , the final of the Masters was decided by a re-spotted black . Mark Williams won against Stephen Hendry and won the Masters for the first time.

Defending champion Steve Davis lost in the semi-finals to Williams.

In the wildcard round, Darren Morgan defeated Andy Hicks 5-4 . Hicks played the highest break of the tournament with 142 points and won £ 16,000 in prize money for the highest break despite the defeat in his first round. He had previously won the Benson & Hedges Championship and thus qualified for the Masters. Stephen Lee won the second wildcard round game 5-1 against Jimmy White .

Prize money

Prize money
winner £ 145,000
finalist £ 75,000
Highest break £ 16,000
total £ 535,000

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 11 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
                             
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 6th                  
 EnglandEngland Stephen Lee 1  
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 6th
 
   EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 3  
 EnglandEngland Nigel Bond 6th
 EnglandEngland Peter Ebdon 2  
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 6th
   IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 5  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th    
 MaltaMalta Tony Drago 4th  
 IrelandIreland Ken Doherty 6th
 
   ThailandThailand James Wattana 1  
 ThailandThailand James Wattana 6th
 EnglandEngland John Parrott 5  
 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 9
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 10
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6th        
 
 CanadaCanada Alain Robidoux 5  
 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
 
   EnglandEngland Steve Davis 6th  
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 6th
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Darren Morgan 2  
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 3
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6th  
 EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 6th    
 ScotlandScotland John Higgins 3  
 EnglandEngland Anthony Hamilton 3
 
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Mark Williams 6th
 ScotlandScotland Alan McManus 4th  

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Benson & Hedges Masters 1998 . Snooker.org. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.