WPBSA Non-Ranking 1988 - Event 2
WPBSA Non-Ranking 1988 - Event 2
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| Tournament type: | Non-ranking |
| Attendees: | 68 |
| Venue: | Pontins , Brixham , England |
| Opening: | November 1988 |
| Endgame: | November 1988
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| Winner: |
 Paddy Browne
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| Finalist: |
.svg){kind=small} Peter Francisco
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| Highest Break: | 128 ( Alex Higgins )
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The WPBSA Non-Ranking 1988 - Event 2 was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament for the 1988/89 season . It was held in November 1988 in the Pontins in the English city of Brixham . The winner was the Irishman Paddy Browne , who won his only professional tournament with a 5-1 victory over the South African Peter Francisco . The highest break of the tournament was played by two-time world champion Alex Higgins from Northern Ireland.
Prize money
As in the first event, 25,000 pounds sterling was paid out as prize money, although the distribution was modified due to the higher number of rounds.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 5,000 |
| finalist | £ 3,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 1,250 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 625 |
| Round of 16 | 300 pounds |
| Last 32 | 250 pounds |
| Last 48 | £ 200 |
| Last 64 | 125 pounds |
| Round 1 | 100 pounds |
| All in all | £ 25,000 |
Tournament course
The field of 68 players was added to the tournament, staggered according to the respective world ranking position. All games were played in the best of 9 frames mode .
First round
In the first round four players competed in the worst, easily occupied world rankings against four players in shared 132nd place.
| game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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| 1 |
(123) Derek Heaton 
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0: 5 |
Mark Johnston-Allen (132)
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| 2 |
(125) David Greaves
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4: 5 |
 Tony Wilson (132)
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| 3 |
(129) Bernard Bennett
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Craig Edwards (132)
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| 4th |
(131) Eddie McLaughlin 
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Mick Price (132)
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Round of the last 64
In the second round, in addition to the four winners from the first round, all participating players from including world number 73 were added.
| game | Player 1 | Result | Player 2 |
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| 1 |
(73) Jim Chambers
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5 : 4 |
Robert Marshall (119)
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| 2 |
(74) Jim Donnelly
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5 : 4 |
François Ellis (113)
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| 3 |
(75) Malcolm Bradley
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5 : 2 |
Mike Darrington (100)
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| 4th |
(80) Tony Kearney
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5 : 4 |
Pascal Burke (105)
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| 5 |
(81) John Rea
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3: 5 |
Paul Watchorn (98)
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| 6th |
(82) Mario Morra 
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Jason Smith (118)
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| 7th |
(84) Bill Oliver
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1: 5 |
Alain Robidoux (102)
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| 8th |
(85) Eddie Sinclair
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Mike Watterson (108)
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| 9 |
(86) Jim Bear
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Anthony Harris (116)
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| 10 |
(87) Jimmy van Rensberg
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Tony Wilson (132)
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| 11 |
(88) Matt Gibson
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5 : 3 |
Craig Edwards (132)
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| 12 |
(89) Ian Williamson
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Terry Whitthread (101)
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| 13 |
(91) Gino Rigitano
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Steve Campbell (132)
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| 14th |
(95) Glen Wilkinson 
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5 : 3 |
Mark Johnston-Allen (132)
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| 15th |
(96) Ian Black
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0: 5 |
Mick Price (132)
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| 16 |
(97) Bernie Mikkelsen
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5 : 1 |
Jack Fitzmaurice (114)
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Further course of the tournament
In addition to the 16 winners of the round of the last 64, all participating players in the round of the last 48 were ranked 51 or worse in the world. In the round of the last 32, the remaining field of participants was added. The best-placed player was number 8 in the world - the English player Tony Knowles . With Peter Francisco in 14th place in the world ranking list, another player from the top 16 was there, closely followed by two-time world champion Alex Higgins in 17th place.
Century Breaks
Seven Centuries were played by six players during the tournament .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Ron Florax: 1988 WPBSA Non-Ranking - Event 2. Cuetracker.net, accessed on February 7, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1988 WPBSA Non-Ranking - Event 2 - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, accessed on February 7, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: Rankings - 1988-1989. Cuetracker.net, accessed on February 7, 2019 .