World Matchplay 1988

World Matchplay 1988 Everest World Matchplay 1988
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Venue:	International Center , Brentwood , England
Opening:	2nd December 1988
Endgame:	December 10, 1988
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	John Parrott
Highest Break:	135 ( John Parrott )
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The 1988 World Matchplay Championship was a snooker tournament belonging to the 1988/89 snooker season , which was held from December 2nd to 10th, 1988 in Brentwood , England . Reigning world champion Steve Davis won the invitation tournament by beating John Parrott 9-5 . Parrott played the tournament's highest break in the final. The tournament was sponsored by the double glazing company Everest .

background

After a 12-year hiatus, the tournament was revived by Barry Hearn and his company Matchroom Sport . The top 12 players on the provisional snooker world rankings have been invited. Prize money of ₤ 100,000 was awarded to the winner, the first six-figure bonus for a tournament victory at the time.

Prize money

The total prize money was ₤ 240,000 . There was no premium for the highest break.

	Prize money
winner	100,000 ₤
finalist	40,000 ₤
Semi-finalist	20,000 ₤
Quarter finalist	10,000 ₤
Round 1	5,000 ₤
All in all	240,000 ₤

competition

12 players were invited to the tournament, eight of them had to qualify for the quarter-finals. The games were played in the best of 17 frames mode. The four winners of the first round competed against the four seeded players. These were Jimmy White , John Parrott , Stephen Hendry and Steve Davis , none of whom lost their games.

First round best of 17 frames

Quarterfinals Best of 17 frames

Semi-final best of 17 frames

Final Best of 17 frames

Mike Hallett

9

Steve Davis

9

Willie Thorne

8th

Mike Hallett

2

Steve Davis

9

Jimmy White

5

Terry Griffiths

9

Jimmy White

9

Peter Francisco

7th

Terry Griffiths

5

Steve Davis

9

John Parrott

5

Joe Johnson

9

John Parrott

9

Cliff Thorburn

4th

Joe Johnson

7th

John Parrott

9

Stephen Hendry

6th

Dennis Taylor

9

Stephen Hendry

9

Tony Knowles

7th

Dennis Taylor

7th

final

Davis and Parrot faced each other in the final at the 1987 Classic , when Davis won 13:11. Davis quickly found his way into his game and led 6-0. Parrott made the break with a 25:73 and shortened to 6: 3, where he played the highest break of the tournament in the ninth frame. Davis won the next frame with 77: 0 and with an 84 break also the next frame to 8: 3, so Davis only needed one frame to win the tournament. Parrott shortened to 8: 5 before Davis won the 14th frame with 73:21 and was the tournament winner.

Final: Best of 17 Frames International Center ,  Brentwood , England , December 10, 1988
Steve Davis	9 : 5	John Parrott
120 : 7 (100); 66:47 ; 69 : 6; 61 : 51; 102 : 4 (62); 59:41 ; 25: 73 ; 18: 91 (64); 0: 139 (135); 77 : 0 (53); 92 : 25 (84); 0- 86 ; 1- 85 ; 73 -21
100	Highest break	135
1	Century breaks	1
4th	50+ breaks	2

Century Breaks

During the tournament, seven players earned 11 century breaks.

• John Parrott : 135 , 114, 108
• Willie Thorne : 134, 108, 104
• Joe Johnson : 120,
• Stephen Hendry : 119
• Jimmy White : 117
• Cliff Thorburn : 104
• Steve Davis : 100

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1988 World Matchplay. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 17, 2018 ; accessed on July 17, 2018 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chris Turner: Brief History of the World Matchplay. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on April 18, 2016 ; accessed on July 17, 2018 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1988 World Matchplay - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on July 17, 2018 ; accessed on July 17, 2018 .