1988 Scottish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–14 February 1988 |
| Venue | Marco's Leisure Centre |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Country | Scotland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £25,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £9,000[2] |
| Highest break | Stephen Hendry (106)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Murdo MacLeod |
| Score | 10–4 |
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The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 14 February 1988 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.[6]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £9,000
- Runner-up: £4,500
- Semi-final: £2,250
- Quarter-final: £1,250
- Round 1: £750
- Highest break: £1,250
- Total: £25,000[1]
Qualifying round
[edit]Bert Demarco 6–0 Eddie McLaughlin
Main draw
[edit]| Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 19 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Bert Demarco | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Gibson | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Gibson | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ian Black | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Donnelly | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod | 6 | |||||||||||||
| John Rea | 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Rea | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Sinclair | 5 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Triple Crown Topper!". Daily Record. 15 February 1988. p. 32.
- ↑ "Hendry's three-in-a-row". West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. p. 35.
- 1 2 Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Swish Scottish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 116. ISBN 0720718309.
- ↑ "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sports events in 1988". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 December 1987. pp. 22–23.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
- ↑ "1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.