The 1998 British Open was a professional
ranking
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snooker
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tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the
Plymouth Pavilions
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,
Plymouth
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, England.
John Higgins
John Higgins (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player from Wishaw in North Lanarkshire. Since turning professional in 1992, he has won 33 ranking titles, placing him in third position on the List of snooker players by num ...
won the tournament by defeating
Stephen Hendry
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nine frames to eight in the final. The defending champion,
Mark Williams, was defeated by Higgins in the semi-final.
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Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
*Winner: £60,000
*Final: £32,000
*Semi-final: £16,000
*Quarter-final: £9,100
*Last 16: £4,550
*Last 32: £2,600
*Last 64: £2,100
*Last 96: £1,200
*Stage one highest break: £1,000
*Stage two highest break: £5,000
*Total: £350,000
Main draw
Final
References
{{Snooker season 1997/1998
British Open (snooker)
British Open
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Open (snooker)