1988 Scottish Professional Championship

Summary

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]

Scottish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–14 February 1988 (1988-02-11 – 1988-02-14)
VenueMarco's Leisure Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£25,000[1]
Winner's share£9,000[2]
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (106)[3]
Final
ChampionScotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-upScotland Murdo MacLeod
Score10–4
1987
1989

Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.[6]

Main draw edit

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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 6   Matt Gibson 1
  Ian Black 2   Stephen Hendry 10
  Murdo MacLeod 6   Murdo MacLeod 4
  Jim Donnelly 5   Murdo MacLeod 6
  John Rea 6   John Rea 5
  Eddie Sinclair 5

References edit

  1. ^ "Triple Crown Topper!". Daily Record. 15 February 1988. p. 32.
  2. ^ "Hendry's three-in-a-row". West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. p. 35.
  3. ^ Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Swish Scottish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 116. ISBN 0720718309.
  4. ^ "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Sports events in 1988". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 December 1987. pp. 22–23.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
  7. ^ "1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.