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1998 Pontins Professional 
Summary
The 1998 Pontins Professional was the twenty-fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1998 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–23 May 1998 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Highest break |  Martin Clark (ENG) (111) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Runner-up | Martin Clark (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
← 1997 1999 → | |
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 9 frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.[1]
Mark Williams won the event, beating Martin Clark 9–6 in the final.[1] Clark had made the highest break of the tournament, 111, in his match against Mike Hallett.[1]
Main draw edit
Results of the tournament are shown below.[2]
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Foulds (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty (IRL)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (IRL)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL)
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Martin Clark (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Hicks (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan (WAL)
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Final edit
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 23 May 1998.[1] | ||
| Mark Williams Wales
|
9–6 | Martin Clark England
|
| 44–53, 72(62)–26, 100(100)–1, 1–73, 12–106(69), 68–45, 73–24, 73–0, 95(95)–0, 73–1, 95(57)–19, 42–80, 13–58, 71–75, 64–6 | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 69 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks edit
Two century breaks were made during the tournament:[1]
- 111 – Martin Clark
- 100 – Mark Williams