1998 Thailand Masters

The 1998 Beer Chang Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–15 March 1998 at the Imperial Queens Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

Thailand Masters

Tournament information
Dates	7–15 March 1998
Venue	Imperial Queens Park Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£280,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	John Parrott (138)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry
Runner-up	John Parrott
Score	9–6
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Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9–6 in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was eliminated by Parrott in the quarter-finals.[2] This win gave Hendry his 29th ranking title, surpassing the previous record of 28 held by Steve Davis.

Wildcard round

[3]

Match		Score
WC1	Marco Fu	5–2	Jason Ferguson
WC2	Stuart Pettman	5–1	Kwan Poomjang
WC3	David Gray	5–3	Guo Hua
WC4	Jonathan Birch	5–1	Rom Saraburi

Main draw

[3]

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Gary Wilkinson		3
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Graeme Dott		4
	Darren Morgan		2
	Graeme Dott		5
											Peter Ebdon		0
											John Parrott		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Andy Hicks		3
						Stephen Lee		3
						John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Marco Fu		3
																John Parrott		5
																Anthony Hamilton		4
	Nigel Bond		5
	Neal Foulds		4
						Nigel Bond		5
						Steve Davis		3
	Steve Davis		5
	Steve James		1
											Nigel Bond		2
											Anthony Hamilton		5
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Chris Small		3
						Anthony Hamilton		5
						Fergal O'Brien		0
	John Higgins		3
	Fergal O'Brien		5
																					John Parrott		6
																					Stephen Hendry		9
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Jimmy White		2
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Tony Drago		1
	Tony Drago		5
	Stuart Pettman		1
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Mark Williams		4
	Alain Robidoux		4
	Martin Clark		5
						Martin Clark		3
						Mark Williams		5
	Mark Williams		5
	Dave Harold		2
																Stephen Hendry		5
																Ken Doherty		4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	David Gray		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		1
						Alan McManus		5
	Alan McManus		5
	Jonathan Birch		4
											Alan McManus		3
											Ken Doherty		5
	James Wattana		5
	Joe Swail		1
						James Wattana		4
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Mark King		0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 15 March 1998.[3]
Stephen Hendry  Scotland	9–6	John Parrott  England
Afternoon: 133–0 (133), 66–2, 69–12, 73–32, 137–0 (137), 33–68, 0–138 (138), 68–36 Evening: 1–88 (53), 26–90, 67–63 (51), 9–122 (113), 30–83, 103–4 (103), 75–39
137	Highest break	138
3	Century breaks	2
4	50+ breaks	3

References

1. "Thailand Open, Thailand Classic, Thailand Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 173.
3. "Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 January 2018.