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1988 Masters (snooker)
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 1988
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 1988
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| location | London |
| country | England |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £225,000 |
| winners_share | £56,000 |
| highest_break | Steve Davis (126) |
| winner | Steve Davis |
| runner_up | Mike Hallett |
| score | 9–0 |
| previous | [1987](1987-masters-snooker) |
| next | [1989](1989-masters-snooker) |
The 1988 Masters (officially the 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 31 January 1988 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The players ranked inside the top 16 took part in the competition.
Defending champion, Dennis Taylor, lost in the first round against Mike Hallett, who had made his debut. Steve Davis won his second Masters title by defeating Hallett 9 frames to 0. This is the only time a whitewash has occurred in a Masters final.
Davis received £56,000 as winner, plus £5,000 for making the highest of the tournament, a 126 in the second frame of the final.
Field
Defending champion Dennis Taylor was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Mike Hallett and John Parrott were making their debuts in the Masters.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £56,000
- Runner-up: £32,000
- Semi-final: £18,000
- Quarter-final: £12,000
- Last 16: £6,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £225,000
Main draw
| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Dennis Taylor | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02=16 | RD1-team02=Mike Hallett | RD1-score02=5 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Tony Knowles | RD1-score03=4 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Alex Higgins | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Cliff Thorburn | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06=Rex Williams | RD1-score06=3 | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=Neal Foulds | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=John Parrott | RD1-score08=5 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=Jimmy White | RD1-score09=5 | RD1-seed10=14 | RD1-team10=Doug Mountjoy | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11=Joe Johnson | RD1-score11=5 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12=Willie Thorne | RD1-score12=4 | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13=Terry Griffiths | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14=10 | RD1-team14=Silvino Francisco | RD1-score14=3 | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15=Steve Davis | RD1-score15=5 | RD1-seed16=15 | RD1-team16=Dean Reynolds | RD1-score16=2 | RD2-seed01=16 | RD2-team01=ENG Mike Hallett | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=NIR Alex Higgins | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score03=4 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=ENG John Parrott | RD2-score04=5 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=ENG Jimmy White | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=ENG Joe Johnson | RD2-score06=5 | RD2-seed07=7 | RD2-team07=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=ENG Steve Davis | RD2-score08=5 | RD3-seed01=16 | RD3-team01=ENG Mike Hallett | RD3-score01=6 | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-team02=ENG John Parrott | RD3-score02=5 | RD3-seed03=6 | RD3-team03=ENG Joe Johnson | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=ENG Steve Davis | RD3-score04=6 | RD4-seed01=16 | RD4-team01=ENG Mike Hallett | RD4-score01=0 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=ENG Steve Davis | RD4-score02=9
Final
| **4** | 50+ breaks | 0 |
|---|
Century breaks
Two century breaks were made during the tournament:
- 126 Steve Davis
- 105 John Parrott
References
References
- (19 September 1987). "Rich Masters". Aberdeen Evening Express.
- "The Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- (1988). "Benson and Hedges Snooker Year". Pelham Books.
- "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
- (March 1988). "Masterly Davis".
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