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1988 UK Championship

Field	Value
tournament_name	1988 Tennent's UK Championship
dates
venue	Preston Guild Hall
location	Preston
country	England
organisation	WPBSA
format	Ranking event
winners_share	£80,000
highest_break	David Roe (139)
winner	Doug Mountjoy
runner_up	Stephen Hendry
score	16–12
previous	[1987](1987-uk-championship)
next	[1989](1989-uk-championship)

The 1988 UK Championship (officially the 1988 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 27 November 1988 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. This was the last UK Championship to be sponsored by Tennent's; for the following two years the championship would be sponsored by StormSeal. The highest break of the tournament was 139 by David Roe.

Doug Mountjoy defeated Stephen Hendry 16–12 in the final and received the £80,000 winner's prize.

The final attracted an average of 13.2million viewers on BBC1, peaking at 16.3million.

Main draw

Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 31 frames | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=ENG Steve Davis | RD1-score01=9 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=AUS Warren King | RD1-score02=7 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ENG Gary Wilkinson | RD1-score03=9 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CAN Bob Chaperon | RD1-score04=0 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=ENG Martin Clark | RD1-score05=9 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=ENG Mike Hallett | RD1-score06=6 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=ENG Danny Fowler | RD1-score07=9 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=ENG Steve Longworth | RD1-score08=8 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD1-score09=9 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=NIR Jack McLaughlin | RD1-score10=5 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=IRL Joe O'Boye | RD1-score11=9 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=IRL Eugene Hughes | RD1-score12=8 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ENG John Parrott | RD1-score13=9 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ENG Dave Martin | RD1-score14=6 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=ENG Nigel Gilbert | RD1-score15=9 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=ENG John Spencer | RD1-score16=7 | RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD1-score17=9 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=CAN Alain Robidoux | RD1-score18=4 | RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=ENG Steve James | RD1-score19=9 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=IRL Tony Kearney | RD1-score20=1 | RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=RSA Peter Francisco | RD1-score21=9 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=SCO John Rea | RD1-score22=2 | RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=ENG David Roe | RD1-score23=9 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=ENG Tony Meo | RD1-score24=6 | RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=ENG Willie Thorne | RD1-score25=9 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=ENG Dave Gilbert | RD1-score26=3 | RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=CAN Kirk Stevens | RD1-score27=9 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=AUS Eddie Charlton | RD1-score28=7 | RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD1-score29=9 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=NIR Tommy Murphy | RD1-score30=4 | RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=WAL Colin Roscoe | RD1-score31=9 | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=WAL Steve Newbury | RD1-score32=7 | RD1-seed33= | RD1-team33=ENG Neal Foulds | RD1-score33=9 | RD1-seed34= | RD1-team34=ENG Mark Rowing | RD1-score34=4 | RD1-seed35= | RD1-team35=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD1-score35=9 | RD1-seed36= | RD1-team36=WAL Wayne Jones | RD1-score36=7 | RD1-seed37= | RD1-team37=ENG Joe Johnson | RD1-score37=9 | RD1-seed38= | RD1-team38=ENG Martin Smith | RD1-score38=2 | RD1-seed39= | RD1-team39=ENG Rex Williams | RD1-score39=9 | RD1-seed40= | RD1-team40=ENG Bob Harris | RD1-score40=4 | RD1-seed41= | RD1-team41=ENG John Virgo | RD1-score41=9 | RD1-seed42= | RD1-team42=ENG Brian Rowswell | RD1-score42=3 | RD1-seed43= | RD1-team43=NZL Dene O'Kane | RD1-score43=9 | RD1-seed44= | RD1-team44=WAL Ray Reardon | RD1-score44=8 | RD1-seed45= | RD1-team45=ENG Tony Knowles | RD1-score45=9 | RD1-seed46= | RD1-team46=CAN Jim Wych | RD1-score46=4 | RD1-seed47= | RD1-team47=NIR Alex Higgins | RD1-score47=9 | RD1-seed48= | RD1-team48=ENG Les Dodd | RD1-score48=7 | RD1-seed49= | RD1-team49=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD1-score49=9 | RD1-seed50= | RD1-team50=ENG Ken Owers | RD1-score50=2 | RD1-seed51= | RD1-team51=ENG Steve Duggan | RD1-score51=9 | RD1-seed52= | RD1-team52=MLT Tony Drago | RD1-score52=7 | RD1-seed53= | RD1-team53=WAL Cliff Wilson | RD1-score53=9 | RD1-seed54= | RD1-team54=ENG Ray Edmonds | RD1-score54=1 | RD1-seed55= | RD1-team55=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD1-score55=9 | RD1-seed56= | RD1-team56=WAL Tony Chappel | RD1-score56=4 | RD1-seed57= | RD1-team57=RSA Silvino Francisco | RD1-score57=9 | RD1-seed58= | RD1-team58=ENG Paul Medati | RD1-score58=8 | RD1-seed59= | RD1-team59=ENG Barry West | RD1-score59=9 | RD1-seed60= | RD1-team60=ENG Tony Jones | RD1-score60=5 | RD1-seed61= | RD1-team61=ENG Jimmy White | RD1-score61=9 | RD1-seed62= | RD1-team62=AUS John Campbell | RD1-score62=5 | RD1-seed63= | RD1-team63=WAL Mark Bennett | RD1-score63=9 | RD1-seed64= | RD1-team64=ENG David Taylor | RD1-score64=4 | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=ENG Steve Davis | RD2-score01=9 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ENG Gary Wilkinson | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=ENG Martin Clark | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=ENG Danny Fowler | RD2-score04=9 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD2-score05=9 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=IRL Joe O'Boye | RD2-score06=4 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ENG John Parrott | RD2-score07=9 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=ENG Nigel Gilbert | RD2-score08=8 | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score09=9 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=ENG Steve James | RD2-score10=6 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=RSA Peter Francisco | RD2-score11=7 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=ENG David Roe | RD2-score12=9 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=ENG Willie Thorne | RD2-score13=9 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=CAN Kirk Stevens | RD2-score14=3 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD2-score15=9 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=WAL Colin Roscoe | RD2-score16=3 | RD2-seed17= | RD2-team17=ENG Neal Foulds | RD2-score17=4 | RD2-seed18= | RD2-team18=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD2-score18=9 | RD2-seed19= | RD2-team19=ENG Joe Johnson | RD2-score19=9 | RD2-seed20= | RD2-team20=ENG Rex Williams | RD2-score20=7 | RD2-seed21= | RD2-team21=ENG John Virgo | RD2-score21=9 | RD2-seed22= | RD2-team22=NZL Dene O'Kane | RD2-score22=8 | RD2-seed23= | RD2-team23=ENG Tony Knowles | RD2-score23=9 | RD2-seed24= | RD2-team24=NIR Alex Higgins | RD2-score24=6 | RD2-seed25= | RD2-team25=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD2-score25=9 | RD2-seed26= | RD2-team26=ENG Steve Duggan | RD2-score26=2 | RD2-seed27= | RD2-team27=WAL Cliff Wilson | RD2-score27=3 | RD2-seed28= | RD2-team28=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD2-score28=9 | RD2-seed29= | RD2-team29=RSA Silvino Francisco | RD2-score29=4 | RD2-seed30= | RD2-team30=ENG Barry West | RD2-score30=9 | RD2-seed31= | RD2-team31=ENG Jimmy White | RD2-score31=6 | RD2-seed32= | RD2-team32=WAL Mark Bennett | RD2-score32=9 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=ENG Steve Davis | RD3-score01=9 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=ENG Danny Fowler | RD3-score02=6 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD3-score03=4 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=ENG John Parrott | RD3-score04=9 | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD3-score05=9 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=ENG David Roe | RD3-score06=8 | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=ENG Willie Thorne | RD3-score07=4 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD3-score08=9 | RD3-seed09= | RD3-team09=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD3-score09=9 | RD3-seed10= | RD3-team10=ENG Joe Johnson | RD3-score10=5 | RD3-seed11= | RD3-team11=ENG John Virgo | RD3-score11=9 | RD3-seed12= | RD3-team12=ENG Tony Knowles | RD3-score12=3 | RD3-seed13= | RD3-team13=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD3-score13=9 | RD3-seed14= | RD3-team14=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD3-score14=6 | RD3-seed15= | RD3-team15=ENG Barry West | RD3-score15=9 | RD3-seed16= | RD3-team16=WAL Mark Bennett | RD3-score16=4 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=ENG Steve Davis | RD4-score01=9 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=ENG John Parrott | RD4-score02=4 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD4-score03=2 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD4-score04=9 | RD4-seed05= | RD4-team05=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD4-score05=9 | RD4-seed06= | RD4-team06=ENG John Virgo | RD4-score06=8 | RD4-seed07= | RD4-team07=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD4-score07=9 | RD4-seed08= | RD4-team08=ENG Barry West | RD4-score08=5 | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=ENG Steve Davis | RD5-score01=3 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD5-score02=9 | RD5-seed03= | RD5-team03=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD5-score03=9 | RD5-seed04= | RD5-team04=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD5-score04=4 | RD6-seed01= | RD6-team01=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD6-score01=12 | RD6-seed02= | RD6-team02=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD6-score02=16

Final

10	50+ breaks	6

Century breaks

139, 108 David Roe
136, 101 Steve Davis
136 Joe Johnson
134, 124, 108 John Parrott
133 Bill Werbeniuk
132, 113, 103 Stephen Hendry
132 Dene O'Kane
131, 129, 124, 121, 118, 106 Doug Mountjoy
128, 108 Terry Griffiths
128, 106 Cliff Thorburn
128 Robert Marshall
120, 118, 115 Dean Reynolds
118 Dave Martin
113 Steve Campbell
111 John Spencer
109 Marcel Gauvreau
108 Tony Jones
106, 104 Gary Wilkinson
106, 104 John Virgo
105 Ken Owers
105 Willie Thorne
103, 101 Jimmy White
102 Steve Longworth
101 Warren King
101 Martin Smith
100 Steve Newbury

References

References

Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
Bisset, Roddy. (2023-12-03). "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown".
(3 December 2023). "UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan claims record-extending eighth title". BBC Sport.
Waumsley, Rick. (April 1992). "Television's Top Ten". Everton's News Agency.
"UK Championship". Snooker Scene.
"1988 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database.

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