1998 Grand Prix (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–25 October 1998 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Stephen Lee |
| Runner-up |
 Marco Fu |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1]
Stephen Lee and Marco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers, Lee prevailing 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 October 1998.[1][2] | ||
| Marco Fu Hong Kong |
2–9 | Stephen Lee England |
| Afternoon: 8–115 (50), 0–128 (128), 17–75 (75), 0–130 (66, 64 ), 82–4 (82), 33–99, 0–77 (70), 85–12 (85) Evening: 0–107 (90), 1–93 (57), 5–106 (106) | ||
| 85 | Highest break | 128 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 9 |
Century breaks
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Grand Prix 1998". Snooker.org. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "1998 Grand Prix". CueTracker: Snooker results & statistics database. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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