- 1998 Masters Snooker
The 1998
Benson and Hedges Masters took place betweenFebruary 1 andFebruary 8 ,1998 at theWembley Conference Centre . The final frame between Mark Williams andStephen Hendry turned into a re-spotted black in the final for the first time sinceRay Reardon and John Spencer in the first ever final in 1975. Hendry had led 9-6 before Williams tied it to 9-9. Williams was then trailing 56-34 in the final frame when he potted the brown and the remaining colours to tie the scores in the match. The they played seven shots on the black in a match similar to the 1985 World Championship Final betweenDennis Taylor andSteve Davis . Hendry them missed an easy black in the middle pocket before Williams potted it on the top left pocket in the end to claim his first Masters title. After winning the £145,000 prize money, It was sent to another player named Mark Williams by mistake before it came to the champion.Prize Money
Total: £535,000
Winner: £145,000
Runner-up: £75,000
High Break Prize: £16,000
Highest Break
142
Andy Hicks Knockout stage
First Round
Darren Morgan 5-4Andy Hicks Stephen Lee 5-1Jimmy White Round16
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |6|flagicon|EnglandStephen Lee |1
|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |6|flagicon|EnglandPeter Ebdon |2
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |6|flagicon|MaltaTony Drago |4
|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |6|flagicon|EnglandJohn Parrott |5
|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |6|flagicon|CanadaAlain Robidoux |5
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |6|flagicon|WalesDarren Morgan |2
|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|6"'|flagicon|ScotlandJohn Higgins |3
|flagicon|WalesMark J Williams |6|flagicon|ScotlandAlan McManus |4
|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |6|flagicon|EnglandNigel Bond |3
|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |6|flagicon|ThailandJames Wattana |1
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |6|flagicon|EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan |3
|flagicon|WalesMark J Williams |6|flagicon|England Anthony Hamilton|37 February |flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |6|flagicon|IrelandKen Doherty |57 February |flagicon|WalesMark J Williams |6|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |38 February |flagicon|WalesMark J Williams |10|flagicon|ScotlandStephen Hendry |9
3rdplace=no
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