1988 World Matchplay (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–10 December 1988 |
| Venue | International Centre |
| City | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £100,000[1] |
| Highest break | John Parrott (ENG) (135)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | John Parrott |
| Score | 9–5 |
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The 1988 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 10 December 1988 in Brentwood, England.[2]
Established by Barry Hearn, this was the first World Matchplay tournament and was an invitation event for the top twelve players on the provisional ranking list. It was the first snooker event to offer a six-figure prize with the winner of the event sponsored by Everest, the double glazing company, receiving £100,000.[3]
Of the 12 players, the top eight seeds received a bye into the quarter-finals. Steve Davis won the event, defeating John Parrott 9–5 in the final.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £40,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Round 1: £5,000
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £250,000[1]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett | 9 | Mike Hallett | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 8 | Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peter Francisco | 7 | Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 9 | Dennis Taylor | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 7 | Stephen Hendry | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 9 | Joe Johnson | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 10 December 1988. | ||
| Steve Davis England |
9–5 | John Parrott England |
| First session: 120–7 (100), 66–47, 69-6, 61-51, 102–4 (62), 59–41, 25–73 Second session: 18–91 64), 0–139 (135), 77-0 (53), 92–25 (84), 0–86, 1-85, 73-21 | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 135 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Brentwood to host World Matchplay again next year". Brentwood Gazette. 16 December 1988. p. 62.
- ^ "Brentwood to stage World Matchplay". Brentwood Gazette. 29 July 1988. p. 78.
- ^ "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
- ^ Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Everest World Matchplay Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth ed.). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 75. ISBN 0720719445.