1988 South African Professional Championship

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=South African Professional Championship

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|dates=January 1988

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|country=South Africa

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

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|winner={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Francois Ellis

|runner_up={{flagicon|RSA|1982}} Jimmy van Rensberg

|score=9–4

|previous=1986

|next=1989}}

The 1988 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in January 1988.

The tournament featured four South African players.{{Cite web|title=1986 South African Professional Championship Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=567|publisher=snookerdatabase.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2018|archive-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118181326/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=567|url-status=dead}}

Francois Ellis won the title, beating Jimmy van Rensberg 9–4 in the final.{{cite web|title=Other national championships|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html|archive-date=2012-02-16}}