1998 Scottish Masters
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Scottish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1998|09|29|1998|10|4|df=y}}
|venue=Motherwell Civic Centre
|location=Motherwell
|country=Scotland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=£175,400
|winners_share=£61,000
|highest_break={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White (132)
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
|runner_up={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
|score=9–7
|previous=1997
|next=1999
}}
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The 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.
Prize Fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Scottish-Masters/1998/343/Finishes |title=1998 Scottish Masters - Finishes |publisher=CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database |accessdate=20 August 2015}}
- Winner: £61,000
- Runner-up: £29,700
- Semi-final: £15,350
- Quarter-final: £8,650
- Round 1: £4,850
- Total: £175,400
Main draw
{{cite web|url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Scottish-Masters/1998/343 |title=1998 Scottish Masters |publisher=CueTracker: Snooker results and statistics database |accessdate=20 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/trn/9899/sm98_res.shtml |title=Regal Scottish Masters 1998 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=20 August 2015}}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
|RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 Frames
|RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 11 Frames
|RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames
|RD4=Final
Best of 17 Frames
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter
| RD1-score12=1
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} Alan McManus
| RD1-score16=4
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score02=4
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD2-score03=6
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams
| RD2-score04=5
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score05=6
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06= {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Ebdon
| RD2-score06=5
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD2-score08=1
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond
| RD3-score01= 5
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02= {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD3-score02= 6
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03= {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD3-score03= 5
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04= {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD3-score04= 6
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01= {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02= {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD4-score02=7
}}
Preliminary qualifying
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling.{{Cite news|last=Weir|first=Stewart|date=9 September 1998|title=Battle of Stirling|page=31|work=The Mirror|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/338075542|url-access=subscription|access-date=16 December 2022|id={{ProQuest|338075542}} |via=ProQuest}} Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event.{{Cite news|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/327522615/|date=10 September 1998|title=Drivers to end F1 feud; UPDATE|page=52|work=Daily Record|url-access=subscription|access-date=16 December 2022|via=ProQuest}} All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
{{4TeamBracket
|RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames
|RD2=Round 2
Best of 9 frames
|RD1-seed1=
|RD1-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Small
|RD1-score1=0
|RD1-seed2=
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Snaddon
|RD1-score2=5
|RD1-seed3=
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
|RD1-score3=4
|RD1-seed4=
|RD1-team4={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett
|RD1-score4=5
|RD2-seed1=
|RD2-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} Billy Snaddon
|RD2-score1=2
|RD2-seed2=
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett
|RD2-score2=5
}}
Qualifying Event
Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998. Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw.{{Cite news|title=Glory Hunter|work=The Times|date=14 September 1998|page=28|url=https://archive.org/details/NewsUK1998UKEnglish/Sep%2014%201998%2C%20The%20Times%2C%20%2366306%2C%20UK%20%28en%29/page/n27/mode/2up}} All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 9 frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Stevens
| RD1-score2=3
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Anthony Hamilton
| RD1-score4=4
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Lee
| RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|Malta}} Tony Drago
| RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett
| RD2-score4=5
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Hunter
| RD3-score1=5
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Burnett
| RD3-score2=1
}}
Century breaks
- 132 {{ndash}} Jimmy White
- 129, 122 {{ndash}} Stephen Hendry
- 113, 107 {{ndash}} John Higgins
- 113 {{ndash}} Mark Williams
- 100 {{ndash}} Paul Hunter
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Scottish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1998/1999}}