1988 Scottish Professional Championship

Scottish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–14 February 1988 (1988-02-11 – 1988-02-14)
VenueMarco's Leisure Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£25,000[1]
Winner's share£9,000[2]
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (106)[3]
Final
ChampionScotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-upScotland Murdo MacLeod
Score10–4
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The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 14 February 1988 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]

Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £9,000
  • Runner-up: £4,500
  • Semi-final: £2,250
  • Quarter-final: £1,250
  • Round 1: £750
  • Highest break: £1,250
  • Total: £25,000[1]

Qualifying round

Scotland Bert Demarco 6–0 Eddie McLaughlin Scotland

Main draw

[7]

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 Frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames 		Final
Best of 19 Frames
Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Scotland Bert Demarco 0 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Scotland Matt Gibson 6 Scotland Matt Gibson 1
Scotland Ian Black 2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 10
Scotland Murdo MacLeod 6 Scotland Murdo MacLeod 4
Scotland Jim Donnelly 5 Scotland Murdo MacLeod 6
Scotland John Rea 6 Scotland John Rea 5
Scotland Eddie Sinclair 5

References

  1. ^ a b "Triple Crown Topper!". Daily Record. 15 February 1988. p. 32.
  2. ^ "Hendry's three-in-a-row". West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. p. 35.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Swish Scottish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 116. ISBN 0720718309.
  4. ^ "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Sports events in 1988". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 December 1987. pp. 22–23.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
  7. ^ "1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.