snooker.org: Regal Scottish Open 1998 (original) (raw)

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Scotland (Feb 12-22, 1998)
WPBSA ranking tournament #5
�350,000 purse, �60,000 first prize

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England's Ronnie O'Sullivan beat John Higgins of Scotland 9-5 in the final to capture the �60,000 first prize with his second ranking title of the season and his seventh in all. This is the 12th major title of his career. He now heads the prize-money list of the season with �202,650.

Higgins received �35,000 after losing his fourth final of the season. He has only won one title so far, the German Open. Still, he's closing the gap on Stephen Hendry's top spot in the Embassy rankings. The six-time world champion lost 5-4 to Marcus Campbell in the last-16.

Tony Drago won the �5,000 high break prize with a 140 in the earlier rounds.

Right: Ronnie keeps an eye on Higgins during their final clash

(Photo © Eric Whitehead<[email protected]>)

Results

(Players are English unless stated)

Final

Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-5 John Higgins (Scotland)

91-0, 59-69, 23-70 (57), 79-37 (78), 23-72, 51-44, 93-0 (62), 94-0 (81), 94-9 (80), 24-69 (62), 0-88 (88), 77-22, 75-7, 98-5 (97)

Semi-finals

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 Stephen Lee

78-36, 33-74, 0-68, 65-9 (54), 68-12 (59), 63-13, 63-13, 71-60 (67/60)

John Higgins (Scotland) 6-2 Fergal O'Brien (Ireland)

83-0 (50), 92-33 (92), 6-88 (55), 82-9 (77), 114-8 (82), 75-17, 23-99, 83-0 (55)

Quarter-finals

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 Marcus Campbell (Scotland) Stephen Lee 5-0 Chris Scanlon John Higgins (Scotland) 5-4 Euan Henderson (Scotland) Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) 5-4 Ken Doherty (Ireland)

Fourth round

Marcus Campbell (Scotland) 5-4 Stephen Hendry (Scotland) Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-3 Jimmy White Stephen Lee 5-4 Paul Hunter Chris Scanlon 5-0 Mark Bennett (Wales) John Higgins (Scotland) 5-1 Martin Clark Euan Henderson (Scotland) 5-2 Nigel Bond Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) 5-3 Peter Ebdon Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-2 Steve Davis

Third round

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-3 Gary Wilkinson Marcus Campbell (Scotland) 5-3 Andy Hicks Jimmy White 5-3 Drew Henry (Scotland) Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 Brian Morgan Paul Hunter 5-0 John Parrott Stephen Lee 5-2 Neal Foulds Mark Bennett (Wales) 5-2 Dominic Dale (Wales) Chris Scanlon 5-0 Peter Lines John Higgins (Scotland) 5-0 Stuart Pettman Martin Clark 5-0 James Wattana (Thailand) Euan Henderson (Scotland) 5-4 David Roe Nigel Bond 5-1 Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) Peter Ebdon 5-0 Paul Wykes Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) 5-3 Joe Perry Steve Davis 5-1 Troy Shaw Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-0 Gerard Greene (N.Ireland)

Second round

Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-4 Leigh Griffin Gary Wilkinson 5-4 Matthew Couch Marcus Campbell (Scotland) 5-3 Alan McManus (Scotland) Andy Hicks 5-4 Dean Reynolds Drew Henry (Scotland) 5-4 Anthony Hamilton Jimmy White 5-4 Graeme Dott (Scotland) Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 Karl Payne Brian Morgan 5-1 David Gray John Parrott 5-1 Jamie Burnett (Scotland) Paul Hunter 5-4 Mick Price Stephen Lee 5-1 Michael Judge (Ireland) Neal Foulds 5-2 Dave Finbow Mark Bennett (Wales) 5-4 Tony Drago (Malta) Dominic Dale (Wales) 5-3 Dave Harold Peter Lines 5-3 Mark J Williams (Wales) Chris Scanlon 5-4 Joe Swail (N.Ireland) John Higgins (Scotland) 5-1 Tony Chappel (Wales) Stuart Pettman 5-3 Mark King James Wattana (Thailand) 5-1 Shokat Ali (Pakistan) Martin Clark 5-2 Jason Ferguson David Roe 5-3 Alain Robidoux (Canada) Euan Henderson (Scotland) 5-3 Chris Small (Scotland) Nigel Bond 5-4 Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) Terry Murphy (N.Ireland) 5-4 Nick Pearce Peter Ebdon 5-0 Steve Judd Paul Wykes 5-4 Rod Lawler Joe Perry 5-2 Darren Morgan (Wales) Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) 5-2 Peter McCullagh Steve Davis 5-0 John Read Troy Shaw 5-2 Steve James Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-1 Sean Storey Gerard Greene (N.Ireland) 5-1 Billy Snaddon (Scotland)

First round

Leigh Griffin 5-2 Anthony Davies (Wales) Matthew Couch 5-3 Jason Prince (N.IrelandI) Marcus Campbell (Scotland) 5-4 Tony Jones Dean Reynolds 5-2 Alfie Burden Drew Henry (Scotland) 5-0 Gary Ponting Graeme Dott (Scotland) 5-4 Quinten Hann (Australia) Karl Payne 5-4 Dennis Taylor (N.Ireland) David Gray 5-1 Jimmy Michie Jamie Burnett (Scotland) 5-2 Karl Burrows Paul Hunter 5-2 Lee Richardson Michael Judge (Ireland) 5-2 John Lardner (Scotland) Dave Finbow 5-2 Darren Clarke Mark Bennett (Wales) 5-2 Ian Brumby Dominic Dale (Wales) 5-3 Bradley Jones Peter Lines 5-4 Willie Thorne Chris Scanlon 5-2 Mark Gray Tony Chappel (Wales) 5-1 Lee Walker (Wales) Stuart Pettman 5-2 Paul Davies (Wales) Shokat Ali (Pakistan) 5-2 Wayne Brown Jason Ferguson 5-4 Stephen O'Connor (Ireland) David Roe 5-2 Craig MacGillivray (Scotland) Euan Henderson (Scotland) 5-3 Martin Dziewialtowski (Scotland) Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) w/o Jamie Woodman Nick Pearce 5-3 Ian McCulloch Steve Judd 5-4 Matthew Stevens (Wales) Paul Wykes 5-1 Mark Davis Joe Perry 5-0 Wayne Jones (Wales) Peter McCullagh 5-3 Joe Johnson John Read 5-4 Karl Broughton Troy Shaw 5-3 Stefan Mazrocis Sean Storey 5-3 Jonathan Birch Gerard Greene (N.Ireland) 5-2 Nick Walker

External

Internal

1995 Sweater Shop International Open
1996 Sweater Shop International Open
1997 International Open
Scottish Open Finals
Embassy rankings after this tournament
Very provisional rankings after this tournament

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