Beer Chang Thailand Masters 1998 (original) (raw)
Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand (Mar 7-15, 1998)
WPBSA ranking tournament #6
�280,000 purse, �50,000 first prize
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Stephen Hendry finally broke the recent spell to win his first event of the season by beating John Parrott 9-6 in the final. He also became the first man to win 29 ranking events - one more than Steve Davis.
The final was a high-quality match with three centuries from the Scot and one from the Liverpudlian. Parrott's 138 total clearance was the highest of the televised stages and helped him come back from a 5-0 deficit to trail by just one frame at 7-6. Hendry then experienced a piece of luck in the next frame when he fluked a red. The century that followed was no fluke though, and he went on to claim the title.
He will certainly feel a great burden has been removed from his shoulders as this season hasn't been as successful as normal. At this stage of the season he's usually won a at least a couple of tournaments already. This time around it's been a struggle though. He's not been his usual indestructable self, crashing out in early rounds and not managing to win the few finals he's reached.
This win has also pretty much secured a record ninth season on top of the world rankings. He enjoys a demanding lead on both John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Their only chance is to do exceptionally well in the British Open and the World Championship. In addition they'll have to rely on early exits by Hendry.
Results
(Players are English unless stated)
Final
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-6 John Parrott
133-0 (133), 66-2, 69-12, 73-32, 137-0 (137), 33-68, 0-138 (138), 68-36, 1-88 (53), 26-90, 67-63 (51), 9-122 (113), 30-83, 103-4 (103), 75-39
Semi-finals
John Parrott 5-4 Anthony Hamilton
0-134 (134), 52-66, 66-56 (62-56), 68-51, 12-89 (56), 0-107 (107), 69-50, 65-64, 65-26 (54)
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-4 Ken Doherty (Ireland)
37-83 (53), 81-21 (72), 74-15 (69), 14-76 (64), 7-88 (84), 0-75, 66-37, 79-48, 136-0 (136)
Quarter-finals
John Parrott 5-0 Peter Ebdon Anthony Hamilton 5-2 Nigel Bond Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-4 Mark J Williams (Wales) Ken Doherty (Irelandd) 5-3 Alan McManus (Scotland)
Second round
Peter Ebdon 5-4 Graeme Dott (Scotland) John Parrott 5-3 Stephen Lee Nigel Bond 5-3 Steve Davis Anthony Hamilton 5-0 Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-1 Tony Drago (Malta) Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-3 Martin Clark Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-1 Ronnie O'Sullivan Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-4 James Wattana (Thailand)
First round
Peter Ebdon 5-3 Gary Wilkinson Graeme Dott (Scotland) 5-2 Darren Morgan (Wales) Stephen Lee 5-3 Andy Hicks John Parrott 5-3 Marco Ka Chun Fu (Hong Kong) Nigel Bond 5-4 Neal Foulds Steve Davis 5-1 Steve James Anthony Hamilton 5-3 Chris Small (Scotland) Fergal O'Brien (Ireland) 5-3 John Higgins (Scotland) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 5-2 Jimmy White Tony Drago (Malta) 5-1 Stuart Pettman Martin Clark 5-4 Alain Robidoux (Canada) Mark J Williams (Wales) 5-2 Dave Harold Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 David Gray Alan McManus (Scotland) 5-4 Jonathan Birch James Wattana (Thailand) 5-1 Joe Swail (N.Ireland) Ken Doherty (Ireland) 5-0 Mark King
Wild card matches
Marco Ka Chun Fu (Hong Kong) 5-2 Jason Ferguson Stuart Pettman 5-1 Kwan Poom Jang (Thailand) David Gray 5-3 Guo Hua (China) Jonathan Birch 5-1 Rom Saraburi (Thailand)
Related Pages
External
- TV5 Online
(Live coverage of the tournament was provided on their Internet site) - Eric Whitehead Photography & Snooker Images
(Reports, results and pictures) - Riley Leisure
(Results) - Jimmy White Snooker Site
(Reports and results) - The Times
(Reports and results in the archives) - The Electronic Telegraph
(Reports and results in the archives)
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