The 1988 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 10 December 1988 in
Brentwood, England.
Established by
Barry Hearn
Barry Maurice William Hearn (born 19 June 1948) is an English sporting events promoter and the founder and President of promotions company Matchroom Sport.
Through Matchroom, Hearn is also involved in many sports including snooker, darts, pool ...
, this was the first
World Matchplay tournament and was an invitation event for the top twelve players on the provisional ranking list. It was the first snooker event to offer a six-figure prize with the winner of the event sponsored by Everest, the double glazing company, receiving £100,000.
Of the 12 players, the top eight seeds received a bye into the quarter finals.
Steve Davis won the event, defeating
John Parrott 9–5 in the final.
Main draw
Final
References
{{Snooker season 1988/1989
World Matchplay
World Matchplay
World Matchplay
1988
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