The 1998
Regal Scottish Masters
The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.
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was a professional non-
ranking
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snooker
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tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the
Motherwell Civic Centre
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History
The facility was c ...
in
Motherwell
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,
Scotland
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.
Prize Fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
*Winner:
£61,000
*Runner-up: £29,700
*Semi-final: £15,350
*Quarter-final: £8,650
*Round 1: £4,850
*Total: £175,400
Main draw
Preliminary qualifying
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-
ranked
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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.
won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event.
All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
Qualifying Event
Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in
Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998.
defeated
Matthew Stevens,
Stephen Lee and
Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
Century breaks
* 132
Jimmy White
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* 129, 122
Stephen Hendry
* 113, 107
John Higgins
* 113
Mark Williams
* 100
Paul Hunter
References
{{Snooker season 1998/1999
Scottish Masters
The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.
The tourn ...
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Scottish Masters
Scottish Masters
The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.
The tourn ...
Scottish Masters
The Scottish Masters, often known by its sponsored names, the Lang's Scottish Masters or the Regal Scottish Masters, was a non-ranking professional snooker tournament held every year from 1981 until 2002, with the exception of 1988.
The tourn ...