1998 Thailand Masters
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Thailand Masters The Thailand Masters was a professional snooker tournament. Previously known as Asian Open and Thailand Open, it was a ranking tournament from 1989/90 to 2001/02. An event called the ''Thailand Masters'' also formed part of the ''World Series'' i ...
was a professional
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tournament that took place between 7–15 March 1998 at the
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in
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,
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. Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating
John Parrott John Stephen Parrott, (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality. He was a familiar face on the professional snooker circuit during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and remained within ...
9–6 in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was eliminated by Parrott in the quarter-finals. This win gave Hendry his 29th ranking title, surpassing the previous record of 28 held by Steve Davis. __TOC__


Wildcard round


Main draw


Final


References

{{Snooker season 1997/1998 1998 in snooker