1988 Scottish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–14 February 1988 |
| Venue | Marco's Leisure Centre |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Country | Scotland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £25,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £9,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (106)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Hendry |
| Runner-up | Murdo MacLeod |
| Score | 10–4 |
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The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 14 February 1988 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.[6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £9,000
- Runner-up: £4,500
- Semi-final: £2,250
- Quarter-final: £1,250
- Round 1: £750
- Highest break: £1,250
- Total: £25,000[1]
Qualifying round
Bert Demarco 6–0 Eddie McLaughlin
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 19 Frames | ||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Bert Demarco
| 0 | Stephen Hendry
| 6 | |||||||||||
| Matt Gibson
| 6 | Matt Gibson
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Ian Black
| 2 | Stephen Hendry
| 10 | |||||||||||
| Murdo MacLeod
| 6 | Murdo MacLeod
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Jim Donnelly
| 5 | Murdo MacLeod
| 6 | |||||||||||
| John Rea
| 6 | John Rea
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Sinclair
| 5 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Triple Crown Topper!". Daily Record. 15 February 1988. p. 32.
- ^ "Hendry's three-in-a-row". West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. p. 35.
- ^ a b Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Swish Scottish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 116. ISBN 0720718309.
- ^ "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Sports events in 1988". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 December 1987. pp. 22–23.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
- ^ "1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.