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Embassy World Snooker Championship
比賽信息
日期18 April–4 May 1998
場館Crucible Theatre
城市Sheffield
國家/地區England
組織WPBSA
比賽形式Ranking event
總獎金£1,323,000
冠軍獎金£220,000
單杆最高分143 (x2)
決賽
冠軍蘇格蘭 John Higgins
亞軍愛爾蘭 Ken Doherty
比分18–12
1997
1999

The 1998 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April–4 May 1998 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

John Higgins won his first World title by defeating defending champion Ken Doherty 18–12 in the final. Doherty became another World Champion, who fell to the Crucible curse and could not defend his first World title.

Tournament summary

Prize fund

[10][11][13]

  • Winner: £220,000
  • Runner-up: £132,000
  • Semi-final: £66,000
  • Quarter-final: £33,000
  • Last 16: £17,750
  • Last 32: £12,000
  • Highest break £19,000
  • Maximum break £147,000
  • Total £1,323,000

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[10][11][14][15]

第一圈 第二圈 半準決賽 準決賽
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
18 April            
   Ken Doherty (1)  10
24 & 25 April
   Lee Walker  8  
   Ken Doherty (1)  13
22 April
     Stephen Lee (16)  8  
   Stephen Lee (16)  10
28 & 29 April
   Andy Hicks  4  
   Ken Doherty (1)  13
22 & 23 April
     Matthew Stevens  10  
   Alain Robidoux (9)  8
26 & 27 April
   Matthew Stevens  10  
   Matthew Stevens  13
20 & 21 April
     Mark King  9  
   Nigel Bond (8)  5
30 April, 1 & 2 May
   Mark King  10  
   Ken Doherty (1)  17
21 April
     Mark Williams (4)  14
   Peter Ebdon (5)  10
25, 26 & 27
   Terry Murphy  3  
   Peter Ebdon (5)  13
18 & 19 April
     Fergal O'Brien  5  
   James Wattana (12)  9
28 & 29 April
   Fergal O'Brien  10  
   Peter Ebdon (5)  11
19 & 20 April
     Mark Williams (4)  13  
   Steve Davis (13)  10
23, 24 & 25 April
   Simon Bedford  6  
   Steve Davis (13)  7
19 & 20 April
     Mark Williams (4)  13  
   Mark Williams (4)  10
   Quinten Hann  9  
18 & 19 April            
   John Higgins (3)  10
23 & 24 April
   Jason Ferguson  8  
   John Higgins (3)  13
18 & 19 April
     Anthony Hamilton (14)  9  
   Anthony Hamilton (14)  10
28 & 29 April
   Dave Harold  8  
   John Higgins (3)  13
18 & 19 April
     John Parrott (6)  11  
   Tony Drago (11)  10
24 & 25 April
   Alfie Burden  8  
   Tony Drago (11)  7
20 & 21 April
     John Parrott (6)  13  
   John Parrott (6)  10
30 April, 1 & 2 May
   Peter Lines  4  
   John Higgins (3)  17
21 & 22 April
     Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)  9
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)  10
26 & 27 April
   Joe Swail  5  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)  13
20 April
     Alan McManus (10)  4  
   Alan McManus (10)  10
28 & 29 April
   David Gray  8  
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (7)  13
21 & 22 April
     Jimmy White  7  
   Darren Morgan (15)  10
25 & 26 April
   Jason Prince  8  
   Darren Morgan (15)  3
22 & 23 April
     Jimmy White  13  
   Stephen Hendry (2)  4
   Jimmy White  10  
決賽 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 & 4 May 1998. Referee: Lawrie Annandale[16]
Ken Doherty (1)
  愛爾蘭
12–18 John Higgins (3)
  蘇格蘭
73–34, 20–80, 7–86, 1–71, 0–113, 52–73, 0–130, 89–0, 112–0, 66–7, 97–18, 2–66, 4–103, 5–86, 0–138, 82–70, 90–39, 0–89, 61–6, 0–130, 90–0, 99–1, 48–58, 82–44, 14–60, 0–128, 58–71, 78–41, 16–66, 8–119 Century breaks: 6 (Doherty 1, Higgins 5)

Highest break by Doherty: 112
Highest break by Higgins: 130

73–34, 20–80, 7–86, 1–71, 0–113, 52–73, 0–130, 89–0, 112–0, 66–7, 97–18, 2–66, 4–103, 5–86, 0–138, 82–70, 90–39, 0–89, 61–6, 0–130, 90–0, 99–1, 48–58, 82–44, 14–60, 0–128, 58–71, 78–41, 16–66, 8–119
  John Higgins wins the 1998 Embassy World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

There were 59 century breaks in the championship, a new record which would last until 2002.[10][17][18] John Higgins' 14 centuries in the tournament was a new record, beating the 12 made by Stephen Hendry in 1995.[19]

參考資料

  1. ^ Stephen Hendry profile. Betfred. [11 May 2012]. (原始內容存檔於11 May 2012). 
  2. ^ Simon Bedford at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [6 November 2012]. 
  3. ^ David Gray at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [11 May 2012]. 
  4. ^ Quinten Hann at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [11 May 2012]. 
  5. ^ Matthew Stevens at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [11 May 2012]. 
  6. ^ Terry Murphy at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [7 January 2013]. 
  7. ^ Alfie Burden at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [7 January 2013]. 
  8. ^ Peter Lines at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [7 January 2013]. 
  9. ^ Jason Prince at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [7 January 2013]. 
  10. ^ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Embassy World Championship 1998. Snooker.org. [28 October 2010]. 
  11. ^ 11.0 11.1 11.2 World Championship 1998. Global Snooker. [3 April 2011]. 
  12. ^ Ranking History. snooker.org. [11 May 2012]. 
  13. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 130. 
  14. ^ Embassy World Championship. Snooker Scene. [7 May 2012]. (原始內容存檔於24 January 2013). 
  15. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 46–47. 
  16. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 143. 
  17. ^ Crucible Centuries. Snooker.org. [5 October 2011]. 
  18. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 149. 
  19. ^ Eric, Hayton. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. 2004. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4. 

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