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1998 Irish Open
The 1998 Irish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, held from 14 to 20 December 1998 at the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Republic of Ireland, of which only one edition was held. Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Alan McManus 9–4 in the final.
| Tournament information |
|---|
| 14–20 December 1998 (1998-12-14 – 1998-12-20) |
| National Basketball Arena |
| Tallaght |
| Ireland |
| WPBSA |
| Ranking event |
| £305,000 |
| £50,000 |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (139) |
| Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Alan McManus (SCO) |
| 9–4 |
| ← 1997 2001 → |
The 1998 Irish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, held from 14 to 20 December 1998 at the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Republic of Ireland, of which only one edition was held. Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Alan McManus 9–4 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len GanleyNational Basketball Arena, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 20 December 1998. | ||
| Mark Williams Wales | 9–4 | Alan McManus Scotland |
| Afternoon: 62–25, 64–8, 64–20 (64), 44–36, 78–4 (64), 135–0 (135), 47–60, 49–53Evening: 7–91 (71),68–1 (53), 75–16 (62), 0–82 (82), 107–0 (65) | ||
| 135 | Highest break | 82 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
- 139, 133, 118, 103, 101 – Mark Williams
- 120 – Alan McManus
- 118, 102 – Bradley Jones
- 117 – James Wattana
- 109, 100 – Ken Doherty
- 106 – Tony Drago
- 104 – Anthony Hamilton
- 104, 100 – Stephen Hendry
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