1988 UK Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 19–27 November 1988 (1988-11-19 – 1988-11-27) |
Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Winner's share | £80,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 16–12 |
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The 1988 UK Championship (officially the 1988 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 27 November 1988 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] This was the last UK Championship to be sponsored by Tennent's; for the following two years the championship would be sponsored by StormSeal.[1] The highest break of the tournament was 139 by David Roe.
Doug Mountjoy defeated Stephen Hendry 16–12 in the final and received the £80,000 winner's prize.[1] Aged 46 years and 172 days, Mountjoy became the tournament's oldest winner, a record that stood for the next 35 years. Ronnie O'Sullivan superseded Mountjoy as the oldest UK Champion when he won the 2023 event aged 47 years and 363 days.[2][3]
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Street The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 26 and 27 November 1988. | ||
Doug Mountjoy![]() | 16–12 | Stephen Hendry![]() |
First session: 75–25, 0–103 (103), 79–6 (71), 75–30, 25–113 (113), 81–47 (52), 87–0 Second session: 124–7 (98), 62–65, 13–96 (68), 14–89, 37–72 (55), 79–9, 0-136 (129) Third session: 76–49, 71–41, 125–0 (81), 73–0 (72), 71–21, 131–1 (131), 106–0 (106) Fourth session: 129–0 (124), 15–96 (96), 54–66, 5–73, 21–80 (61), 43–56, 67–11 | ||
131 | Highest break | 129 |
3 | Century breaks | 3 |
10 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Century breaks
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References
- ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Bisset, Roddy (2023-12-03). "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown". World Snooker. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan claims record-extending eighth title". BBC Sport. 3 December 2023.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "1988 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.