The 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.
Prize Fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £61,000 Runner-up: £29,700 Semi-final: £15,350 Quarter-final: £8,650 Round 1: £4,850 Total: £175,400
Main draw
Preliminary qualifying The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling. Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
Qualifying Event Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998. Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
Century breaks
132 Jimmy White 129, 122 Stephen Hendry 113, 107 John Higgins 113 Mark Williams 100 Paul Hunter
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