The 1988 UK Championship (officially the 1988 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional rankingsnooker 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 Ronnie O'Sullivan superseded Mountjoy as the oldest UK Champion when he won the 2023 event aged 47 years and 363 days.[2][3]
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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 1988 Tennent s UK ChampionshipTournament informationDates19 27 November 1988 1988 11 19 1988 11 27 VenuePreston Guild HallCityPrestonCountryEnglandOrganisationWPBSAFormatRanking eventWinner s share 80 000Highest break David Roe ENG 139 FinalChampion Doug Mountjoy WAL Runner up Stephen Hendry SCO Score16 12 19871989 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and 172 days Mountjoy became the tournament s oldest winner a record that stood for the next 35 years Ronnie O Sullivan superseded Mountjoy as the oldest UK Champion when he won the 2023 event aged 47 years and 363 days 2 3 Contents 1 Main draw 2 Final 3 Century breaks 4 ReferencesMain draw edit 4 5 Last 64Best of 17 framesLast 32Best of 17 framesLast 16Best of 17 framesQuarter finalsBest of 17 framesSemi finalsBest of 17 framesFinalBest of 31 frames nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Warren King7 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Gary Wilkinson3 nbsp Gary Wilkinson9 nbsp Bob Chaperon0 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Danny Fowler6 nbsp Martin Clark9 nbsp Mike Hallett6 nbsp Martin Clark6 nbsp Danny Fowler9 nbsp Danny Fowler9 nbsp Steve Longworth8 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp John Parrott4 nbsp Dennis Taylor9 nbsp Jack McLaughlin5 nbsp Dennis Taylor9 nbsp Joe O Boye4 nbsp Joe O Boye9 nbsp Eugene Hughes8 nbsp Dennis Taylor4 nbsp John Parrott9 nbsp John Parrott9 nbsp Dave Martin6 nbsp John Parrott9 nbsp Nigel Gilbert8 nbsp Nigel Gilbert9 nbsp John Spencer7 nbsp Steve Davis3 nbsp Stephen Hendry9 nbsp Cliff Thorburn9 nbsp Alain Robidoux4 nbsp Cliff Thorburn9 nbsp Steve James6 nbsp Steve James9 nbsp Tony Kearney1 nbsp Cliff Thorburn9 nbsp David Roe8 nbsp Peter Francisco9 nbsp John Rea2 nbsp Peter Francisco7 nbsp David Roe9 nbsp David Roe9 nbsp Tony Meo6 nbsp Cliff Thorburn2 nbsp Stephen Hendry9 nbsp Willie Thorne9 nbsp Dave Gilbert3 nbsp Willie Thorne9 nbsp Kirk Stevens3 nbsp Kirk Stevens9 nbsp Eddie Charlton7 nbsp Willie Thorne4 nbsp Stephen Hendry9 nbsp Stephen Hendry9 nbsp Tommy Murphy4 nbsp Stephen Hendry9 nbsp Colin Roscoe3 nbsp Colin Roscoe9 nbsp Steve Newbury7 nbsp Stephen Hendry12 nbsp Doug Mountjoy16 nbsp Neal Foulds9 nbsp Mark Rowing4 nbsp Neal Foulds4 nbsp Doug Mountjoy9 nbsp Doug Mountjoy9 nbsp Wayne Jones7 nbsp Doug Mountjoy9 nbsp Joe Johnson5 nbsp Joe Johnson9 nbsp Martin Smith2 nbsp Joe Johnson9 nbsp Rex Williams7 nbsp Rex Williams9 nbsp Bob Harris4 nbsp Doug Mountjoy9 nbsp John Virgo8 nbsp John Virgo9 nbsp Brian Rowswell3 nbsp John Virgo9 nbsp Dene O Kane8 nbsp Dene O Kane9 nbsp Ray Reardon8 nbsp John Virgo9 nbsp Tony Knowles3 nbsp Tony Knowles9 nbsp Jim Wych4 nbsp Tony Knowles9 nbsp Alex Higgins6 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Les Dodd7 nbsp Doug Mountjoy9 nbsp Terry Griffiths4 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Ken Owers2 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Steve Duggan2 nbsp Steve Duggan9 nbsp Tony Drago7 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Dean Reynolds6 nbsp Cliff Wilson9 nbsp Ray Edmonds1 nbsp Cliff Wilson3 nbsp Dean Reynolds9 nbsp Dean Reynolds9 nbsp Tony Chappel4 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Barry West5 nbsp Silvino Francisco9 nbsp Paul Medati8 nbsp Silvino Francisco4 nbsp Barry West9 nbsp Barry West9 nbsp Tony Jones5 nbsp Barry West9 nbsp Mark Bennett4 nbsp Jimmy White9 nbsp John Campbell5 nbsp Jimmy White6 nbsp Mark Bennett9 nbsp Mark Bennett9 nbsp David Taylor4Final editFinal Best of 31 frames Referee John StreetThe Guild Hall Preston England 26 and 27 November 1988 Doug Mountjoy nbsp Wales 16 12 Stephen Hendry nbsp Scotland First session 75 25 0 103 103 79 6 71 75 30 25 113 113 81 47 52 87 0Second 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 6Century breaks edit139 108 David Roe 136 101 Steve Davis 136 Joe Johnson 134 124 108 John Parrott 133 Bill Werbeniuk 132 113 103 Stephen Hendry 132 Dene O Kane 131 129 124 121 118 106 Doug Mountjoy 128 108 Terry Griffiths 128 106 Cliff Thorburn 128 Robert Marshall 120 118 115 Dean Reynolds 118 Dave Martin 113 Steve Campbell 111 John Spencer 109 Marcel Gauvreau 108 Tony Jones 106 104 Gary Wilkinson 106 104 John Virgo 105 Ken Owers 105 Willie Thorne 103 101 Jimmy White 102 Steve Longworth 101 Warren King 101 Martin Smith 100 Steve NewburyReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1988 UK Championship amp oldid 1203962795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
