1988 World Matchplay (snooker)

World Matchplay 1988 12 2 1988 12 10 y International Centre Brentwood England Non-ranking event £250,000 £100,000 John Parrott ENG (135)https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003747/19881216/062/0062 subscription Brentwood to host World Matchplay again next year 16 December 1988 Brentwood Gazette 62 ENG Steve Davis ENG John Parrott 9–5 1989 The 1988 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 10 December 1988 in Brentwood, England.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003747/19880729/078/0078 subscription Brentwood to stage World Matchplay 29 July 1988 Brentwood Gazette 78 Established by Barry Hearn, this was the first World Matchplay tournament and was an invitation event for the top twelve players on the provisional ranking list. It was the first snooker event to offer a six-figure prize with the winner of the event sponsored by Everest, the double glazing company, receiving £100,000.http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/matchplay.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200020/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/matchplay.html dead 28 February 2012 World Matchplay Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 21 October 2018 Of the 12 players, the top eight seeds received a bye into the quarter-finals. Steve Davis won the event, defeating John Parrott 9–5 in the final.Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 157 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:Smith, Terry 1989 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Aylesbury Pelham Books 0720719445 Everest World Matchplay Results 75 Sixth Winner: £100,000 Runner-up: £40,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £10,000 Round 1: £5,000 Highest break: £10,000 Total: £250,000 Main draw Round 1Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 17 frames England Mike Hallett 9 England Willie Thorne 8 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 RSA 1982 Peter Francisco 7 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 England Tony Knowles 7 England Joe Johnson 9 Canada Cliff Thorburn 4 England Steve Davis 9 England Mike Hallett 2 England Jimmy White 9 Wales Terry Griffiths 5 Scotland Stephen Hendry 9 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 7 England John Parrott 9 England Joe Johnson 7 England Steve Davis 9 England Jimmy White 5 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6 England John Parrott 9 England Steve Davis 9 England John Parrott 5 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 10 December 1988. Steve Davis 9–5 John Parrott First session: 120–7 (100), 66–47, 69-6, 61-51, 102–4 (62), 59–41, 25–73 Second session: 18–91 64), 0–139 (135), 77-0 (53), 92–25 (84), 0–86, 1-85, 73-21100 Highest break 135 1 Century breaks 1 4 50+ breaks 2 References World Matchplay World Matchplay World Matchplay 1988 World Matchplay, 1988