The 1988 Everest World Matchplay was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 10 December 1988 in Brentwood, England.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–10 December 1988 |
| Venue | International Centre |
| City | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £100,000[1] |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (ENG) (135)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | John Parrott |
| Score | 9–5 |
1989 → | |
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.[3]
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.[4]
Main draw
edit| Round 1 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
 Steve Davis
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett
| 9 | Mike Hallett
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 8 | Steve Davis
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths
| 9 | Terry Griffiths
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Peter Francisco
| 7 | Steve Davis
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 9 | Dennis Taylor
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles
| 7 | Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson
| 9 | Joe Johnson
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 10 December 1988. | ||
| Steve Davis England
|
9–5 | John Parrott England
|
| 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, 73-21 | ||
| 100 | Highest break | 135 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50 breaks | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Brentwood to host World Matchplay again next year". Brentwood Gazette. 16 December 1988. p. 62.
- ^ "Brentwood to stage World Matchplay". Brentwood Gazette. 29 July 1988. p. 78.
- ^ "World Matchplay". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.