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Scottish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates11–14 February 1988 (1988-02-11 – 1988-02-14)
VenueMarco's Leisure Centre
CityEdinburgh
CountryScotland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£25,000
Winner's share£9,000
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (106)
Final
ChampionScotland Stephen Hendry
Runner-upScotland Murdo MacLeod
Score10–4
1987 1989
Snooker tournament

The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 14 February 1988 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Winner: £9,000
  • Runner-up: £4,500
  • Semi-final: £2,250
  • Quarter-final: £1,250
  • Round 1: £750
  • Highest break: £1,250
  • Total: £25,000

Qualifying round

Scotland Bert Demarco 6–0 Eddie McLaughlin Scotland

Main draw

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 Frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 Frames
Final
Best of 19 Frames
Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Scotland Bert Demarco 0 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
Scotland Matt Gibson 6 Scotland Matt Gibson 1
Scotland Ian Black 2 Scotland Stephen Hendry 10
Scotland Murdo MacLeod 6 Scotland Murdo MacLeod 4
Scotland Jim Donnelly 5 Scotland Murdo MacLeod 6
Scotland John Rea 6 Scotland John Rea 5
Scotland Eddie Sinclair 5

References

  1. ^ "Triple Crown Topper!". Daily Record. 15 February 1988. p. 32.
  2. "Hendry's three-in-a-row". West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. p. 35.
  3. ^ Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Swish Scottish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 116. ISBN 0720718309.
  4. "Scottish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. "Sports events in 1988". The Daily Telegraph. London. 23 December 1987. pp. 22–23.
  6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
  7. "1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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