1988 Grand Prix (snooker)
Snooker tournament
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The 1988 Rothmans Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–23 October 1988 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £325,000 |
| Winner's share | £65,000 |
| Highest break |  Dean Reynolds (ENG) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 10–6 |
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Steve Davis won in the final 10–6 against Alex Higgins. It was Higgins first ranking event final since the 1984 UK Championship when he also lost to Davis.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England, 23 October 1988. | ||
| Steve Davis England |
10–6 | Alex Higgins Northern Ireland |
| 137–0 (137), 69–37, 77–34, 46–75, 71–19, 0–97 (82), 56–39, 76–17 (64), 106–4 (64), 26–64 (57), 44–52, 75–30, 6–90, 100–2 (51), 19–58, 70–49 | ||
| 137' | Highest break | 82 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century breaks
- 139, 103 – Dean Reynolds
- 138, 104 – Joe O'Boye
- 137 – Steve Davis
- 134 – Robby Foldvari
- 133, 132 – Dave Martin
- 122 – Tony Knowles
- 116 – Terry Griffiths
- 113 – John Spencer
- 115 – Les Dodd
- 114 – Ian Williamson
- 111 – Jimmy White
- 109 – Bob Chaperon
- 109 – Bill Werbeniuk
- 107 – Nigel Gilbert
- 102 – Mark Bennett