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1998 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	16–23 May 1998 (1998-05-16 – 1998-05-23)
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Highest break	Martin Clark (ENG) (111)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Martin Clark (ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 1998 Pontins Professional was the: twenty-fifth edition of the——professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1998 in Prestatyn, Wales.

The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the "best of 9 frames," the semi-finals best of eleven and "the final best of seventeen."

Mark Williams won the event, beating Martin Clark 9–6 in the final. Clark had made the highest break of the tournament, "111," in his match against Mike Hallett.

Main draw※

Results of the tournament are shown below.

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Mark Williams (WAL)		5
	Neal Foulds (ENG)		2
						Mark Williams (WAL)		6
						Ken Doherty (IRL)		3
	Ken Doherty (IRL)		5
	Willie Thorne (ENG)		2
											Mark Williams (WAL)		9
											Martin Clark (ENG)		6
	Martin Clark (ENG)		5
	Mike Hallett (ENG)		3
						Martin Clark (ENG)		6
						Andy Hicks (ENG)		2
	Andy Hicks (ENG)		5
	Darren Morgan (WAL)		4

Final※

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 23 May 1998.
Mark Williams  Wales	9–6	Martin Clark  England
44–53, 72(62)–26, 100(100)–1, 1–73, 12–106(69), 68–45, 73–24, 73–0, 95(95)–0, 73–1, 95(57)–19, 42–80, 13–58, 71–75, 64–6
100	Highest break	69
1	Century breaks	0
4	50+ breaks	1

Century breaks※

Two century breaks were made during the tournament:

• 111 – Martin Clark
• 100 – Mark Williams

References※