1998 Pontins Professional

1998 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	16–23 May 1998
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£3,500
Winner's share	£3,500
Highest break	111 (Martin Clark)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams
Runner-up	Martin Clark
Score	9–6
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The 1999 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.^[1]

Main Draw

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

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Pontins, Prestatyn, Wales, 23 May 1998.[1]
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

111 Martin Clark
100 Mark Williams

References