1988 Classic (snooker)
The 1988 Mercantile Credit Classic was the ninth edition of the professional snooker tournament which took place from 1–10 January 1988. The tournament was played at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–10 January 1988 |
| Venue | Norbreck Castle Hotel |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Dennis Taylor (132) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | John Parrott |
| Score | 13–11 |
← 1987 1989 → | |
Steve Davis won his fifth Classic title, beating John Parrott 13–11 in the final.
Main drawEdit
FinalEdit
| Final: Best of 25 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain. Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England, 9 & 10 January 1988. | ||
| Steve Davis England
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13–11 | John Parrott England
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| First session: 139–0 (99), 31–72, 34–68, 34–76 (69), 61–20, 76–18, 51–65 Second session: 88–47, 79–0 (79), 63–14, 63–12, 66–57, 94–0 (60), 28–64 Third session: 31–107 (103), 74–43, 39–68, 49–58, 9–114 (56), 60–62, 47–67 (58), 99–31 (83), 69–0 (68), 113–4 (99) | ||
| 99 x2 | Highest break | 103 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaksEdit
(Including qualifying rounds)
- 132
Dennis Taylor - 129, 106
Steve Newbury - 121
Bob Chaperon - 116
Steve James - 116 Dave Martin
- 111
Joe O'Boye - 107 Tony Chappel
- 105 Steve Davis
- 103, 101 John Parrott
- 100
Robby Foldvari - 100 David Taylor