World Snooker Championship 1988

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Contents 1 The event 2 Prize Money 3 The results 4 Highest Break

[edit] The event

The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 16th April to the 2nd May 1988. Terry Griffiths made his second world final 9 years after his victory against Dennis Taylor but loses 18-11 to Steve Davis who wins his fifth World title

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £95,000

Total £475,000

[edit] The results

	First Round				Second Round				Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals
	Best of 19 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 25 frames				Best of 31 frames
	Steve Davis	10
	John Virgo	8
					Steve Davis	13
					Mike Hallett	1
	Mike Hallett	10
	Bob Chaperon	2
									Steve Davis	13
									Tony Drago	3
	Dennis Taylor	10
	Bill Werbeniuk	5
					Tony Drago	13
					Dennis Taylor	5
	Tony Drago	10
	Alex Higgins	2
													Steve Davis	16
													Cliff Thorburn	8
	John Parrott	10
	Warren King	4
					Cliff Thorburn	13
					John Parrott	10
	Cliff Thorburn	10
	Kirk Stevens	6
									Cliff Thorburn	13
									Steve James	11
	Steve James	10
	Rex Williams	6
					Steve James	13
					Joe Johnson	9
	Joe Johnson	10
	Cliff Wilson	7
	Terry Griffiths	10
	Steve Longworth	6
					Terry Griffiths	13
					Willie Thorne	9
	Willie Thorne	10
	Peter Francisco	6
									Terry Griffiths	13
									Neal Foulds	9
	Doug Mountjoy	10
	Barry West	5
					Neal Foulds	13
					Doug Mountjoy	1
	Neal Foulds	10
	Wayne Jones	7
													Terry Griffiths	16
													Jimmy White	11
	Jimmy White	10
	John Campbell	3
					Jimmy White	13
					Stephen Hendry	12
	Stephen Hendry	10
	Dean Reynolds	6
									Jimmy White	13
									Tony Knowles	6
	Eddie Charlton	10
	Silvino Francisco	7
					Tony Knowles	13
					Eddie Charlton	7
	Tony Knowles	10
	Danny Fowler	7

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 May & 2 May 1988. Referee: John Williams
Steve Davis	18-11	Terry Griffiths
Scores to fill		Scores to fill
Steve Davis wins the 1988 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

140 Steve James

There were 18 centuries during the 1988 World Championship.

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