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. ^[1]

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. ^[1]

Mark Williams won the event, beating Martin Clark 9–6 in the final. ^[1] Clark had made the highest break of the tournament, 111, in his match against Mike Hallett. ^[1]

Results of the tournament are shown below. ^[2]

	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: 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

Two century breaks were made during the tournament: ^[1]

• 111 – Martin Clark
• 100 – Mark Williams