1998 Pontins Professional
snooker tournament
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.
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