# Cue sports at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's snooker singles

The men's snooker singles tournament at the 1998 Asian Games in Thailand took place from 6 to 8 December 1998 at Land Sports Complex.

## Schedule

All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday, 6 December 1998 | 09:00 | First round |
| Sunday, 6 December 1998 | 16:00 | Second round |
| Monday, 7 December 1998 | 09:00 | Third round |
| Monday, 7 December 1998 | 16:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 09:00 | Semifinals |
| Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 16:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 2 | | |
| Sam Chong (MAS) | 6 | Sam Chong (MAS) | 6 |
| Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 4 | Shokat Ali (PAK) | 7 |
| Shokat Ali (PAK) | 6 |
| | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 |
| | | Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 0 |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Shinya Egashira (JPN) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Vasiliy Lazarev (UZB) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Shinya Egashira (JPN) | 0 | | |
| Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | | | Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | | |
| Benjamin Guevarra (PHI) | 1 | Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Wattana Pu-ob-orm (THA) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chan Kwok Ming (HKG) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | 2 |
| | | Baldandorjiin Batsükh (MGL) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Shari Hj Emran (BRU) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Baldandorjiin Batsükh (MGL) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | 5 | | |
| | | Morazzal Hossain (BAN) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) | 5 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Hung Chung-ming (TPE) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Mok Sek Kei (MAC) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Hung Chung-ming (TPE) | 2 | | |
| Bernard Tey (SIN) | 5 | | | Sam Chong (MAS) | 5 | | |
| Susantha Boteju (SRI) | 2 | Bernard Tey (SIN) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Sam Chong (MAS) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sam Chong (MAS) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Mohammed Al-Jokar (UAE) | 2 |
| | | Mohammed Al-Jokar (UAE) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Hiroshi Noro (JPN) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Mohammed Al-Jokar (UAE) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Waleed Al-Hatem (KUW) | 0 | | |
| | | Waleed Al-Hatem (KUW) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Syed Mohammed Sajjad (BAN) | 1 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Yasin Merchant (IND) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Saleh Mohammad (PAK) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Yasin Merchant (IND) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Pang Weiguo (CHN) | 1 | | |
| | | Pang Weiguo (CHN) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Ibrahim Al-Fawdari (KUW) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yasin Merchant (IND) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 5 |
| | | Jamsrangiin Enkhtör (MGL) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Ooi Chin Kay (MAS) | 5 | | |
| Hsia Hui-kai (TPE) | 5 | | | Marco Fu (HKG) | 3 | | |
| Chou Nim Sam (MAC) | 1 | Hsia Hui-kai (TPE) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Marco Fu (HKG) | 5 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Keith E (SIN) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Phaitoon Phonbun (THA) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Keith E (SIN) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Guo Hua (CHN) | 4 | | |
| | | Sultankhodja Marifkhodjaev (UZB) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Guo Hua (CHN) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Keith E (SIN) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Shokat Ali (PAK) | 5 |
| | | Alok Kumar (IND) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Lê Công Đức (VIE) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Alok Kumar (IND) | 3 | | |
| Abdullah Rahim Mohiddin (BRU) | 3 | | | Shokat Ali (PAK) | 5 | | |
| Marlon Manalo (PHI) | 5 | Marlon Manalo (PHI) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Shokat Ali (PAK) | 5 | | | | |