# 1998 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 1998 Scottish Open (officially the 1998 Regal Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held in February 1998 at the AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating John Higgins nine frames to five in the final. The defending champion, Stephen Hendry, was defeated in the last 16 by Marcus Campbell.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh Griffin | Leigh Griffin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leigh Griffin | Leigh Griffin | 4 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 5 | Gary Wilkinson | Gary Wilkinson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 4 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 5 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 4 | | | | | | | | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 5 | Drew Henry | Drew Henry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Payne | Karl Payne | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Payne | Karl Payne | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 5 | Brian Morgan | Brian Morgan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 1 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mick Price | Mick Price | 4 | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 5 | | | | Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 1 | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 5 | Neal Foulds | Neal Foulds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Finbow | Dave Finbow | 2 | | | | | | | | Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 5 | Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | Mark Bennett | Mark Bennett | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 5 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 4 | Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Scanlon | Chris Scanlon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 |
| Tony Chappel | Tony Chappel | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Chappel | Tony Chappel | 1 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 3 | Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | 5 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shokat Ali | Shokat Ali | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shokat Ali | Shokat Ali | 1 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 5 | Martin Clark | Martin Clark | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Ferguson | Jason Ferguson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Ferguson | Jason Ferguson | 2 | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Robidoux | Alain Robidoux | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| David Roe | David Roe | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Roe | David Roe | 5 | David Roe | David Roe | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 3 | Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 5 | | | | Euan Henderson | Euan Henderson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 4 | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 5 | Terry Murphy | Terry Murphy | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Pearce | Nick Pearce | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nick Pearce | Nick Pearce | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
| Steve Judd | Steve Judd | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Judd | Steve Judd | 0 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Paul Wykes | Paul Wykes | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 4 | Paul Wykes | Paul Wykes | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Wykes | Paul Wykes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Wykes | Paul Wykes | 5 | | | | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | Darren Morgan | 2 | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 5 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter McCullagh | Peter McCullagh | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter McCullagh | Peter McCullagh | 2 | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| John Read | John Read | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Read | John Read | 0 | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Troy Shaw | Troy Shaw | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve James | Steve James | 2 | Troy Shaw | Troy Shaw | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy Shaw | Troy Shaw | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy Shaw | Troy Shaw | 5 | | | | Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean Storey | Sean Storey | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean Storey | Sean Storey | 1 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 1 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland. 22 February 1998. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England | 9–5 | John Higgins Scotland |
| Afternoon: 91–0, 59–69, 23–70 (57), 79–37 (78), 23–72, 51–44, 93–0 (62), 94–0 (81) Evening: 94–9 (80), 24–69 (62), 0–88 (88), 77–22, 75–7, 98–5 (97) |||
| 97 | Highest break | 88 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 3 |