# 1998 Scottish Masters

The 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.

## Prize Fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £61,000
* Runner-up: £29,700
* Semi-final: £15,350
* Quarter-final: £8,650
* Round 1: £4,850
* Total: £175,400

## Main draw

| Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 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 |
| | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | 4 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 7 |
| | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 6 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunter | Paul Hunter | 1 | | | | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | |
| John Parrott | John Parrott | 5 | John Parrott | John Parrott | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary qualifying

The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling. Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames |
| Chris Small | Chris Small | 0 | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 5 | | | |
| Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 5 | Billy Snaddon | Billy Snaddon | 2 |
| | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 4 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | |

## Qualifying Event

Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998. Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
| | | Paul Hunter | 5 | | |
| Paul Hunter | 5 | Stephen Lee | 4 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | Paul Hunter | 5 |
| | | | | Jamie Burnett | 1 |
| | | Tony Drago | 2 | | |
| Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | |

## Century breaks

* 132 – Jimmy White
* 129, 122 – Stephen Hendry
* 113, 107 – John Higgins
* 113 – Mark Williams
* 100 – Paul Hunter