# Wereldkampioenschap snooker 1988

Het Embassy World Snooker Championship 1988 vond plaats van 16 april tot en met 2 mei 1988 in het Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Engeland. Steve Davis won het toernooi voor de tweede keer op rij en voor de vijfde keer in totaal.

## Prijzenpot

* Winnaar: £ 95.000,-
* Finalist: £ 57.000,-
* Halvefinalist: £ 28.000,-
* Kwartfinalist: £ 14.250,-
* Laatste 16: £ 7.125,-
* Laatste 32: £ 4.007,81
* Hoogste break: £ 9.500,-
* Maximumbreak: £ 90.000,-

## Hoofdtoernooi

| eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames |
| Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 10 |
| John Virgo | John Virgo | 8 |
| John Virgo | John Virgo | 8 | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 13 |
| | | | Mike Hallett (16) | Mike Hallett (16) | 1 |
| Mike Hallett (16) | Mike Hallett (16) | 10 | Mike Hallett (16) | Mike Hallett (16) | 1 |
| Bob Chaperon | Bob Chaperon | 2 | | | |
| Bob Chaperon | Bob Chaperon | 2 | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 13 |
| | | | | | | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 3 |
| Alex Higgins (9) | Alex Higgins (9) | 2 | | | | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 3 |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 10 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 10 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 13 | | | |
| | | | Dennis Taylor (8) | Dennis Taylor (8) | 6 | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (8) | Dennis Taylor (8) | 10 | Dennis Taylor (8) | Dennis Taylor (8) | 6 | | | |
| Bill Werbeniuk | Bill Werbeniuk | 8 | | | | | | |
| Bill Werbeniuk | Bill Werbeniuk | 8 | | | | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 8 |
| Joe Johnson (5) | Joe Johnson (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 8 |
| Cliff Wilson | Cliff Wilson | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Wilson | Cliff Wilson | 7 | Joe Johnson (5) | Joe Johnson (5) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Steve James | Steve James | 13 | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams (12) | Rex Williams (12) | 6 | Steve James | Steve James | 13 | | | | | | |
| Steve James | Steve James | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve James | Steve James | 10 | | | | Steve James | Steve James | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 13 | | | |
| John Parrott (13) | John Parrott (13) | 10 | | | | Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 13 | | | |
| Warren King | Warren King | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Warren King | Warren King | 4 | John Parrott (13) | John Parrott (13) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 10 | Cliff Thorburn (4) | Cliff Thorburn (4) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Kirk Stevens | Kirk Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kirk Stevens | Kirk Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (1) | Steve Davis (1) | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 11 |
| Neal Foulds (3) | Neal Foulds (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 11 |
| Wayne Jones | Wayne Jones | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wayne Jones | Wayne Jones | 7 | Neal Foulds (3) | Neal Foulds (3) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Doug Mountjoy (14) | Doug Mountjoy (14) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (14) | Doug Mountjoy (14) | 10 | Doug Mountjoy (14) | Doug Mountjoy (14) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Barry West | Barry West | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry West | Barry West | 6 | | | | Neal Foulds (3) | Neal Foulds (3) | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 13 | | | |
| Willie Thorne (11) | Willie Thorne (11) | 10 | | | | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 13 | | | |
| Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Francisco | Peter Francisco | 6 | Willie Thorne (11) | Willie Thorne (11) | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 10 | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Peter Longworth | Peter Longworth | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Longworth | Peter Longworth | 6 | | | | | | | Terry Griffiths (6) | Terry Griffiths (6) | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 11 |
| Tony Knowles (7) | Tony Knowles (7) | 10 | | | | | | | Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 11 |
| Danny Fowler | Danny Fowler | 7 | | | | | | |
| Danny Fowler | Danny Fowler | 7 | Tony Knowles (7) | Tony Knowles (7) | 13 | | | |
| | | | Eddie Charlton | Eddie Charlton | 7 | | | |
| Silvino Francisco (10) | Silvino Francisco (10) | 7 | Eddie Charlton | Eddie Charlton | 7 | | | |
| Eddie Charlton | Eddie Charlton | 10 | | | | | | |
| Eddie Charlton | Eddie Charlton | 10 | | | | Tony Knowles (7) | Tony Knowles (7) | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 13 |
| Dean Reynolds (15) | Dean Reynolds (15) | 6 | | | | Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 13 |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 10 | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 10 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 12 |
| | | | Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 13 |
| Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 10 | Jimmy White (2) | Jimmy White (2) | 13 |
| John Campbell | John Campbell | 3 |

## Century breaks

* 140, 112, 104, 103 - Steve James
* 125, 108, 101 - Stephen Hendry
* 124 - Tony Knowles
* 123, 118, 106, 104 - Steve Davis
* 119 - Jimmy White
* 114, 101 - Terry Griffiths
* 109, 105 - Silvino Francisco
* 102 - Neal Foulds

## Opvallendheden

* Voor verliezend finalist Terry Griffiths was het World Snooker Championship 1988 het tweede waarop hij de finale haalde, negen jaar na zijn wereldtitel op het World Snooker Championship 1979.
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