Thailand Masters

Tournament information
Dates	7–15 March 1998 (1998-03-07 – 1998-03-15)
Venue	Imperial Queens Park Hotel
City	Bangkok
Country	Thailand
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£280,000
Winner's share	£50,000
Highest break	John Parrott ( ENG) (138)
Final
Champion	Stephen Hendry ( SCO)
Runner-up	John Parrott ( ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 1998 Beer Chang Thailand Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–15 March 1998 at the Imperial Queens Park Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. ^[1]

Stephen Hendry won the tournament, defeating John Parrott 9–6 in the final. The defending champion, Peter Ebdon, was eliminated by Parrott in the quarter-finals. ^[2] This win gave Hendry his 29th ranking title, surpassing the previous record of 28 held by Steve Davis.

Wildcard round

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Match		Score
WC1	Marco Fu ( HKG)	5–2	Jason Ferguson ( ENG)
WC2	Stuart Pettman ( ENG)	5–1	Kwan Poomjang ( THA)
WC3	David Gray ( ENG)	5–3	Guo Hua ( CHN)
WC4	Jonathan Birch ( ENG)	5–1	Rom Saraburi ( THA)

Main draw

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	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Peter Ebdon		5
	Gary Wilkinson		3
						Peter Ebdon		5
						Graeme Dott		4
	Darren Morgan		2
	Graeme Dott		5
											Peter Ebdon		0
											John Parrott		5
	Stephen Lee		5
	Andy Hicks		3
						Stephen Lee		3
						John Parrott		5
	John Parrott		5
	Marco Fu		3
																John Parrott		5
																Anthony Hamilton		4
	Nigel Bond		5
	Neal Foulds		4
						Nigel Bond		5
						Steve Davis		3
	Steve Davis		5
	Steve James		1
											Nigel Bond		2
											Anthony Hamilton		5
	Anthony Hamilton		5
	Chris Small		3
						Anthony Hamilton		5
						Fergal O'Brien		0
	John Higgins		3
	Fergal O'Brien		5
																					John Parrott		6
																					Stephen Hendry		9
	Stephen Hendry		5
	Jimmy White		2
						Stephen Hendry		5
						Tony Drago		1
	Tony Drago		5
	Stuart Pettman		1
											Stephen Hendry		5
											Mark Williams		4
	Alain Robidoux		4
	Martin Clark		5
						Martin Clark		3
						Mark Williams		5
	Mark Williams		5
	Dave Harold		2
																Stephen Hendry		5
																Ken Doherty		4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	David Gray		1
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		1
						Alan McManus		5
	Alan McManus		5
	Jonathan Birch		4
											Alan McManus		3
											Ken Doherty		5
	James Wattana		5
	Joe Swail		1
						James Wattana		4
						Ken Doherty		5
	Ken Doherty		5
	Mark King		0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 15 March 1998. [3]
Stephen Hendry   Scotland	9–6	John Parrott   England
Afternoon: 133–0 (133), 66–2, 69–12, 73–32, 137–0 (137), 33–68, 0–138 (138), 68–36 Evening: 1–88 (53), 26–90, 67–63 (51), 9–122 (113), 30–83, 103–4 (103), 75–39
137	Highest break	138
3	Century breaks	2
4	50+ breaks	3

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