| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–5 October 1988 |
| Venue | RTÉ Studios |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £34,650[1] |
| Winner's share | £12,500[2] |
| Highest break |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) (99)[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Mike Hallett (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | 8–5 |
← 1987 | |
The 1988 Fosters Professional was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 3 and 5 October 1988.[1][3] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ.[2][4][5]
Mike Hallett won the tournament defeating Stephen Hendry 8–5.[2] Hendry made the highest break of the event, 99.[1]
Main draw
Results are shown below.[6]
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||
| Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||
| John Parrott (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 8 | ||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (SCO)
| 5 | ||||||||
| Stephen Hendry (SCO)
| 5 | ||||||||
 Eugene Hughes (IRL)
| 1 | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 Martin, John (November 1988). "title for Hallett ... at last". Snooker Scene. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Where the Action is for 1988/89 in Snooker and Billiards". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0720718309.
- ↑ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN 0356146901.
- ↑ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN 9780851123646.
- ↑ Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 116, 124. ISBN 0356197476.
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