1998 Thailand Masters
# 1998 Thailand Masters

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.

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. This win gave Hendry his 29th ranking title, surpassing the previous record of 28 held by Steve Davis.

## Wildcard round

| 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

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

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. 15 March 1998. :

| 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 |
