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Fosters Professional
Tournament information
Dates3–5 October 1988 (1988-10-03 – 1988-10-05)
Venue RTÉ Studios
City Dublin
Country Ireland
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon- 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)
Score8–5
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. ^ a b c d Martin, John (November 1988). "title for Hallett ... at last". Snooker Scene. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b c "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN  0356146901.
  5. ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN  9780851123646.
  6. ^ Hale, Janice (1991). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991–92. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. pp. 116, 124. ISBN  0356197476.