1988 Scottish Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	Scottish Professional Championship
Venue:	Marco's Leisure Centre
Location:	Edinburgh
Country:	Scotland
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£25,000^[1]
Winners Share:	£9,000^[2]
Highest Break:	(106)^[3]
Winner:	Stephen Hendry
Runner Up:	Murdo MacLeod
Score:	10–4
Previous:	1987
Next:	1989

The 1988 Swish Scottish Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 11 and 14 February 1988 at Marco's Leisure Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.^{[4] [5]}

Stephen Hendry won the title for the third time in a row by beating Murdo MacLeod 10–4 in the final.^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £9,000
• Runner-up: £4,500
• Semi-final: £2,250
• Quarter-final: £1,250
• Round 1: £750
• Highest break: £1,250
• Total: £25,000^[1]

Qualifying round

Bert Demarco 6–0 Eddie McLaughlin

Main draw

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Notes and References

1. News: Triple Crown Topper!. subscription. Daily Record. 15 February 1988. 32.
2. News: Hendry’s three-in-a-row. subscription. West Lothian Courier. 19 February 1988. 35.
3. Book: Smith, Terry . 1988 . Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition) . Aylesbury . Pelham Books . 0720718309 . Swish Scottish Championship Results. 116.
4. Web site: Scottish Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107135605/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scotpro.html. dead. 7 January 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 21 February 2018.
5. News: Sports events in 1988. The Daily Telegraph. London. 22–23. 23 December 1987.
6. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 155.
7. Web site: 1988 Scottish Professional Championship Results Grid. Snooker Database. 21 February 2018. 21 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180221101036/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=588. dead.