1988 Welsh Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	Welsh Professional Championship
Venue:	Newport Centre
Location:	Newport
Country:	Wales
Organisation:	WPBSA
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£22,500
Winners Share:	£9,000
Highest Break:	(119)^[1]
Winner:	Terry Griffiths
Runner Up:	Wayne Jones
Score:	9–3
Previous:	1987
Next:	1989

The 1988 Senator Windows Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 8 and 12 February 1988 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.^{[2] [3]}

Terry Griffiths won the tournament defeating Wayne Jones 9–3 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

• Winner: £9,000
• Runner-up: £5,500
• Semi-final: £2,250
• Quarter-final: £625
• Highest break: £1,000
• Total: £22,500

Main draw

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Notes and References

1. Book: Smith, Terry . 1988 . Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition) . Aylesbury . Pelham Books . 0720718309 . Senator Windows Welsh Championship Results . 115.
2. News: Steve seeded sixth. subscription. Neath Guardian. 11 December 1987. 44.
3. Web site: Welsh Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155654/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 21 February 2018.
4. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 155.
5. News: Mountjoy going for fifth title. subscription. South Wales Echo. 20 January 1988. 46.
6. Web site: 1988 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid. Snooker Database. 21 February 2018. 22 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044441/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=605. dead.