| Tournament Name: | 1998 British Open |
| Venue: | Plymouth Pavilions |
| Location: | Plymouth |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £350,000 |
| Winners Share: | £60,000 |
| Score: | 9–8 |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | Apr 1999 |
The 1998 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.[1] John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to eight in the final. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by Higgins in the semi-final.[2] __TOC__
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Alan Chamberlain Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England. 12 April 1998. | |||
| John Higgins | 9–8 | Stephen Hendry | |
| Afternoon: 1–91, 19–64 (51), 68–29 (68), 61–63 (Higgins 61), 70–1 (63), 63–48, 22–79 (79), 52–7 Evening: 0–99 (99), 87–0 (51), 64–73, 128–0 (61), 67–69 (Higgins 59), 104–1 (72), 1–84 (58), 109–14 (102), 85–0 (85) | |||
| 102 | Highest break | 99 | |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 5 | |