Dates 16–29 November 1998 Country England Format Ranking event | City Bournemouth Organisation(s) WPBSA | |
Venue Bournemouth International Centre | ||
The 1998 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England. The event started on 16 November 1998 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 21 and 29 November 1998.
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This was the first UK championship to be held in Bournemouth since the inaugural championship in 1977, after 20 years at Preston. The Conference Centre has held snooker competitions before. It hosted the World Cup between 1985 and 1990, the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1991 and 1992, the International Open in 1994 and 1995, and the Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997.
John Higgins won this year's title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–6 in the final to go with the World Championship crown he won earlier in the year. Defending UK Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan pulled out due to exhaustion. His doctor had told him to rest after suffering from physical and nervous exhaustion.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Century breaks
All Rounds