1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix
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Dates | 17 September – 18 December 1988 (1988-09-17 – 1988-12-18) |
Venue | Beach Plaza Hotel |
City | Monte Carlo |
Country | Monaco |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £150,000[1] |
Winner's share | £50,000[2] |
Highest break | ![]() |
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Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 5–4 |
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Snooker tournament
The 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 17 September and 18 December 1988.[4][5]
The tournament consisted of four legs featuring four players in each. The winner of these legs went to the semi-finals of the final tournament held at the Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[6] Steve Davis won the final tournament beating Jimmy White 5–4 in the final.[7]
Main draw
Group Stage 1
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Group Stage 2
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Group Stage 3
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Group Stage 4
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Final
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References
- ^ "Davis is the tops". Nottingham Evening Post. 5 December 1988. p. 26.
- ^ "Davis in the pink". Lincolnshire Echo. 19 December 1988. p. 12.
- ^ "Davis climbs mountain to catch White". The Times. 19 December 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via Gale Primary Sources.
- ^ "Snooker sets out to sink Europe". The Business Times. 6 August 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Davis can break the bank in Monte Carlo". Reading Evening Post. 16 December 1988. p. 26.
- ^ a b c d e f Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
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