1988 Matchroom League

The 1988 Rothmans Matchroom League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 23 January to 15 May 1988.

Steve Davis topped the table and won the tournament. Tony Meo recorded a maximum break in his match against Stephen Hendry.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £70,000 Runner-up: £30,000 3rd place: £25,000 4th place: £20,000 5th Place: £17,000 6th Place: £15,000 7th Place: £13,000 8th Place: £11,000 9th Place: £9,000 10th Place: £5,000 Highest break: £5,000 Total: £220,000

League phase

If points were level then match wins, followed by most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 4–4 then the player who got to four first was higher.

23 January – Thermae Palace Hotel, Ostend

Cliff Thorburn 6–2 Dennis Taylor

24 January – Thermae Palace Hotel, Ostend

Steve Davis 4–4 Stephen Hendry

24 January – St David's Hall, Cardiff

Tony Meo 5–3 Neal Foulds

Jimmy White 6–2 Terry Griffiths

13 February – Ritz Billiard Club, Helsinki

Willie Thorne 5–3 Joe Johnson

13 February – Antrim Forum, Antrim

Terry Griffiths 4–4 Cliff Thorburn

Steve Davis 5–3 Neal Foulds

14 February – The George and Dragon Pub, Luxembourg

Jimmy White 5–3 Tony Meo

14 February – Newry Lesuire Centre, Newry

Neal Foulds 5–3 Cliff Thorburn

Terry Griffiths 5–3 Dennis Taylor

19 February – Aston Villa Sports and Leisure Centre, Birmingham

Jimmy White 5–3 Dennis Taylor

20 February – The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield

Stephen Hendry 6–2 Tony Meo

Dennis Taylor 4–4 Willie Thorne

20 February – Beach Plaza Hotel. Monte Carlo

Neal Foulds 4–4 Terry Griffiths

21 February – Gateshead Lesuire Centre, Gateshead

Willie Thorne 6–2 Stephen Hendry

Jimmy White 6–2 Joe Johnson

21 February – Beach Plaza Hotel, Monte Carlo

Steve Davis 5–3 Cliff Thorburn

20 March – Central Hall, York

Steve Davis 5–3 Tony Meo

20 March – Woodford Leisure Centre, Kingston-upon-Hull

Neal Foulds 5–3 Willie Thorne

Dennis Taylor 8–0 Joe Johnson

2 April – New Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent

Tony Meo 4–4 Willie Thorne

Steve Davis 5–3 Dennis Taylor

3 April – The Hotel Andalucia Plaza Casino, Marbella

Neal Foulds 6–2 Joe Johnson

4 April – The Hotel Andalucia Plaza Casino, Marbella

Stephen Hendry 7–1 Dennis Taylor

4 April – Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Willie Thorne 6–2 Cliff Thorburn

Terry Griffiths 5–3 Joe Johnson

9 April – Cleethorpes Leisure Centre, Cleethorpes

Tony Meo 4–4 Dennis Taylor

Steve Davis 4–4 Terry Griffiths

9 April – Northgate Arena Leisure Centre, Chester

Neal Foulds 4–4 Stephen Hendry

Cliff Thorburn 6–2 Jimmy White

10 April – Thornaby Pavilion Leisure Centre, Thornaby-on-Tees

Tony Meo 4–4 Cliff Thorburn

Stephen Hendry 7–1 Joe Johnson

10 April – Victoria Community Centre, Crewe

Willie Thorne 4–4 Terry Griffiths

Jimmy White 4–4 Neal Foulds

7 May – Perdiswell Sports Centre, Worcester

Tony Meo 6–2 Joe Johnson

Jimmy White 4–4 Stephen Hendry

7 May – Granby Halls Leisure Centre, Leicester

Steve Davis 5–3 Willie Thorne

8 May – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

Steve Davis 8–0 Jimmy White

8 May – Swansea Leisure Centre, Swansea

Cliff Thorburn 7–1 Joe Johnson

Stephen Hendry 6–2 Terry Griffiths

13 May – Brighton Centre, Brighton

Steve Davis 4–4 Joe Johnson

14 May – Crest Hotel, Antwerp

Terry Griffiths 5–3 Tony Meo

14 May – The Court Centre, Peterborough

Stephen Hendry 6–2 Cliff Thorburn

15 May – Fairfield Halls, Croydon

Neal Foulds 6–2 Dennis Taylor

Willie Thorne 6–2 Jimmy White

References

Premier League Snooker

1988 in snooker

1988 in British sport