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1998 Grand Prix (snooker)

Skoda Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates 14–25 October 1998
Venue Guild Hall
City Preston
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £370,000
Winner's share £60,000
Highest break England Peter Ebdon (139)
Final
Champion England Stephen Lee
Runner-up Hong Kong Marco Fu
Score 9–2
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The 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.

Dominic Dale was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match against Robin Hull.

Stephen Lee and Marco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers, Lee prevailing 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.

Defending champion Dominic Dale was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


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