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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 14–25 October 1998 (1998-10-14 –1998-10-25) |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £60,000 |
| Highest break |  Peter Ebdon (ENG) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Stephen Lee (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Marco Fu (HKG) |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The1998SkodaGrand Prix was a professionalrankingsnooker tournament that took place between 14–25 October 1998 at theGuild Hall inPreston, England.[1]
Dominic Dale was the defending champion, but he lost his last 64 match againstRobin Hull.
Stephen Lee andMarco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers, Fu in his first tournament as a professional being ranked 377 at the time of his final appearance; the lowest ranked finalist at any ranking event.[2] Lee prevailed 9–2 to claim his first ranking title.
Defending championDominic Dale was the number 1 seed withWorld ChampionJohn Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on theworld rankings.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Newton. Preston Guild Hall,Preston,England, 25 October 1998.[1][3] | ||
| Marco Fu (377) Hong Kong | 2–9 | Stephen Lee (10) England |
| Afternoon: 8–115 (50), 0–128 (128), 17–75 (75), 0–130 (66, 64),82–4 (82), 33–99 (66), 0–77 (70),85–12 (85) Evening: 0–107 (90), 1–93 (57), 5–106 (106) | ||
| 85 | Highest break | 128 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 10 |
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