1998 Premier League Snooker


The 1998 Doc Martens Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 17 May 1998.
Ken Doherty won in the final 10–2 against Jimmy White. Stephen Hendry made a maximum break in the semi-finals against John Higgins.

League phase

Ranking
HIG
HEN
DOH
WHI
OSU
DAV
WIL		Frame
W-L		Match
W-D-L		Pld-Pts
1John Higginsx44768736–124–2–06–10
2Stephen Hendry4x6547632–164–2–06–10
3Ken Doherty42x275626–223–1–26–7
4Jimmy White136x53422–262–1–36–5
5Ronnie O'Sullivan2413x4519–481–2–36–4
6Steve Davis01354x417–481–2–36–4
7Mark Williams122434x16–480–2–46–2

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then 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.
16–17 May