World Championship 1988

Final

Semi Finals

Steve Davis 16-8 Cliff Thorburn
Terry Griffiths 16-11 Jimmy White

Quarter Finals

Steve Davis 13-4 Tony Drago
Cliff Thorburn 13-11 Steve James
Jimmy White 13-6 Tony Knowles
Terry Griffiths 13-9 Neal Foulds

Last 16

Steve Davis 13-1 Mike Hallett
Tony Drago 13-5 Dennis Taylor
Steve James 13-9 Joe Johnson
Cliff Thorburn 13-10 John Parrott
Neal Foulds 13-1 Doug Mountjoy
Terry Griffiths 13-6 Willie Thorne
Tony Knowles 13-7 Eddie Charlton
Jimmy White 13-12 Stephen Hendry

Last 32

Steve Davis 10-8 John Virgo
Mike Hallett 10-2 Bob Chaperon
Tony Drago 10-2 Alex Higgins
Dennis Taylor 10-8 Bill Werbeniuk
Joe Johnson 10-7 Cliff Wilson
Steve James 10-6 Rex Williams
John Parrott 10-4 Warren King
Cliff Thorburn 10-6 Kirk Stevens
Neal Foulds 10-7 Wayne Jones
Doug Mountjoy 10-6 Barry West
Willie Thorne 10-6 Peter Francisco
Terry Griffiths 10-1 Steve Longworth
Tony Knowles 10-8 Danny Fowler
Eddie Charlton 10-7 Silvino Francisco
Stephen Hendry 10-6 Dean Reynolds
Jimmy White 10-3 John Campbell

Qualifying Round 4

John Virgo (England) beat Steve Duggan (England) 10-5
Bob Chaperon (Canada) beat David Taylor (England) 10-6
Tony Drago (Malta) beat Tony Chappel (Wales) 10-7
Bill Werbeniuk (Canada) beat Tony Meo (England) 10-4
Cliff Wilson (Wales) beat Bill Oliver (England) 10-6
Steve James (England) beat Eugene Hughes (Rep of Ireland) 10-6
Warren King (Australia) beat John Spencer (England) 10-7
Kirk Stevens (Canada) beat Mark Bennett (Wales) 10-7
Wayne Jones (Wales) beat Dave Martin (England) 10-5
Barry West (England) beat Steve Newbury (Wales) 10-8
Peter Francisco (South Africa) beat Robby Foldvari (Australia) 10-5
Steve Longworth (England) beat Graham Cripsey (England) 10-2
Danny Fowler (England) beat Murdo Macleod (Scotland) 10-3
Eddie Charlton (Australia) beat Bob Harris (England) 10-4
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) beat Jon Wright (England) 10-4
John Campbell (Australia) beat Fred Davis (England) 10-3
Tony Wilson (England) beat Derek Mienie (South Africa) 10-8
Steve Campbell (England) beat Paul Thornley (Canada) (retired) 8-1
Ian Graham (England) beat Clive Everton (Wales) 10-1
Mick Price (England) beat David Greaves (England) 10-4
Robert Marshall (England) beat Darren Clarke (England) 10-5
Nick Terry (England) beat Maurice Parkin (england) 10-5
Craig Edwards (England) beat Derek Heaton (England) 10-9

Qualifying Round 3

Steve Duggan beat Paul Gibson 10-9
Bob Chaperon beat Tommy Murphy 10-5
Tony Chappel beat Graham Miles 10-7
Bill Werbeniuk beat Malcolm Bradley 10-8
Bil Oliver beat Alain Robidoux 10-2
Steve James beat Paddy Browne 10-1
Warren King beat Martin Clark 10-9
Mark Bennett beat Jim Wych 10-5
Wayne Jones beat Mario Morra 10-8
Steve Newbury beat Martin Smith 10-9
Robby Foldvari beat Mark Wildman 10-1
Graham Cripsey beat Pat Houlihan 10-4
Danny Fowler beat Les Dodd 10-8
Bob Harris beat Eddie Sinclair 10-0
Jon Wright beat Ken Owers 10-8
Fred Davis beat Jim Bear 10-4

Qualifying Round 2

Paul Gibson beat Marcel Gauvreau (Canada) 10-9
Steve Duggan (England) beat Anthony Harris (England) 10-4
Tommy Murphy (Northern Ireland) beat Colin Roscoe (Wales) 10-8
Bob Chaperon (Canada) beat Robert Marshall (England)10-3
Graham Miles beat Roger Bales (England) 10-7
Tony Chappel (Wales) beat Nigel Gilbert (England) 10-8
Malcolm Bradley (England) beat Ian Williamson (England) 10-9
Bill Werbeniuk (Canada) beat Brian Rowswell (England) 10-6
Bill Oliver beat Ray Reardon (Wales) 10-6
Alain Robidoux w/o Robbie Grace (South Africa) scr
Paddy Browne (Republic of Ireland) beat Bill Kelly (Ireland) 10-8
Steve James beat Joe O'Boye (Republic of Ireland) 10-7
Warren King (Australia) beat Paul Watchorn (Ireland) 10-4
Martin Clark beat George Scott (England) 10-4
Mark Bennett (Wales) beat Gino Rigitano (Canada) 10-4
Jim Wych (Canada) beat Jason Smith (England) 10-3
Wayne Jones (Wales) beat Glen Wilkinson (Australia) 10-4
Mario Morra beat Ray Edmonds (England) 10-8
Martin Smith beat Jack McLaughlin (NI) 10-3
Steve Newbury (Wales) beat Eric Lawlor (England) 10-3
Mark Wildman (England) beat Bernie Mikkelsen (Canada) 10-5
Robby Foldvari beat Tony Jones (England) 10-9
Graham Cripsey (England) beat Jim Meadowcroft (England) 10-3
Pat Houlihan (England) w/o Dave Gilbert scr
Les Dodd (England) beat Paul Medati (England) 10-6
Danny Fowler (England) beat Ian Black (Scotland) 10-1
Bob Harris (England) beat Patsy Fagan (Ireland) 10-1
Eddie Sinclair (Scotland) beat Dene O'Kane (New Zealand) 10-9
Ken Owers (England) beat David Roe (England) 10-7
Jon Wright (England) beat Jim Chambers (England) 10-2
Jim Bear (Canada) beat Geoff Foulds (England) 10-2
Fred Davis (England) beat Jack Fitzmaurice (england) 10-8

Qualifying Round 1

Paul Gibson (England) beat Des Sheehan 10-9
Anthony Harris beat Mick Fisher (England) 10-4
Colin Roscoe (Wales) beat Eddie McLaughlin 10-1
Robert Marshall (England) w/o Greg Jenkins scr
Graham Miles (England) beat Dennis Hughes 10-3
Nigel Gilbert (England) beat John Rea 10-5
Ian Williamson (England) w/o Joe Caggianello scr
Brian Rowswell (England) beat Paul Thornley 10-7
Bill Oliver (England) beat Dave Chalmers 10-9
Alain Robidoux (Canada) w/o Frank Jonik scr
Billy Kelly beat Anthony Kearney 10-4
Steve James (England) w/o Terry Whitthread scr
Paul Watchorn beat Matt Gibson 10-7
Martin Clark (England) beat Mike Darrington 10-5
Gino Rigitano (Canada) beat John Dunning 10-7
Jason Smith (England) beat Jim Donnelly 10-4
Glen Wilkinson (Australia) beat Clive Everton 10-2
Mario Morra (Canada) beat Steve Meakin 10-5
Martin Smith (England) beat Vic Harris 10-6
Eric Lawlor (England) w/o Jimmy van Rensburg scr
Bernie Mikkelsen (Canada) beat Jack Rea 10-3
Robby Foldvari (Australia) beat Jim Rempe 10-4
Jim Meadowcroft beat Bernard Bennett 10-5
Dave Gilbert (England) beat Derek Heaton 10-2
Paul Medati (England) beat Gary Wilkinson 10-9
Ian Black (Scotland) w/o John Hargreaves scr
Patsy Fagan beat David Greaves 10-3
Eddie Sinclair (Scotland) beat Pascal Burke 10-2
David Roe (England) beat Bert Demarco 10-2
Jim Chambers (England) beat Mike Watterson 10-3
Jim Bear (Canada) beat Derek Mienie 10-4
Jack Fitzmaurice (England) beat Maurice Parkin 10-6

The Stats

Prize Fund

Champion: Steve Davis £95,000
Runner-up: Terry Griffiths £57,000
Losing Semi-finalists: Cliff Thorburn, Jimmy White £28,000

Losing quarter-finalists: Tony Drago, Steve James, Neal Foulds, Tony Knowles £14,250

Second round losers: Mike Hallett, Dennis Taylor, Joe Johnson, John Parrott, Doug Mountjoy, Willie Thorne, Eddie Charlton, Stephen Hendry £7,125

First round losers: John Virgo, Bob Chaperon, Alex Higgins, Bill Werbeniuk, Cliff Wilson, Rex Williams, Warren King, Kirk Stevens, Wayne Jones, Barry West, Peter Francisco, Steve Longworth, Danny Fowler, Silvino Francisco, Dean Reynolds, John Campbell £4,007.81

Fourth round losers (Qual): Steve Duggan, David Taylor, Tony Chappel, Tony Meo,
Bill Oliver, Eugene Hughes, John Spencer, Mark Bennett, Dave Martin, Steve Newbury, Robby Foldvari, Graham Cripsey, Murdo Macleod, Bob Harris, John Wright, Fred Davis £3,117.19

Third round losers (Qual): Paul Gibson, Tommy Murphy, Graham Miles, Malcolm Bradley, Alain Robidoux, Paddy Browne, Martin Clark, Jim Wych, Mario Morra, Martin Smith,
Mark Wildman, Pat Houlihan, Les Dodd, Eddie Sinclair, Ken Owers, Jim Bear £1,632.81

TV High Break: Steve James 140 £9,500
Pre-TV High Break: Billy Kelly 141 £2,375

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