1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September – 18 December 1988 |
| Venue | Beach Plaza Hotel |
| City | Group stage: Brussels, Paris, Madrid, Milan Final: Monte Carlo |
| Country | Group stage: Belgium, France, Spain, Italy Final: Monaco |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £150,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £50,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Steve Davis (ENG) (136)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up | Jimmy White |
| Score | 5–4 |
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The 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 17 September and 18 December 1988.[4][5]
The tournament consisted of four legs featuring four players in each; these legs were played in Brussels, Paris, Madrid and Milan.[4] The winner of these legs went to the semi-finals of the final tournament held at the Beach Plaza Hotel in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[6] Steve Davis won the final tournament beating Jimmy White 5–4 in the final.[7]
Main draw
Group Stage 1
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 3 | ||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 5 | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 1 | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 3 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 0 | ||||||||
Group Stage 2
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||
 Terry Griffiths
| 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 3 | ||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 3 | ||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 0 | ||||||||
Group Stage 3
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 3 | ||||||||
| Neal Foulds
| 1 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 5 | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 3 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 1 | ||||||||
Group Stage 4
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 1 | ||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 4 | ||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 3 | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne
| 0 | ||||||||
Final
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 3 | ||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 1 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 4 | ||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | ||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Davis is the tops". Nottingham Evening Post. 5 December 1988. p. 26.
- ^ "Davis in the pink". Lincolnshire Echo. 19 December 1988. p. 12.
- ^ "Davis climbs mountain to catch White". The Times. 19 December 1988. p. 28. Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via Gale Primary Sources.
- ^ a b "Snooker sets out to sink Europe". The Business Times. 6 August 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Davis can break the bank in Monte Carlo". Reading Evening Post. 16 December 1988. p. 26.
- ^ a b c d e f Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.