1998 British Open

The 1998 British Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that was held from 2–12 April 1998 at the Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Stephen Hendry nine frames to eight in the final. The defending champion, Mark Williams, was defeated by Higgins in the semi-final.

Prize fund

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

Winner: £60,000
Final: £32,000
Semi-final: £16,000
Quarter-final: £9,100
Last 16: £4,550
Last 32: £2,600
Last 64: £2,100
Last 96: £1,200
Stage one highest break: £1,000
Stage two highest break: £5,000
Total: £350,000