| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 September – 4 October 1998 |
| Venue | Motherwell Civic Centre |
| City | Motherwell |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £175,400 |
| Winner's share | £61,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (132) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The 1998 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 4 October 1998 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
| Round 1 Best of 9 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Bond
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 5 | Jimmy White
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ken Doherty
| 4 | Nigel Bond
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mark Williams
| 5 | Mark Williams
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon
| 5 | Peter Ebdon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter
| 1 | Stephen Hendry
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 5 | John Parrott
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan McManus
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament were for four highest-ranked Scottish players who were not invited to the main event and took place on 9 September 1998 at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling.[4] Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event.[5] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[3]
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Chris Small
| 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Snaddon
| 5 | ||||||||
| Billy Snaddon
| 2 | ||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
| 5 | ||||||||
| Graeme Dott
| 4 | ||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
| 5 | ||||||||
Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998.[4][5] Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw.[6] All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.[3]
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter
| 5 | Stephen Lee
| 4 | |||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens
| 3 | Paul Hunter
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Drago
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Jamie Burnett
| 5 | Jamie Burnett
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton
| 4 | |||||||||||||
