Brontekst bekijken van Wereldkampioenschap snooker 1988

[[Bestand:Wiki stevedavis upload.jpg|thumb|Steve Davis, de winnaar]]
Het Embassy '''[[World Snooker Championship]] 1988''' vond plaats van 16 april tot en met 2 mei 1988 in het [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]], Engeland. [[Steve Davis]] won het toernooi voor de tweede keer op rij en voor de vijfde keer in totaal.

== Prijzenpot ==
* Winnaar: [[Pond sterling|£]] 95.000,-
* Finalist: £ 57.000,-
* Halvefinalist: £ 28.000,-
* Kwartfinalist: £ 14.250,-
* Laatste 16: £ 7.125,-
* Laatste 32: £ 4.007,81
* Hoogste break: £ 9.500,-
* [[Maximumbreak]]: £ 90.000,-

== Hoofdtoernooi ==
{{Wedstrijdschema laatste 32 zonder 3
| RD1 = eerste ronde<br />''best of 19 frames''
| RD2 = tweede ronde<br />''best of 25 frames''
| RD3 = kwartfinale<br />''best of 25 frames''
| RD4 = halve finale<br />''best of 31 frames''
| RD5 = finale<br />''best of 35 frames''
| RD1-team01 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''
| RD1-score01 = '''10'''
| RD1-team02 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[John Virgo]]
| RD1-score02 = 8
| RD1-team03 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Mike Hallett]] (16)'''
| RD1-score03 = '''10'''
| RD1-team04 = {{CA-VLAG}} [[Bob Chaperon]]
| RD1-score04 = 2
| RD1-team05 = {{NX-VLAG}} [[Alex Higgins]] (9)
| RD1-score05 = 2
| RD1-team06 = {{MT-VLAG}} '''[[Tony Drago]]'''
| RD1-score06 = '''10'''
| RD1-team07 = {{NX-VLAG}} '''[[Dennis Taylor (snookerspeler)|Dennis Taylor]] (8)'''
| RD1-score07 = '''10'''
| RD1-team08 = {{CA-VLAG}} [[Bill Werbeniuk]]
| RD1-score08 = 8
| RD1-team09 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Joe Johnson]] (5)'''
| RD1-score09 = '''10'''
| RD1-team10 = {{WL-VLAG}} [[Cliff Wilson]]
| RD1-score10 = 7
| RD1-team11 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Rex Williams]] (12)
| RD1-score11 = 6
| RD1-team12 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve James]]'''
| RD1-score12 = '''10'''
| RD1-team13 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[John Parrott]] (13)'''
| RD1-score13 = '''10'''
| RD1-team14 = {{AU-VLAG}} [[Warren King]]
| RD1-score14 = 4
| RD1-team15 = {{CA-VLAG}} '''[[Cliff Thorburn]] (4)'''
| RD1-score15 = '''10'''
| RD1-team16 = {{CA-VLAG}} [[Kirk Stevens]]
| RD1-score16 = 6
| RD1-team17 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Neal Foulds]] (3)'''
| RD1-score17 = '''10'''
| RD1-team18 = {{WL-VLAG}} [[Wayne Jones (snookerspeler)|Wayne Jones]]
| RD1-score18 = 7
| RD1-team19 = {{WL-VLAG}} '''[[Doug Mountjoy]] (14)'''
| RD1-score19 = '''10'''
| RD1-team20 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Barry West]]
| RD1-score20 = 6
| RD1-team21 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Willie Thorne]] (11)'''
| RD1-score21 = '''10'''
| RD1-team22 = {{ZA-1928-VLAG}} [[Peter Francisco]]
| RD1-score22 = 6
| RD1-team23 = {{WL-VLAG}} '''[[Terry Griffiths]] (6)'''
| RD1-score23 = '''10'''
| RD1-team24 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Peter Longworth]]
| RD1-score24 = 6
| RD1-team25 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Tony Knowles]] (7)'''
| RD1-score25 = '''10'''
| RD1-team26 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Danny Fowler]]
| RD1-score26 = 7
| RD1-team27 = {{ZA-1928-VLAG}} [[Silvino Francisco]] (10)
| RD1-score27 = 7
| RD1-team28 = {{AU-VLAG}} '''[[Eddie Charlton]]'''
| RD1-score28 = '''10'''
| RD1-team29 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Dean Reynolds]] (15)
| RD1-score29 = 6
| RD1-team30 = {{XS-VLAG}} '''[[Stephen Hendry]]'''
| RD1-score30 = '''10'''
| RD1-team31 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (2)'''
| RD1-score31 = '''10'''
| RD1-team32 = {{AU-VLAG}} [[John Campbell (snookerspeler)|John Campbell]]
| RD1-score32 = 3
| RD2-team01 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''
| RD2-score01 = '''13'''
| RD2-team02 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Mike Hallett]] (16)
| RD2-score02 = 1
| RD2-team03 = {{MT-VLAG}} '''[[Tony Drago]]'''
| RD2-score03 = '''13'''
| RD2-team04 = {{NX-VLAG}} [[Dennis Taylor (snookerspeler)|Dennis Taylor]] (8)
| RD2-score04 = 6
| RD2-team05 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Joe Johnson]] (5)
| RD2-score05 = 9
| RD2-team06 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve James]]'''
| RD2-score06 = '''13'''
| RD2-team07 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[John Parrott]] (13)
| RD2-score07 = 10
| RD2-team08 = {{CA-VLAG}} '''[[Cliff Thorburn]] (4)'''
| RD2-score08 = '''13'''
| RD2-team09 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Neal Foulds]] (3)'''
| RD2-score09 = '''13'''
| RD2-team10 = {{WL-VLAG}} [[Doug Mountjoy]] (14)
| RD2-score10 = 1
| RD2-team11 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Willie Thorne]] (11)
| RD2-score11 = 9
| RD2-team12 = {{WL-VLAG}} '''[[Terry Griffiths]] (6)'''
| RD2-score12 = '''13'''
| RD2-team13 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Tony Knowles]] (7)'''
| RD2-score13 = '''13'''
| RD2-team14 = {{AU-VLAG}} [[Eddie Charlton]]
| RD2-score14 = 7
| RD2-team15 = {{XS-VLAG}} [[Stephen Hendry]]
| RD2-score15 = 12
| RD2-team16 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (2)'''
| RD2-score16 = '''13'''
| RD3-team01 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''
| RD3-score01 = '''13'''
| RD3-team02 = {{MT-VLAG}} [[Tony Drago]]
| RD3-score02 = 3
| RD3-team03 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Steve James]]
| RD3-score03 = 11
| RD3-team04 = {{CA-VLAG}} '''[[Cliff Thorburn]] (4)'''
| RD3-score04 = '''13'''
| RD3-team05 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Neal Foulds]] (3)
| RD3-score05 = 9
| RD3-team06 = {{WL-VLAG}} '''[[Terry Griffiths]] (6)'''
| RD3-score06 = '''13'''
| RD3-team07 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Tony Knowles]] (7)
| RD3-score07 = 6
| RD3-team08 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Jimmy White]] (2)'''
| RD3-score08 = '''13'''
| RD4-team01 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''
| RD4-score01 = '''16'''
| RD4-team02 = {{CA-VLAG}} [[Cliff Thorburn]] (4)
| RD4-score02 = 8
| RD4-team03 = {{WL-VLAG}} '''[[Terry Griffiths]] (6)'''
| RD4-score03 = '''16'''
| RD4-team04 = {{EN-VLAG}} [[Jimmy White]] (2)
| RD4-score04 = 11
| RD5-team01 = {{EN-VLAG}} '''[[Steve Davis]] (1)'''
| RD5-score01 = '''18'''
| RD5-team02 = {{WL-VLAG}} [[Terry Griffiths]] (6)
| RD5-score02 = 11
}}

==Century breaks==
* 140, 112, 104, 103 - [[Steve James]]
* 125, 108, 101 - [[Stephen Hendry]]
* 124 - [[Tony Knowles]]
* 123, 118, 106, 104 - [[Steve Davis]]
* 119 - [[Jimmy White]]
* 114, 101 - [[Terry Griffiths]]
* 109, 105 - [[Silvino Francisco]]
* 102 - [[Neal Foulds]]

==Opvallendheden==
*Voor verliezend finalist [[Terry Griffiths]] was het World Snooker Championship 1988 het tweede waarop hij de finale haalde, negen jaar na zijn wereldtitel op het [[World Snooker Championship 1979]].

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