1998 UK Championship - Bournemouth International Centre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_UK_ChampionshipCuriously, the Grand Prix was played at the Guild Hall, while the UK was at the BIC this year.
23-year-old John Higgins surpassed Jimmy White and John Parrott's hauls of 9 ranking titles by winning his tenth. In beating Matthew Stevens in the final, he moves into third place on the list of all-time ranking event winners.
Stephen Hendry lost 9-0 to Marcus Campbell in the first round
Ronnie O'Sullivan didn't play, having a rest due to 'physical and nervous exhaustion'.
L16
Matthew Stevens (8) 9-5 Rod Lawler (74)
Matthew Couch (52) 9-5 Michael Holt (104)
Dave Harold (17) 9-4 Mark Williams (6)
Fergal O'Brien (25) 9-7 Ken Doherty (3)
Steve Davis (34) 9-7 Marcus Campbell (45)
Paul Hunter (14) 9-2 Jimmy White (11)
John Parrott (5) 9-6 Gary Ponting (28)
John Higgins (1) 9-3 Terry Murphy (48)
QFs
Stevens (8) 9-5 Couch (52)
Harold (17)9-4 O'Brien (25)
Hunter (14) 9-4 Davis (34)
Higgins (1) 9-6 Parrott (5)
SFs
Stevens (8) 9-7 Harold (17)
Higgins (1) 9-4 Hunter (14)
Final
Higgins (1) 10-6 Stevens (8)