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Regal Scottish Open

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 12-22 Feb 1998; Venue: Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland; Type: Ranking; Notes: In 1998 the International Open from previous years since 1981 was renamed to Scottish Open.; See also results (63)
Final
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 9-5 Scotland John Higgins (a) Head to head
This was O'Sullivan's 6th ranking title and with Superstar International and UK Championship the 3rd title of the season.

Session 1:
71-10, 59-69, 23-70 (57), 79-37 (78), 23-72, 51-49, 93-0 (62), 94-0 (81)

Session 2:
94-9 (80), 34-69 (62), 0-88 (88), 77-27, 75-7 (54), 98-5 (97)

Referee: Colin Brinded
Semifinals
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 6-2 England Stephen Lee (a) Head to head
Scotland John Higgins (a) 6-2 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) Head to head
Quarterfinals
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-1 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) Head to head
England Stephen Lee (a) 5-0 England Chris Scanlon (a)  
Scotland John Higgins (a) 5-4 Scotland Euan Henderson (a)  
Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-4 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) Head to head
Round 3
(Last 16)
1 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 5-4 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) Head to head
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-3 England Jimmy White (a) Head to head
3 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-4 England Paul Hunter (a) Head to head
4 England Chris Scanlon (a) 5-0 England Mark Bennett (a)  
5 Scotland John Higgins (a) 5-1 England Martin Clark (a) Head to head
6 Scotland Euan Henderson (a) 5-2 England Nigel Bond (a) Head to head
7 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-3 England Peter Ebdon (a) Head to head
8 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 5-2 England Steve Davis (a) Head to head
Round 2
(Last 32)
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-3 England Gary Wilkinson (a) Head to head
2 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 5-3 England Andy Hicks (a)  
3 England Jimmy White (a) 5-3 Scotland Drew Henry (a)  
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-4 England Brian Morgan (a) Head to head
5 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-0 England John Parrott (a) Head to head
6 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-2 England Neal Foulds (a)  
7 England Mark Bennett (a) 5-2 Wales Dominic Dale (a)  
8 England Chris Scanlon (a) 5-0 England Peter Lines (a)  
9 Scotland John Higgins (a) 5-0 England Stuart Pettman (a) Head to head
10 England Martin Clark (a) 5-0 Thailand James Wattana (a) Head to head
11 Scotland Euan Henderson (a) 5-4 England David Roe (a)  
12 England Nigel Bond (a) 5-1 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy (a)  
13 England Peter Ebdon (a) 5-0 England Paul Wykes (a)  
14 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-3 England Joe Perry (a) Head to head
15 England Steve Davis (a) 5-1 England Troy Shaw (a)  
16 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 5-1 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) Head to head
Round 1
(Last 64)
1 Scotland Stephen Hendry (a) 5-4 England Leigh Griffin (a)  
2 England Gary Wilkinson (a) 5-4 England Matthew Couch (a)  
3 Scotland Marcus Campbell (a) 5-3 Scotland Alan McManus (a) Head to head
4 England Andy Hicks (a) 5-4 England Dean Reynolds (a)  
5 Scotland Drew Henry (a) 5-4 England Anthony Hamilton (a)  
6 England Jimmy White (a) 5-4 Scotland Graeme Dott (a) Head to head
7 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (a) 5-4 England Karl Payne (a)  
8 England Brian Morgan (a) 5-1 England David Gray (a)  
9 England John Parrott (a) 5-1 Scotland Jamie Burnett (a)  
10 England Paul Hunter (a) 5-4 Ireland Mick Price (a)  
11 England Stephen Lee (a) 5-1 Ireland Michael Judge (a) Head to head
12 England Neal Foulds (a) 5-2 England David Finbow (a)  
13 England Mark Bennett (a) 5-4 Malta Tony Drago (a)  
14 Wales Dominic Dale (a) 5-3 England Dave Harold (a) Head to head
15 England Chris Scanlon (a) 5-4 Northern Ireland Joe Swail (a)  
16 England Peter Lines (a) 5-3 Wales Mark J Williams (a) Head to head
17 Scotland John Higgins (a) 5-1 Wales Tony Chappel (a)  
18 England Stuart Pettman (a) 5-3 England Mark King (a) Head to head
19 Thailand James Wattana (a) 5-1 Pakistan Shokat Ali (a) Head to head
20 England Martin Clark (a) 5-2 England Jason Ferguson (a)  
21 England David Roe (a) 5-3 Canada Alain Robidoux (a)  
22 Scotland Euan Henderson (a) 5-3 Scotland Chris Small (a)  
23 England Nigel Bond (a) 5-4 New Zealand Dene O'Kane (a) Head to head
24 Northern Ireland Terry Murphy (a) 5-4 England Nick Pearce (a) Head to head
25 England Peter Ebdon (a) 5-0 England Steve Judd (a)  
26 England Paul Wykes (a) 5-4 England Rod Lawler (a)  
27 England Joe Perry (a) 5-2 Wales Darren Morgan (a) Head to head
28 Ireland Fergal O'Brien (a) 5-2 Australia Peter McCullagh (a)  
29 England Steve Davis (a) 5-0 England John Read (a)  
30 England Troy Shaw (a) 5-2 England Steve James (a)  
31 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene (a) 5-1 Scotland Billy Snaddon (a)  
32 Ireland Ken Doherty (a) 5-1 England Sean Storey (a)  

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