1988 Dubai Masters

The 1988 Dubai Duty Free Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 26 and 29 September 1988 at the Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1][3]

Dubai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	26–29 September 1988 (1988-09-26 – 1988-09-29)
Venue	Al Nasr Stadium
City	Dubai
Country	United Arab Emirates
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£75,000[1]
Winner's share	£25,000[1]
Highest break	Willie Thorne (ENG) (107)[2]
Final
Champion	Neal Foulds
Runner-up	Steve Davis
Score	5–4
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The tournament featured eight professional players drawn against eight local players. Each of the professionals won 2–0 in their best-of-3-frame matches.

Neal Foulds won beating Steve Davis 5–4 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

• Winner: £25,000
• Runner-up: £12,000
• Semi-final: £8,000
• Quarter-final: £5,000
• Highest break: £2,000
• Total: £75,000^[1]

Main draw

^[4]

	Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
	Neal Foulds		3
	Cliff Thorburn		1			Neal Foulds		5
	Tony Meo		3			Tony Meo		4
	Jimmy White		2								Neal Foulds		5
	Steve Davis		3								Steve Davis		4
	Terry Griffiths		2			Steve Davis		5
	Willie Thorne		3			Willie Thorne		2
	Dennis Taylor		0