1998 Scottish Masters

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.

Prize Fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
 * Winner: £61,000
 * Runner-up: £29,700
 * Semi-final: £15,350
 * Quarter-final: £8,650
 * Round 1: £4,850
 * Total: £175,400

Preliminary qualifying
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. Jamie Burnett won the four-man playoff and earned the final spot for the main qualifying event. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.

Qualifying Event
Qualifying for the tournament took place at the Spencer's Snooker Centre in Stirling from 10 to 12 September 1998. Paul Hunter defeated Matthew Stevens, Stephen Lee and Jamie Burnett to secure a place at the main draw. All matches were played to the best-of-nine frames and players in bold indicate match winners.

Century breaks

 * 132 – Jimmy White
 * 129, 122 – Stephen Hendry
 * 113, 107 – John Higgins
 * 113 – Mark Williams
 * 100 – Paul Hunter