| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–27 November 1988 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break |  David Roe (ENG) (139) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
| Score | 16–12 |
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The 1988 UK Championship (officially the 1988 Tennent's UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 19 and 27 November 1988 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] This was the last UK Championship to be sponsored by Tennent's; for the following two years the championship would be sponsored by StormSeal.[1] The highest break of the tournament was 139 by David Roe.
Doug Mountjoy defeated Stephen Hendry 16–12 in the final and received the £80,000 winner's prize.[1] Aged 46 years and 172 days, Mountjoy became the tournament's oldest winner, a record that stood for the next 35 years. Ronnie O'Sullivan superseded Mountjoy as the oldest UK Champion when he won the 2023 event aged 47 years and 363 days.[2][3]
- ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Bisset, Roddy (2023-12-03). "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown". World Snooker. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ "UK Championship 2023: Ronnie O'Sullivan claims record-extending eighth title". BBC Sport. 3 December 2023.