The 1998 German Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–13 December 1998 at the Best Western Rheinhotel in Bingen am Rhein, Germany.

1998 German Masters
Tournament information
Dates8–13 December 1998 (1998-12-08 – 1998-12-13)
VenueBest Western Rheinhotel
CityBingen am Rhein
CountryGermany
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£110,000
Winner's share£25,000
Highest break John Parrott (ENG) (130)
Final
Champion John Parrott (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score6–4
1997
2011

Twelve players competed, 10 of the leading 11 in the world rankings, together with Steve Davis and Jimmy White. Ronnie O'Sullivan, ranked 3 in the world, did not compete. Matches were over 9 frames, except for the final which the best-of-11. Prize money was £110,000 with all players guaranteed a minimum of £5,000 for competing.[1]

Tony Drago beat Stephen Hendry in the quarter-finals, his first win over Hendry in 13 attempts. John Parrott beat world number one, John Higgins, at the same stage.[2] Parrott beat Mark Williams 6–4 in the final. Williams led 4–3 but Parrott won the next three to win the match.[3] It was Parrott's first win since the European Open in March 1996.[4] Parrott also won the £1,000 high break prize for a break of 130 in his semi-final match.[1]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £25,000
  • Runner-up: £16,000
  • Semi-final: £10,000
  • Quarter-final: £7,000
  • Last 12: £5,000
  • Highest break: £1,000
  • Total: £110,000

Main draw

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[1]

Last 12
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 11 frames
  John Higgins (SCO) 3
  John Parrott (ENG) 5   John Parrott 5
  Jimmy White (ENG) 1   John Parrott 5
  Ken Doherty 1
  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5
  Stephen Lee (ENG) 5   Stephen Lee 3
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 1   John Parrott 6
  Mark Williams 4
  Mark Williams (WAL) 5
  Alan McManus (SCO) 5   Alan McManus 1
  Steve Davis (ENG) 1   Mark Williams 5
  Tony Drago 2
  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 2
  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 0   Tony Drago 5
  Tony Drago (MLT) 5

Final

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Final: Best of 11 frames.
Best Western Rheinhotel, Bingen am Rhein, Germany, 13 December 1998.[1]
John Parrott
  England
6–4 Mark Williams
  Wales
0–85 (78), 64–32, 5–67 (67), 117–1 (75), 77–32, 0–106 (61), 0–95 (62), 63–39, 64–39, 79–0 (79)
79 Highest break 78
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks

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[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "German Masters 1998". Snooker.org. 14 January 2011.
  2. ^ Everton, Clive (11 December 1998). "Snooker". The Guardian. p. Sport 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. ^ "John Parrott". The Evening Standard. 14 December 1998. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.