1998 German Masters

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
Dates	8–13 December 1998 (1998-12-08 – 1998-12-13)
Venue	Best Western Rheinhotel
City	Bingen am Rhein
Country	Germany
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-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)
Score	6–4
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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

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

^[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

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

^[1]

• 130, 114 – John Parrott
• 123 – Anthony Hamilton

References

1. "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.