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1998 German Masters
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1998 German Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | Best Western Rheinhotel |
| location | Bingen am Rhein |
| country | Germany |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £110,000 |
| winners_share | £25,000 |
| highest_break | John Parrott (130) |
| winner | John Parrott |
| runner_up | Mark Williams |
| score | 6–4 |
| previous | [1997](1997-german-open-snooker) |
| next | [2011](2011-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.
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.
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. Parrott beat Mark Williams 6–4 in the final. Williams led 4–3 but Parrott won the next three to win the match. It was Parrott's first win since the European Open in March 1996. Parrott also won the £1,000 high break prize for a break of 130 in his semi-final match.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- 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
|team-width=180 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames | RD1-team03= John Parrott | RD1-score03= 5 | RD1-team04= Jimmy White | RD1-score04= 1 | RD1-team07= Stephen Lee | RD1-score07= 5 | RD1-team08= Anthony Hamilton | RD1-score08= 1 | RD1-team11= Alan McManus | RD1-score11= 5 | RD1-team12= Steve Davis | RD1-score12= 1 | RD1-team15= Peter Ebdon | RD1-score15= 0 | RD1-team16= Tony Drago | RD1-score16= 5 | RD2-team01=John Higgins | RD2-score01= 3 | RD2-team02= ENG John Parrott | RD2-score02= 5 | RD2-team03=Ken Doherty | RD2-score03= 5 | RD2-team04= ENG Stephen Lee | RD2-score04= 3 | RD2-team05=Mark Williams | RD2-score05= 5 | RD2-team06= SCO Alan McManus | RD2-score06= 1 | RD2-team07=Stephen Hendry | RD2-score07= 2 | RD2-team08= MLT Tony Drago | RD2-score08= 5 | RD3-team01= ENG John Parrott | RD3-score01= 5 | RD3-team02= IRL Ken Doherty | RD3-score02= 1 | RD3-team03= WAL Mark Williams | RD3-score03= 5 | RD3-team04= MLT Tony Drago | RD3-score04= 2 | RD4-team01= ENG John Parrott | RD4-score01= 6 | RD4-team02= WAL Mark Williams | RD4-score02= 4
Final
| 2 | 50+ breaks | **4** |
|---|
Century breaks
- 130, 114 John Parrott
- 123 Anthony Hamilton
References
References
- Everton, Clive. (11 December 1998). "Snooker". [[The Guardian]].
- Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- (14 December 1998). "John Parrott". [[The Evening Standard]].
- (14 January 2011). "German Masters 1998". Snooker.org.
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