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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–13 December 1998 |
| 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 |
← 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
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
| 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 |
References
- "German Masters 1998". Snooker.org. 14 January 2011.
- Everton, Clive (11 December 1998). "Snooker". The Guardian. p. Sport 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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.
- "John Parrott". The Evening Standard. 14 December 1998. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.