1998 German Masters Explained

Tournament Name:1998 German Masters
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: (130)
Score:6–4
Previous:1997
Next:2011

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.[1] Parrott beat Mark Williams 6–4 in the final. Williams led 4–3 but Parrott won the next three to win the match.[2] It was Parrott's first win since the European Open in March 1996.[3] 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:[4]

Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 11 frames.
Best Western Rheinhotel, Bingen am Rhein, Germany, 13 December 1998.
John Parrott
6–4Mark Williams
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)
79Highest break78
0Century breaks0
250+ breaks4

Century breaks

[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Snooker . Clive . Everton . . 11 December 1998 . Sport 13 . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Major European Tournaments. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155305/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Euro.html . 16 February 2012 . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . 31 December 2010.
  3. News: John Parrott . . 14 December 1998 . 85 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: German Masters 1998 . Snooker.org. 14 January 2011.