1998 German Masters
| 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 | File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) (130) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 6–4 |
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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.[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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Last 12 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg John Parrott (ENG) | 5 | England John Parrott | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG) | 1 | England John Parrott | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee (ENG) | 5 | England Stephen Lee | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 1 | England John Parrott | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wales Mark Williams | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Mark Williams (WAL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus (SCO) | 5 | Scotland Alan McManus | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg Steve Davis (ENG) | 1 | Wales Mark Williams | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta Tony Drago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 0 | Malta Tony Drago | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago (MLT) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 11 frames. Best Western Rheinhotel, Bingen am Rhein, Germany, 13 December 1998.[1] | ||
| John Parrott File:Flag of England.svg England |
6–4 | Mark Williams File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg 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
[edit | edit source]- 130, 114 – John Parrott
- 123 – Anthony Hamilton
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