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