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.

German Masters

Tournament information
Dates	8–13 December 1998
Venue	Best Western Rheinhotel
City	Bingen am Rhein
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£110,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Highest break	John Parrott (130)
Final
Champion	John Parrott
Runner-up	Mark Williams
Score	6–4
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John Parrott won in the final 6–4 against Mark Williams.[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

• 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

[2]

	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	3
		John Parrott	5				John Parrott	5
		Jimmy White	1									John Parrott	5
												Ken Doherty	1
							Ken Doherty	5
		Stephen Lee	5				Stephen Lee	3
		Anthony Hamilton	1														John Parrott	6
																	Mark Williams	4
							Mark Williams	5
		Alan McManus	5				Alan McManus	1
		Steve Davis	1									Mark Williams	5
												Tony Drago	2
							Stephen Hendry	2
		Peter Ebdon	0				Tony Drago	5
		Tony Drago	5

Final

Final: Best of 11 frames. Best Western Rheinhotel, Bingen am Rhein, Germany, 13 December 1998.[2]
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

[2]

• 130, 114 John Parrott
• 123 Anthony Hamilton

References

1. Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chri Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
2. "German Masters 1998". Snooker.org. 14 January 2011.