| 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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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]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[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: Best of 11 frames. Best Western Rheinhotel, Bingen am Rhein, Germany, 13 December 1998.[1] | ||
| John Parrott England
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6–4 | Mark Williams Wales
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| 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 |
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