During the Hamburg Masters Tournament, during which Ji Nov k was absent(A) in 1998, how did he do in 1997?
CREATE TABLE table_name_93 (
    tournament VARCHAR
)
SELECT 1997 FROM table_name_93 WHERE 1998 = "a" AND tournament = "hamburg masters"
Below are sql tables schemas paired with instruction that describes a task. Using valid SQLite, write a response that appropriately completes the request for the provided tables. ### Instruction: During the Hamburg Masters Tournament, during which Ji Nov k was absent(A) in 1998, how did he do in 1997? ### Input: CREATE TABLE table_name_93 (
    tournament VARCHAR
) ### Response: SELECT 1997 FROM table_name_93 WHERE 1998 = "a" AND tournament = "hamburg masters"