2018 German Masters
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 31 January – 4 February 2018 (2018-01-31 – 2018-02-04) |
City | Berlin |
Country | Germany |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £364,500 |
Winner's share | £80,000 |
Highest break | Judd Trump (ENG) (140) |
Final | |
Champion | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Runner-up | Graeme Dott (SCO) |
Score | 9–1 |
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The 2018 German Masters (officially the 2018 D88 German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 31 January to 4 February 2018 in Berlin, Germany.[1] It was the thirteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Anthony Hamilton was the defending champion, but he lost 1–5 to Jimmy Robertson in the first round.[2]
Mark Williams won his 20th professional ranking title and his second of the season, defeating Graeme Dott 9–1 in the final.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
Main draw
Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Gary Wilson | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Gary Wilson (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Martin Gould (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Williams (WAL) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Matthew Selt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Allen (NIR) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Judd Trump | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Ding Junhui | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Ricky Walden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Ding Junhui | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Judd Trump | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Yu Delu (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Judd Trump | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Williams | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Niu Zhuang (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
David Gilbert (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Joyce (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Alan McManus (SCO) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mei Xiwen | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Hammad Miah (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Mei Xiwen (CHN) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Tom Ford (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2018. | ||
Mark Williams Wales | 9–1 | Graeme Dott Scotland |
Afternoon: 79–1, 73–8, 56–72, 66–64, 79–0, 76–40, 74–43, 132–0 (110) Evening: 66–16, 86–8 | ||
110 | Highest break | 64 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
Qualifying
These matches were played between 19 and 22 December 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames. Ali Carter was a 2017 German Masters finalist, but he was beaten 5–3 by Wang Yuchen.
Round 1
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Round 2
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Century breaks
Televised stage centuries
Total: 27[6]
- 140, 109, 103 – Judd Trump
- 138, 104 – Shaun Murphy
- 136 – Mark Joyce
- 136 – Mei Xiwen
- 131, 124 – Ding Junhui
- 130, 117, 115 – Ryan Day
- 121 – Graeme Dott
- 114, 104 – Ben Woollaston
- 112, 108 – Gary Wilson
- 111 – Liang Wenbo
- 110, 109 – Mark Williams
- 109, 103 – Mark Davis
- 103 – Jack Lisowski
- 102 – Ricky Walden
- 101 – David Gilbert
- 101 – Matthew Selt
- 100 – Mark Allen
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 52[7]
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References
- ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Robertson End's Sheriff's Reign". World Snooker. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Mark Williams: Welsh snooker player claims German Masters win". BBC Sport. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "D88 GERMAN MASTERS". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
- ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.