2025 German Masters
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 27 January – 2 February 2025 |
| Venue | Tempodrom |
| City | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £550,400 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Defending champion |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
← 2024 | |
The 2025 German Masters (officially the 2025 Machineseeker German Masters)[1] is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 27 January to 2 February 2025 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It's the twelfth ranking event of the 2024–25 season. The winner will receive £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400, the Brandon Parker trophy, and a place in the 2025 Champion of Champions invitational event.
Judd Trump is the defending champion, having defeated Si Jiahui 10–5 in the 2024 final.
Format
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The event will take place from 27 January to 2 February 2025 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.[2][3] The twelfth ranking event of the 2024–25 season (following the 2024 Scottish Open and preceding the 2025 Welsh Open), and the only major tournament of the season to be held in mainland Europe, the tournament is the fifteenth edition of the German Masters since 2011. Originally created as the ranking German Open in 1995, and held for three consecutive years in different cities, it was renamed the German Masters in 1998 and held as a non-ranking event before being discontinued thereafter. It was revived as the ranking German Masters in 2011 and since then has been held at the Tempodrom in Berlin.[a]
Qualifying is taking place from 16 to 19 December 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.[2][6] The WST implemented a new format for the four Home Nations events and the German Masters this season. In qualifying round one, players seeded 65–96 face those seeded 97–128. In qualifying round two, the 32 round one winners play those seeded 33–64. The 32 round two winners then play the top 32 seeds in the first round of the main stage.[7]
All matches up to and including the quarter-finals are played as best of nine frames. The semi-finals are best of 11, and the final is a best-of-19-frame match played over two sessions.[6][3] The defending champion is Judd Trump, who won his record third German Masters title in 2024, winning the final 10–5 against China's Si Jiahui who was contesting his first ranking final.[12]
The qualifying rounds are being broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland) and by the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China. They are available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[13]
Prize fund
[edit]The tournament winner will receive the Brandon Parker trophy.[14] The breakdown of prize money for the event, an increase of £123,400 from the previous event, is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-final: £21,000
- Quarter-final: £13,200
- Last 16: £9,000
- Last 32: £5,400
- Last 64: £3,600
- Last 96: £1,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £550,400
Summary
[edit]Qualifying rounds
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Reigning Women's World Champion Bai Yulu recorded another win in her debut professional season as she defeated Liam Pullen in a deciding frame to win 5–4. 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty secured his first victory of the season, beating Oliver Lines 5–4 on the deciding black, despite having led 4–0. In a match between two rookies, Latvian player Artemijs Žižins defeated Indian professional Kreishh Gurbaxani 5–4, while Belgian Julien Leclercq made a high break of 131 in beating Jimmy White 5–2. Other results included whitewash victories for Stuart Carrington and Stan Moody, over Manasawin Phetmalaikul and Ahmed Aly Elsayed respectively.[15] Recent 2024 Scottish Open champion Lei Peifan was defeated 3–5 by Allan Taylor.
Round 2
[edit]Ken Doherty defeated Jordan Brown 5–4, winning his second match in a row in a deciding frame. Dominic Dale beat Zak Surety 5–3 and Artemijs Žižins beat Matthew Selt 5–4, fluking the final red in the deciding frame. Scots Anthony McGill & Graeme Dott both won their first games 5–0, with wins over Haydon Pinhey and Xing Zihao respectively. Bai Yulu lost 1–5 to compatriot Yuan Sijun despite hitting a break of 128, the highest by a woman on the World Snooker Tour since Allison Fisher in 1992. Irish professional Aaron Hill defeated Stan Moody 5–4 in a deciding frame that lasted 85 minutes and Xu Si compiled a high break of 142 in his 5–1 win over Julien Leclercq.[16]
Main draw
[edit]The results of the main draw will be shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players. Players in bold denote match winners.[3][17]
Top half
[edit]| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (1)
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 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (32)
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| Chris Wakelin (ENG) (16)
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 Neil Robertson (AUS) (17)
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 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24)
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 Yuan Sijun (CHN)
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| Ding Junhui (CHN) (9)
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| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (25)
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| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)
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 Mark Allen (NIR) (5)
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| Wu Yize (CHN) (28)
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| Ali Carter (ENG) (12)
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| He Guoqiang (CHN)
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| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (21)
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| David Gilbert (ENG) (20)
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| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13)
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 Ryan Day (WAL) (29)
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (4)
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Bottom half
[edit]| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) (3)
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| Liu Hongyu (CHN)
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| Elliot Slessor (ENG) (30)
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| Lyu Haotian (CHN)
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| Si Jiahui (CHN) (14)
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 Ken Doherty (IRL)
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| Xiao Guodong (CHN) (19)
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| Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
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| Tom Ford (ENG) (22)
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| Dominic Dale (WAL)
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| Gary Wilson (ENG) (11)
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| Daniel Wells (WAL)
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 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (27)
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| Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
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| Aaron Hill (IRL)
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 Luca Brecel (BEL) (7)
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| Jiang Jun (CHN)
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| Pang Junxu (CHN) (26)
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| Anthony McGill (SCO)
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| Zhang Anda (CHN) (10)
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| Graeme Dott (SCO)
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| Robert Milkins (ENG) (23)
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| Xu Si (CHN)
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| Jak Jones (WAL) (18)
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| John Higgins (SCO) (15)
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| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (31)
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 Artemijs Žižins (LAT)
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| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (2)
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 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)
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Qualifying rounds
[edit]The results of the qualifying rounds will be shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour, and players in bold denote match winners.[6][18]
| Round 1 (Last 128) Best of 9 frames | Round 2 (Last 96) Best of 9 frames | |||||
| David Grace (ENG) (65) | Long Zehuang (CHN) (64) | |||||
 Anton Kazakov (UKR) (a) | ||||||
| Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (96) | Joe O'Connor (ENG) (33) | |||||
| Reanne Evans (ENG) (115) | ||||||
| Hammad Miah (ENG) (80) | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (49) | |||||
| Chris Totten (SCO) (103) | ||||||
| Ian Burns (ENG) (81) | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (48) | |||||
 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (98) | ||||||
| Liam Pullen (ENG) (88) | 4 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) (41) | 5 | |||
| Bai Yulu (CHN) (109) | 5 | Bai Yulu (CHN) (109) | 1 | |||
| Ross Muir (SCO) (73) | Joe Perry (ENG) (56) | |||||
| Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (105) | ||||||
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) (89) | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (40) | |||||
| Paul Deaville (ENG) (a) | ||||||
| Ma Hailong (CHN) (72) | Sanderson Lam (ENG) (57) | |||||
| Liam Graham (SCO) (97) | ||||||
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (69) | David Lilley (ENG) (60) | |||||
| Liam Davies (WAL) (101) | ||||||
| Sunny Akani (THA) (92) | Jackson Page (WAL) (37) | |||||
 Hatem Yassen (EGY) (118) | ||||||
 Rory Thor (MAS) (76) | 5 | He Guoqiang (CHN) (53) | ||||
 Haris Tahir (PAK) (106) | 3 | Rory Thor (MAS) (76) | ||||
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (85) | Scott Donaldson (SCO) (44) | |||||
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (116) | ||||||
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) (84) | Ben Woollaston (ENG) (45) | |||||
| Wang Yuchen (HKG) (107) | ||||||
| Alfie Burden (ENG) (77) | Jamie Jones (WAL) (52) | |||||
| Mostafa Dorgham (EGY) (108) | ||||||
| Dean Young (SCO) (93) | Ricky Walden (ENG) (36) | |||||
| Joshua Cooper (ENG) (a) | ||||||
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) (68) | Jamie Clarke (WAL) (61) | |||||
| Dylan Emery (WAL) (a) | ||||||
| Ashley Carty (ENG) (67) | 3 | Liu Hongyu (CHN) (62) | 5 | |||
| Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (110) | 5 | Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (110) | 3 | |||
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (94) | 5 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) (35) | 5 | |||
| Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (120) | 2 | Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (94) | 3 | |||
| Oliver Lines (ENG) (78) | 4 | Jordan Brown (NIR) (51) | 4 | |||
| Ken Doherty (IRL) (121) | 5 | Ken Doherty (IRL) (121) | 5 | |||
| Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (83) | 5 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (46) | 5 | |||
| Mink Nutcharut (THA) (112) | 3 | Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (83) | 3 | |||
| Zak Surety (ENG) (86) | 5 | Dominic Dale (WAL) (43) | 5 | |||
| Simon Blackwell (ENG) (a) | 1 | Zak Surety (ENG) (86) | 3 | |||
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) (75) | 5 | Daniel Wells (WAL) (54) | ||||
| Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA) (111) | 0 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) (75) | ||||
| Ben Mertens (BEL) (91) | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (38) | |||||
| Joshua Thomond (ENG) (a) | ||||||
| Stan Moody (ENG) (70) | 5 | Aaron Hill (IRL) (59) | 5 | |||
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA) (119) | 0 | Stan Moody (ENG) (70) | 4 | |||
| Jiang Jun (CHN) (71) | 5 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) (58) | 2 | |||
| Huang Jiahao (CHN) (114) | 1 | Jiang Jun (CHN) (71) | 5 | |||
| Duane Jones (WAL) (90) | 2 | Anthony McGill (SCO) (39) | 5 | |||
| Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (104) | 5 | Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (104) | 0 | |||
| Xing Zihao (CHN) (74) | 5 | Graeme Dott (SCO) (55) | 5 | |||
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) (113) | 1 | Xing Zihao (CHN) (74) | 0 | |||
| Jimmy White (ENG) (87) | 2 | Xu Si (CHN) (42) | 5 | |||
| Julien Leclercq (BEL) (100) | 5 | Julien Leclercq (BEL) (100) | 1 | |||
| Lei Peifan (CHN) (82) | 3 | Robbie Williams (ENG) (47) | ||||
| Allan Taylor (ENG) (102) | 5 | Allan Taylor (ENG) (102) | ||||
| Michael Holt (ENG) (79) | Mark Davis (ENG) (50) | |||||
| Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a) | ||||||
| Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (95) | 5 | Matthew Selt (ENG) (34) | 4 | |||
| Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (117) | 4 | Artemijs Žižins (LAT) (95) | 5 | |||
| Marco Fu (HKG) (66) | 3 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (63) | ||||
| Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (99) | 5 | Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (99) | ||||
Century breaks
[edit]Qualifying stage centuries
[edit]A total of 17 century breaks have been made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield.[19]
- 144 – Fan Zhengyi
- 143 – Matthew Selt
- 142 – Xu Si
- 135 – Allan Taylor
- 133, 118, 114 – Jiang Jun
- 133, 108 – Stan Moody
- 131, 113 – Haydon Pinhey
- 131 – Julien Leclercq
- 128 – Bai Yulu
- 102 – Rory Thor
- 101 – Gong Chenzhi
- 100 – Graeme Dott
- 100 – Liu Hongyu
Notes
[edit]- ^ The 2021 event moved to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
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