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2025 German Masters
The 2025 German Masters (officially the 2025 Machineseeker German Masters)[1] is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 27 January to 2 February 2025 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It is the twelfth ranking event of the 2024–25 season and is being broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe and by other broadcasters internationally. 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 was the defending champion, having defeated Si Jiahui 10–5 in the 2024 final. Trump was beaten 2–5 by Neil Robertson in the last‑16 round. Overview The event is being held at the Tempodrom in Berlin.  The arena during the final of the 2012 German Masters The event is taking place from 27 January to 2 February 2025 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany and qualifying took place from 16 to 19 December 2024 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.[2][3][4] 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] In 2021, the trophy was named after former World Snooker Tour director Brandon Parker who passed away in 2020.[7] The defending champion was 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.[8][9][10][11] Trump was beaten 2–5 by Neil Robertson in the last‑16 round. FormatThe 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.[12] 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.[3][4] BroadcastersThe qualifying rounds were 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 were available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[13] The main event is being broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy Douyin, Huya Live and Migu in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by True Sports in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan. It is available on WST Play in all other territories.[14] Prize fundThe tournament winner will receive the Brandon Parker trophy and £100,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event, an increase of £123,400 from the previous event, is shown below:[2]
SummaryQualifyingRound 1Reigning 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.[16] Amateur Joshua Thomond defeated Belgian Ben Mertens on a respotted black in the deciding frame to win 5–4. Reanne Evans won her first match of the season, defeating Amir Sarkhosh 5–3. Day three saw amateurs Iulian Boiko and Dylan Emery both win 5–2 over Michael Holt and Louis Heathcote respectively, while 2024 Shoot Out finalist Liam Graham recovered from 0–4 down to defeat Ma Hailong 5–4.[17] Round 2Doherty defeated Jordan Brown 5–4, winning his second match in a row in a deciding frame. Dominic Dale beat Zak Surety 5–3 and Žižins beat Matthew Selt 5–4, fluking the final red in the deciding frame.[18] Scots Anthony McGill & Graeme Dott both won their first games 5–0, with wins over Haydon Pinhey and Xing Zihao respectively. Bai 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 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 Leclercq.[16] Joe O'Connor defeated Evans 5–1, and Antoni Kowalski whitewashed Martin O'Donnell. Graham beat Sanderson Lam 5–4; and Englishmen Alfie Burden and David Lilley whitewashed Welshmen Jamie Jones and Liam Davies respectively.[19] Main drawLast 64 The first round was played from 27–28 January.[4] Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ding Junhui, Dominic Dale, He Guoqiang and Hossein Vafaei all withdrew before the event, giving their opponents byes to the next round.[20][21] Reigning World champion Kyren Wilson met Hong Kong's Cheung Ka Wai, defeating him 5–3 in what was described as an "error-strewn performance", while Neil Robertson beat Polish rookie Antoni Kowalski 5–1. John Higgins made 5 breaks of over 50, including a 124 century break, to defeat Mark Davis 5–3. Higgins said afterwards "Mark has always been really tough and given me some tough battles. It is always a good game when I play him and that was another one." After leading 4–1, Zhang Anda defeated Graeme Dott 5–4, while Zhou Yuelong beat Artemijs Žižins 5–2. Robert Milkins won 5–4 against Xu Si and Hammad Miah defeated recent Masters debutant Chris Wakelin 5–2.[22][23] Defending champion Judd Trump lost the first two frames in his encounter with David Grace to go 0–2 behind but ultimately won 5–3 in a match that included a series of lengthy frames that were described as "attritional". Recent Masters champion Shaun Murphy made two century breaks to whitewash Scottish professional Liam Graham 5–0, saying afterwards "I've had just a couple of days off this week ... I didn't want to come here ... to this venue that I love so much and lose. I'm delighted with the victory and now we march on." Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Ben Woollaston both recorded whitewash victories as well, defeating Stuart Bingham and David Gilbert respectively. Barry Hawkins overcame Alfie Burden 5–4, while Jak Jones beat Allan Taylor 5–3 and Joe O'Connor defeated Stephen Maguire 5–1.[24][23]  Mark Selby defeated Liu Hongyu 5–2 and Mark Allen whitewashed David Lilley 5–0. Allen admitted afterwards that his practice was focused more on the upcoming 2025 World Championship held in Sheffield, England, saying: "To be honest, all eyes are on Sheffield for me now. ... Not taking anything away from the events leading up, but I'll be experimenting here and there to see if I can get something to work."[25][26] Switzerland's Alexander Ursenbacher defeated Jack Lisowski 5–3, commenting after the match "I've got so many supporters here. I just thought that at some point a German speaking player had to win a match here. It was a big goal for me." Irish professional Aaron Hill defeated two-time German Masters champion Mark Williams 5–2, making a 115 century break in the seventh frame, saying afterwards "I'm delighted, especially the way I finished off in one visit. It is great to beat someone like Mark Williams". Luca Brecel beat Jiang Jun 5–2 while Gary Wilson was defeated 4–5 by Daniel Wells.[25][27] Last 32 The second round was played on 29 January.[4] Kyren Wilson went 0–2 behind against Zhou Yuelong before leveling the match at 2–2 after requiring a snooker in the third frame. Zhou won the fifth frame but Wilson then took the next three frames to win the match 5–3. Wilson commented afterwards: "At 2–0 down today, I was all at sea. I couldn’t really settle in the match, but Zhou got off to a great start. I managed to get a snooker in the third frame and that flipped the match on its head." John Higgins won the first two frames of his encounter with Jak Jones but Jones came back to eventually defeat Higgins 5–3, setting up an encounter with Wilson in the last 16, a repeat of the 2024 World Championship final. Yuan Sijun met Ross Muir, both players having received byes into the second round, with Yuan winning the match 5–2 and Si Jiahui was defeated 4–5 by Xiao Guodong, in a repeat of the 2024 Wuhan Open final. Judd Trump whitewashed Joe O'Connor, making breaks of 77, 76, 75, 80 and 100.[28][29][30] Two-time German Masters champion Ali Carter was whitewashed 0–5 by Alexander Ursenbacher and Wu Yize overcame Mark Allen in a deciding frame to win 5–4. Neil Robertson made 4 centuries in his 5–4 victory over Hammad Miah and 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel was beaten 2–5 by Anthony McGill. Zhang Anda defeated Robert Milkins 5–2 and Shaun Murphy whitewashed Thai player Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, thereby winning 10 straight frames in the event.[28][30] Last 16_2014-02-01_18_(cropped).jpg) The third round was played on 30 January.[4] Barry Hawkins received a bye into the quarter-finals after his opponent Ricky Walden withdrew from the event on medical grounds.[31] Defending champion Judd Trump met Neil Robertson. Robertson won a close opening frame and then also took the second on a respotted black to lead 2–0. Trump equalised the scoreline at 2–2 but Robertson won the next three frames, making breaks of 86 and 131, to defeat Trump 5–3. Reigning World champion Kyren Wilson met Jak Jones, a repeat of the previous year's world final. Wilson and Jones shared the first four frames with Wilson making a 112 century break in the second frame but Jones took the fifth with a 123 break to lead 3–2. Wilson then won the next three frames, making a break of 103 in the sixth, to defeat Jones 5–3. After leading 4–0, Aaron Hill defeated Tom Ford 5–3 to reach his second career quarter-final. HIll said afterwards: "The crowd has been amazing all week. ... I think they like an underdog. Hopefully they can stay on my side." Xiao Guodong defeated Elliot Slessor 5–1 and Wu Yize beat Alexander Ursenbacher 5–2.[32][33][34] Quarter-finalsThe quarter finals are being played on 31 January.[4] Main drawThe 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.[4][34] Top half
Bottom half
Final
Qualifying roundsThe results of the qualifying rounds are 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.[3][35]
Century breaksMain stage centuriesA total of 65 century breaks have been made during the main stage of the tournament in Berlin.[36]
Qualifying stage centuriesA total of 31 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield.[37]
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