2018 German Masters

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.

2018 D88 German Masters
Tournament information
Dates31 January – 4 February 2018 (2018-01-31 2018-02-04)
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking 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)
Score9–1
2017
2019

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]

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
 
England Jimmy Robertson 5
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson 3
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)2
 
England Jimmy Robertson 3
 
 
 
Wales Mark Williams5
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 3
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 5
 
Wales Mark Williams 5
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt 2
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) 4
 
Wales Mark Williams 6
 
 
 
England Judd Trump 1
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) 5
 
 
 
 Michael Georgiou (CYP) 3
 
China Ding Junhui 5
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden 2
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)5
 
China Ding Junhui 3
 
 
 
England Judd Trump 5
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Yu Delu (CHN) 4
 
England Joe Perry 3
 
 
 
England Judd Trump 5
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 5
 
Wales Mark Williams 9
 
 
 
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
 
 Niu Zhuang (CHN) 2
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG) 5
 
England Mark Davis 4
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day 5
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 5
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 1
 
Wales Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy 5
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 5
 
England Mark Joyce 1
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy 5
 
 Alan McManus (SCO) 2
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5
 
England Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
Scotland Graeme Dott 6
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) 5
 
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
 
 
 
China Mei Xiwen 4
 
 Hammad Miah (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 Mei Xiwen (CHN) 5
 
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong 4
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5
 
China Liang Wenbo 2
 
 
 
China 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 (79), 73–8, 56–72 (56, 64), 66–64, 79–0 (79), 76–40 (66), 74–43, 132–0 (110)
Evening: 66–16 (66), 86–8 (50)
110 Highest break 64
1 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 1

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

Round 2

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 27[6]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 52[7]

References

  1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. "Robertson End's Sheriff's Reign". World Snooker. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Mark Williams: Welsh snooker player claims German Masters win". BBC Sport. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. "D88 GERMAN MASTERS". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  7. "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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