German Masters 2020

German Masters 2020 BetVictor German Masters 2020
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Tempodrom , Berlin
Opening:	January 29, 2020
Endgame:	February 2, 2020
Winner:	Judd Trump
Finalist:	Neil Robertson
Highest Break:	143 ( Tom Ford )
← 2019

The BetVictor German Masters 2020 was a snooker tournament of the Snooker Main Tour of the 2019/20 season . From January 29th to February 2nd the professional players competed in the Tempodrom in Berlin . It was the 10th edition of the tournament since it was reissued in 2011.

Defending champion was the Englishman Kyren Wilson , who this year failed in the second qualifying round to Zhao Xintong . The winner of the tournament was the reigning world champion and world number one Judd Trump , who defeated Australian Neil Robertson 9: 6 in the final. The highest break of the tournament with 143 points was scored by Englishman Tom Ford in qualification.

Prize money

There was no change in the prize money (apart from an increase for the highest break) compared to the previous year.

However, the new sponsor BetVictor offered an additional bonus of £ 150,000 for the player who did best in the four tournaments of the "European Series". These four are the European Masters , the German Masters, the Shoot-Out and the Gibraltar Open .

	Prize money
winner	£ 80,000
finalist	£ 35,000
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000
Quarter finalist	£ 10,000
Round of 16	£ 5,000
Last 32	£ 4,000
Last 64	£ 3,000
Highest break	£ 5,000
All in all	£ 400,000

Main round

On Wednesday, January 29, the main tournament in Berlin began with the 32 players who had survived the two qualifying rounds at the end of 2019.

	Round 1 best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	40	Zhao Xintong	5
	32	Anthony McGill	2
						40	Zhao Xintong	5
						17th	Gary Wilson	1
	69	Jak Jones	1
	17th	Gary Wilson	5
											40	Zhao Xintong	3
											9	Shaun Murphy	5
	24	Tom Ford	1
	9	Shaun Murphy	5
						9	Shaun Murphy	5
						25th	Scott Donaldson	2
	25th	Scott Donaldson	5
	8th	Ding Junhui	4th
																9	Shaun Murphy	1
																4th	Neil Robertson	6th
	5	John Higgins	4th
	59	Robbie Williams	5
						59	Robbie Williams	3
						73	Elliot Slessor	5
	47	Robert Milkins	3
	73	Elliot Slessor	5
											73	Elliot Slessor	0
											4th	Neil Robertson	5
	86	Alexander Ursenbacher	4th
	99	Mitchell Mann	5
						99	Mitchell Mann	0
						4th	Neil Robertson	5
	83	Ian Burns	1
	4th	Neil Robertson	5
																					4th	Neil Robertson	6th
																					2	Judd Trump	9
	3	Mark Williams	5
	45	Yuan Sijun	2
						3	Mark Williams	2
						19th	Graeme Dott	5
	62	Tian Pengfei	4th
	19th	Graeme Dott	5
											19th	Graeme Dott	5
											27	Matthew Selt	2
	93	Kishan Hirani	2
	78	Nigel Bond	5
						78	Nigel Bond	2
						27	Matthew Selt	5
	27	Matthew Selt	5
	90	Jamie Clarke	0
																19th	Graeme Dott	4th
																2	Judd Trump	6th
	118	Gerard Greene	1
	48	Michael Georgiou	5
						48	Michael Georgiou	5
						53	Sunny Akani	3
	94	David Grace	0
	53	Sunny Akani	5
											48	Michael Georgiou	1
											2	Judd Trump	5
	36	Luca Brecel	5
	15th	Joe Perry	0
						36	Luca Brecel	3
						2	Judd Trump	5
	31	Noppon Saengkham	1
	2	Judd Trump	5

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Rob Spencer Tempodrom ,  Berlin , Germany , February 2, 2020
Neil Robertson	6: 9	Judd Trump
Afternoon session: 0: 82 (60), 74 : 48, 29: 77 (64), 120 : 1 (120), 72 : 71 (Trump 71), 78 : 4 (77), 0: 98 (69), 0 : 77 Evening session: 7: 65 (54), 33: 79 (75), 67 : 22 (66), 0: 75 (59), 0: 67 , 65 : 25, 12: 101 (100)
120	Highest break	100
1	Century breaks	1
2	50+ breaks	7th

qualification

As in previous years, the qualification in Barnsley took place in the Metrodome . After the European Masters , it is the second tournament of the season with two qualifying rounds. From December 20 to 22, 2019, the 32 players who competed in Berlin a month and a half later were selected from the field of professionals.

First round best of 9 frames Second round best of 9 frames                   1   Kyren Wilson 5   108   Rod Lawler 1     1   Kyren Wilson 4th   40   Zhao Xintong 5 65   Ken Doherty 4th 40   Zhao Xintong 5   32   Anthony McGill 5   100   Jackson Page 2     32   Anthony McGill 5   35   Liang Wenbo 1 35   Liang Wenbo 5 119   Jimmy White 3   16   Ali Carter 5   114   Simon Lichtenberg 3     16   Ali Carter 4th   69   Jak Jones 5 69   Jak Jones 5 63   Sam Craigie 4th   17th   Gary Wilson 5   51   Alan McManus 3     17th   Gary Wilson 5   103   Xu Si 1 103   Xu Si 5 37   Hossein Vafaei 3   80   Oliver Lines 5   76   Alfie Burden 2     80   Oliver Lines 3   24   Tom Ford 5 24   Tom Ford 5 38   Ben Woollaston 3   88   Thor Chuan Leong 1   91   Dominic Dale 5     91   Dominic Dale 1   9   Shaun Murphy 5 9   Shaun Murphy 5 68   Joe O'Connor 2   81   Harvey Chandler 5   115   Billy Castle 2     81   Harvey Chandler 4th   25th   Scott Donaldson 5 25th   Scott Donaldson 5 98   Si Jiahui 1   33   Matthew Stevens 5   50   Peter Ebdon 4th     33   Matthew Stevens 2   8th   Ding Junhui 5 8th   Ding Junhui 5 122   Alex Borg 0   5   John Higgins 5   95   Adam Stefanów 1     5   John Higgins 5   43   Li Hang 4th 43   Li Hang 5 64   Mei Xiwen 4th   28   Mark Davis 5   97   Chang Bingyu 2     28   Mark Davis 4th   59   Robbie Williams 5 116   David Lilley 1 59   Robbie Williams 5   12   Stuart Bingham 5   55   Lu Ning 0     12   Stuart Bingham 3   47   Robert Milkins 5 113   Duane Jones 0 47   Robert Milkins 5   21st   Jimmy Robertson 5   96   Eden Sharav 0     21st   Jimmy Robertson 2   73   Elliot Slessor 5 73   Elliot Slessor 5 123   Fraser Patrick 3   39   Michael Holt 1   86   Alexander Ursenbacher 5     86   Alexander Ursenbacher 5   20th   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2 20th   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5 92   Zhang Jiankang 1   46   Chris Wakelin 4th   99   Mitchell Mann 5     99   Mitchell Mann 5   56   Michael White 1 13   Jack Lisowski 1 56   Michael White 5   83   Ian Burns 5   A.   Paul Davison 1     83   Ian Burns 5   71   Zhang Anda 3 29   Lü Haotian 1 71   Zhang Anda 5   A.   Lukas Kleckers 4th   106   Igor Figueiredo 5     106   Igor Figueiredo 2   4th   Neil Robertson 5 4th   Neil Robertson 5 34   Martin O'Donnell 3

First round best of 9 frames Second round best of 9 frames                   3   Mark Williams 5   121   Andy Hicks 1     3   Mark Williams 5   42   Mark King 2 42   Mark King 5 124   Riley Parsons 1   30th   Zhou Yuelong 5   A.   Julian Boyko 1     30th   Zhou Yuelong 3   45   Yuan Sijun 5 45   Yuan Sijun 5 87   Chen Feilong 3   14th   Stephen Maguire 5   112   Soheil Vahedi 3     14th   Stephen Maguire 3   62   Tian Pengfei 5 62   Tian Pengfei 5 117   Lei Peifan 4th   19th   Graeme Dott 5   72   Craig Steadman 4th     19th   Graeme Dott 5   82   Ashley Carty 0 67   Luo Honghao 2 82   Ashley Carty 5   74   Sam Baird 4th   93   Kishan Hirani 5     93   Kishan Hirani 5   60   Andrew Higginson 3 22nd   Ryan Day 3 60   Andrew Higginson 5   57   Liam Highfield 2   78   Nigel Bond 5     78   Nigel Bond 5   75   Jordan Brown 3 11   David Gilbert 4th 75   Jordan Brown 5   111   Bai Langning 5   102   James Cahill 4th     111   Bai Langning 3   27   Matthew Selt 5 27   Matthew Selt 5 120   Peter Lines 3   90   Jamie Clarke 5   110   Brandon Sargeant 2     90   Jamie Clarke 5   6th   Mark Selby 4th 6th   Mark Selby 5 89   Fan Zhengyi 0   7th   Mark Allen 5   41   Kurt Maflin 3     7th   Mark Allen 4th   118   Gerard Greene 5 118   Gerard Greene 5 79   Lee Walker 3   26th   Ricky Walden 4th   58   Martin Gould 5     58   Martin Gould 2   48   Michael Georgiou 5 61   Mark Joyce 0 48   Michael Georgiou 5   10   Barry Hawkins 2   A.   Ross Bulman 5     A.   Ross Bulman 3   94   David Grace 5 77   John Astley 4th 94   David Grace 5   23   Xiao Guodong 0   53   Sunny Akani 5     53   Sunny Akani 5   49   Anthony Hamilton 1 49   Anthony Hamilton 5 84   Hammad Miah 1   36   Luca Brecel 5   85   Louis Heathcote 3     36   Luca Brecel 5   18th   Yan Bingtao 1 18th   Yan Bingtao 5 54   Marco Fu 4th   105   Barry Pinches 5   101   Andy Lee 3     105   Barry Pinches 2   15th   Joe Perry 5 15th   Joe Perry 5 66   Fergal O'Brien 2   107   Jamie O'Neill 4th   109   Kacper Filipiak 5     109   Kacper Filipiak 2   31   Noppon Saengkham 5 31   Noppon Saengkham 5 70   Mike Dunn 4th   44   Stuart Carrington 5   104   Chen Zifan 0     44   Stuart Carrington 2   2   Judd Trump 5 2   Judd Trump 5 52   Daniel Wells 1

A = amateur player (not on the main tour during the 2019/20 season)

Century breaks

Main round

33 century breaks were played by 18 players. The highest break was achieved by John Higgins with a 138. The second-placed Australian Neil Robertson played most of the Centurys with six pieces .

John Higgins 138, 134 Neil Robertson 136, 133, 129, 120, 101 (2 ×) Gary Wilson 134, 108 Mark J. Williams 133, 106 Nigel Bond 132 Scott Donaldson 132 Elliot Slessor 130 Shaun Murphy 129, 127 Yuan Sijun 126

Judd Trump 122, 119, 114, 110, 100 Luca Brecel 122, 102 Robbie Williams 122 Graeme Dott 121 Robert Milkins 119 Michael Georgiou 112 Mitchell Mann 111, 110 Matthew Selt 108 Sunny Akani 102

qualification

A total of 77 century breaks were achieved by 51 players. 143 points in a row, scored by Tom Ford in Round 2, remained the highest break of the tournament and earned the Englishman an extra £ 5,000 .

Tom Ford 143, 129 Michael Georgiou 142, 137, 124 Hossein Vafaei 141 Robert Milkins 140, 106 Zhang Anda 140 Zhao Xintong 139, 137, 127, 109 Louis Heathcote 135 John Astley 135 Yan Bingtao 134, 131 Liang Wenbo 133 Zhou Yuelong 133 Kyren Wilson 132, 130 Ricky Walden 132, 103 Kacper Filipiak 131, 111 Kurt Maflin 131 Xu Si 130 Dominic Dale 126, 106 Mark Davis 126 Stuart Bingham 124, 115 Li Hang 123, 113 Luca Brecel 123, 105 Kishan Hirani 122 Jack Lisowski 119 Ali Carter 118 Fraser Patrick 118 Joe Perry 118

Sam Craigie 117 Judd Trump 116, 109, 107 Gary Wilson 115, 100 (2 ×) Ian Burns 115 Ashley Carty 114, 102, 100 Jimmy Robertson 114 Soheil Vahedi 113 Noppon Saengkham 111, 106 Anthony Hamilton 110 Alexander Ursenbacher 110 Bai Langning 109 Lee Walker 109 Igor Figueiredo 108, 101 Sam Baird 108 Andrew Higginson 107 Barry Hawkins 106 David Gilbert 104, 103 Matthew Stevens 104, 100 Fergal O'Brien 103 Scott Donaldson 102 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 101 Yuan Sijun 101 Neil Robertson 100 (2 ×) Ryan Day 100 Mark Selby 100

swell

1. ↑ 2019-2020 Season Summary. (PDF; 144 kB) In: wst.tv. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , September 19, 2019, accessed September 27, 2019 . 
2. ↑ BetVictor European Masters. In: wst.tv. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , May 10, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} BetVictor German Masters (2020). Snooker.org, accessed January 31, 2020 . 
4. ↑ European Masters 2020 Qualifier & German Masters 2020 Qualifier. (PDF; 22 kB) Provisional Format of Play. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , December 10, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
5. ↑ BetVictor German Masters 2020 Qualifiers. (PDF; 256 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , December 9, 2019, accessed December 15, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Century Breaks the main round of the German Masters. In: worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed February 2, 2020 . 
7. ↑ BetVictor German Masters 2020 Qualifiers - Centuries. In: worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed February 2, 2020 .