| Tournament name | 2018 D88 German Masters |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 January 2018 – 4 February 2018 |
| Location | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £364,500 |
| Winners share | £80,000 |
| Highest break | Judd Trump (England) (140) |
| Winner | Mark Williams (Wales) |
| Runner up | Graeme Dott (Scotland) |
| Score | 9–1 |
| Previous | 2017 |
| Next | 2019 |
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]
- Winner: £80,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £5,000
- Last 32: £4,000
- Last 64: £2,000
- Highest break: £1,500
- Total: £364,500
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2018. | ||
| Mark Williams | 9–1 | Graeme Dott |
| 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
Round 2
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]
- 140 – Chen Zifan
- 138 – Christopher Keogan
- 135 – Alfie Burden
- 132, 131, 113, 106 – Jimmy Robertson
- 130, 120, 113 – Mark Allen
- 129 – Michael White
- 126 – Zhang Anda
- 125, 121 – Robin Hull
- 125, 109 – Niu Zhuang
- 124 – Andrew Higginson
- 123 – Cao Yupeng
- 123 – Yu Delu
- 122, 121 – Rory McLeod
- 122 – Xiao Guodong
- 121, 106 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 121 – Stuart Carrington
- 121 – Sam Craigie
- 120 – Mark Joyce
- 119, 115 – Mark Selby
- 119 – Liam Highfield
- 119 – Michael Holt
- 119 – Daniel Wells
- 116 – Michael Georgiou
- 116 – Zhao Xintong
- 114, 109, 108, 102 – Judd Trump
- 113 – Barry Hawkins
- 112, 100 – Matthew Stevens
- 110 – Mark Davis
- 105 – David Gilbert
- 105 – Jamie Jones
- 105 – Robert Milkins
- 104 – David Grace
- 104 – Jackson Page
- 103 – Fergal O'Brien
- 101 – Neil Robertson
- 101 – Soheil Vahedi
- 101 – Yuan Sijun
- 100 – Liang Wenbo
References
- ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar". 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". 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.