2018 German Masters

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2018 D88 German Masters
Tournament information
Dates31 January – 4 February 2018 (2018-01-31 2018-02-04)
City Berlin
CountryGermany
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £364,500
Winner's share£80,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG) (140)
Final
ChampionFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)
Score9–1
2017
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.

Contents

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
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Gary Wilson 3
 
Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)2
 
Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson 3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 2
 
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)4
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)5
 
 
 
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Michael Georgiou  (CYP)3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 2
 
Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yu Delu  (CHN)4
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Niu Zhuang  (CHN)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 4
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)5
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)1
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
 
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
 
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Mei Xiwen 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Hammad Miah  (ENG)1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Mei Xiwen  (CHN)5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)1
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 2
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)5
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)3
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2018.
Mark Williams
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
9–1 Graeme Dott
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon:79–1, 73–8, 56–72, 66–64, 79–0, 76–40, 74–43, 132–0 (110)
Evening:66–16, 86–8
110Highest break64
1Century breaks0

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]

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