Tournament information | |
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Dates | 31 January – 4 February 2018 |
City | Berlin |
Country | Germany |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking 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) |
Score | 9–1 |
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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]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [4] [5]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.
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, 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 |
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.
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Total: 27 [6]
Total: 52 [7]
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