2019 German Masters

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2019 D88.com German Masters
Tournament information
Dates30 January – 3 February 2019 (2019-01-30 2019-02-03)
Venue Tempodrom
City Berlin
CountryGermany
Organisation World Snooker
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £400,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG) (139)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)
Score9–7
2018
2020
Tempodrom (Berlin) Tempodrom.jpg
Tempodrom (Berlin)
Interior of main arena during the 2012 German Masters final Stephen Maguire, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Michaela Tabb Totale.JPG
Interior of main arena during the 2012 German Masters final

The 2019 German Masters (officially the 2019 D88.com German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 30 January to 3 February 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The tournament was the eleventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Contents

The event was won by Kyren Wilson, who won his third career ranking event, defeating David Gilbert in the final 9–7. [1]

Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 5–0 to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals. [2]

Judd Trump made his fourth career maximum break, in the second qualifying round of the event, in his 5–0 win over Lukas Kleckers. [3] David Gilbert made the main event's highest break; with a break of 139.

Despite never previously reaching the last 16 of a ranking event, Duane Jones reached the semi-finals, defeating top 16 players Ding Junhui and Jack Lisowski.

Tournament Summary

Two rounds of qualifying took place between 18 and 21 December 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. [4] The main event featured 32 players, held between 30 January and 3 February 2019 on four tables.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [5]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £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 Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)3
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 0
 
Flag of England.svg  Sam Baird  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 0
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)3
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 1
 
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)4
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 1
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)5
 
 
 
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Michael Georgiou  (CYP)1
 
Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 2
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)5
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)2
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 9
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 7
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Sijun 3
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Duane Jones 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)2
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Duane Jones  (WAL)5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Duane Jones 5
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 3
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)5
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)5
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Duane Jones 1
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 6
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)5
 
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)1
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 0
 
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)2
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 5
 
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)2
 
Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 4
 
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)1
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)5
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 3 February 2019.
Kyren Wilson
Flag of England.svg  England
9–7 David Gilbert
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:79–25, 74–0, 1–92, 87–0, 69–41, 0–95, 45–80, 101–0
Evening: 24–85, 0–102, 27–87, 36–94, 93–18, 58–47, 103–3, 78–0
93Highest break95
0Century breaks0

Qualifying

Two rounds of qualifying matches took place between 18 and 21 December 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. [6] All matches were best of 9 frames.

Round 1

Round 2

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 28

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 80

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