2012 German Masters

2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–5 February 2012 (2012-02-01 – 2012-02-05)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€280,000
Winner's share€50,000
Highest break Stephen Maguire (SCO) (130)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score9–7
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Snooker tournament

The 2012 German Masters (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2012 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that PartyPoker.net sponsored the event.[1]

Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin. This was Dunn's first 147 break.[2] Stephen Hendry missed the final stage of a ranking event for the first time in 15 years after losing 1–5 to James Wattana in the final qualifying round.[3]

Mark Williams was the defending champion,[4] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final.[5][6][7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

  • Winner: €50,000
  • Runner-up: €30,000
  • Semi-final: €15,000
  • Quarter-final: €9,000
  • Last 16: €6,000
  • Last 32: €3,750
  • Last 48: €1,500
  • Stage two highest break: €2,000
  • Total: €280,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Berlin on 1 February 2012.[9][10][11]

Match Score
WC1  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–1  Patrick Einsle (GER)
WC2  Adrian Gunnell (ENG) 5–3  Peter Bullen (BEL)
WC3  Yu Delu (CHN) 5–3  Chris Norbury (ENG)
WC4  Mike Dunn (ENG) 3–5  Craig Steadman (ENG)
WC5  Liu Song (CHN) 5–0  Soner Sari (TUR)
WC6  James Wattana (THA) w/o–w/d  Mario Wehrmann (NLD)
WC7  Paul Davison (ENG) 5–2  Krzysztof Wróbel (POL)
WC8  Tom Ford (ENG) 5–1  Philip Arnold (IRL)

Main draw

[9][10][11]

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
               
1  Mark Williams (WAL) 5
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 0
1 Wales Mark Williams 5
11 England Stuart Bingham 2
11  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5
 Peter Ebdon (ENG) 3
1 Wales Mark Williams 3
13 England Stephen Lee 5
13  Stephen Lee (ENG) 5
 Adrian Gunnell (ENG) 2
13 England Stephen Lee 5
China Yu Delu 2
5  Ding Junhui (CHN) 3
 Yu Delu (CHN) 5
13 England Stephen Lee 4
14 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
7  Ali Carter (ENG) 4
 Joe Perry (ENG) 5
England Joe Perry 1
14 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
14  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4
14 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
15 Wales Matthew Stevens 3
15  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 5
 Craig Steadman (ENG) 1
15 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
4 Australia Neil Robertson 1
4  Neil Robertson (AUS) 5
 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 2
14 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 7
3  Mark Selby (ENG) 5
 Liu Song (CHN) 0
3 England Mark Selby 5
10 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
10  Graeme Dott (SCO) 5
 James Wattana (THA) 0
3 England Mark Selby 3
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
16  Martin Gould (ENG) 1
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 5
England Ricky Walden 2
6 England Shaun Murphy 5
6  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 0
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
8  Judd Trump (ENG) 5
 Paul Davison (ENG) 1
8 England Judd Trump 5
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
12  Mark Allen (NIR) 5
 Tom Ford (ENG) 4
8 England Judd Trump 4
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
9  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5
 Ryan Day (WAL) 1
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 0
2  John Higgins (SCO) 5
 Mark Davis (ENG) 1

Final

Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Maguire behind the trophy before the last session of the final. In the background the referee Michaela Tabb.
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2012.[11][12]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (14)
 England 		9–7 Stephen Maguire (9)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 111–26 (111), 0–130 (130), 8–106 (106), 5–132 (128), 58–73 (O'Sullivan 58), 63–8, 20–69 (55), 75–24 (75)
Evening: 0–115 (69), 89–47 (89), 78–0 (54), 68–59 (Maguire 52), 94–37 (67), 75–31, 43–82 (82), 66–41
111 Highest break 130
1 Century breaks 3
6 50+ breaks 7

Qualifying

These matches were held between 21 and 25 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[13][14][15] Matches were over 9 frames.

Preliminary round

 Lucky Vatnani (IND) 2–5  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)
 Daniel Wells (WAL) 1–5  Luca Brecel (BEL)

Round 1

 Mark Joyce (ENG) 4–5  David Grace (ENG)
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 1–5  Sam Craigie (ENG)
 Joe Jogia (ENG) 4–5  Stuart Carrington (ENG)
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5–3  Matthew Couch (ENG)
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) w/o–w/d  Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)
 Adrian Gunnell (ENG) 5–1  Sam Baird (ENG)
 Alfie Burden (ENG) 5–2  Scott MacKenzie (SCO)
 Barry Pinches (ENG) 4–5  Yu Delu (CHN)
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 5–0  Tian Pengfei (CHN)
 Steve Davis (ENG) 5– 3  Joe Meara (NIR)
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) 5–1  Rod Lawler (ENG)
 Jamie Jones (WAL) 5–2  Andrew Norman (ENG)
 Tony Drago (MLT) 2–5  Adam Wicheard (ENG)
 Mike Dunn (ENG) 5–0  Kurt Maflin (NOR)
 Jamie Burnett (SCO) 5–2 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng
 Peter Lines (ENG) 5–2  Simon Bedford (ENG)
 Rory McLeod (ENG) 5–2  Kacper Filipiak (POL)
 Liu Song (CHN) 5–3  Liam Highfield (ENG)
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 1–5  Andrew Pagett (WAL)
 James Wattana (THA) 5–3  Passakorn Suwannawat (THA)
 Liu Chuang (CHN) 5–3  Ian McCulloch (ENG)
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5–3  Aditya Mehta (IND)
 Alan McManus (SCO) w/o–w/d  Robin Hull (FIN)
 Andy Hicks (ENG) 5–2  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
 Gerard Greene (NIR) 2–5  David Morris (IRL)
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 4–5  Paul Davison (ENG)
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 5–3  David Hogan (IRL)
 Joe Swail (NIR) 5–1 Belgium Luca Brecel
 Dave Harold (ENG) 3–5  Adam Duffy (ENG)
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 5–3  Li Yan (CHN)
 Michael Holt (ENG) 2–5  Michael White (WAL)
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5–3  David Gilbert (ENG)

Round 2

England David Grace 2–5 England Sam Craigie
England Stuart Carrington 3–5 England Jimmy White
England Jimmy Robertson 0–5 England Adrian Gunnell
England Alfie Burden 2–5 China Yu Delu
England Robert Milkins 5–1 England Steve Davis
England Ben Woollaston 2–5 Wales Jamie Jones
England Adam Wicheard 0–5 England Mike Dunn
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3–5 England Peter Lines
England Rory McLeod 3–5 China Liu Song
Wales Andrew Pagett 1–5 Thailand James Wattana
China Liu Chuang 5–3 China Liang Wenbo
Scotland Alan McManus 4–5 England Andy Hicks
Republic of Ireland David Morris 3–5 England Paul Davison
England Anthony Hamilton 5–4 Northern Ireland Joe Swail
England Adam Duffy 4–5 Scotland Anthony McGill
Wales Michael White 5–2 China Xiao Guodong

Round 3

 Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–4 England Sam Craigie
 Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5–4 England Jimmy White
 Marco Fu (HKG) 1–5 England Adrian Gunnell
 Jamie Cope (ENG) 3–5 China Yu Delu
 Joe Perry (ENG) 5–3 England Robert Milkins
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 5–2 Wales Jamie Jones
 Mark King (ENG) 3–5 England Mike Dunn
 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 5–3 England Peter Lines
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 4–5 China Liu Song
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) 1–5 Thailand James Wattana
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–1 China Liu Chuang
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5–4 England Andy Hicks
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 4–5 England Paul Davison
 Tom Ford (ENG) 5–0 England Anthony Hamilton
 Ryan Day (WAL) 5–4 Scotland Anthony McGill
 Mark Davis (ENG) 5–2 Wales Michael White

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[16]

Televised stage centuries

Stephen Maguire played the highest century of the televised stage with 130.

[17]

Gallery

References

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  6. ^ "O'Sullivan fights back to land Masters". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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  8. ^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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  10. ^ a b "2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  11. ^ a b c "PartyPoker.net German Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  12. ^ "German Masters: Final – Match 39: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stephen Maguire". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  13. ^ "2012 German Masters qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  14. ^ "German Masters Qualifiers". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  15. ^ "PartyPoker.net German Masters Qualifiers (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  16. ^ "Qualifying stage century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  17. ^ "Televised stage century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

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