2011 German Masters

The 2011 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2–6 February at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.

German Masters
Tournament information
Dates2–6 February 2011
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€280,000
Winner's share€50,000
Highest break John Higgins (143)
Final
Champion Mark Williams
Runner-up Mark Selby
Score9–7
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The event was last held in 1998, but it was non-ranking. John Parrott won in the final 6–4 against Mark Williams.[1]

Mark Williams won his 18th ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for 2011 is shown below:[3]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Berlin on 2 and 3 February 2011.[4][5][6][7]

Match Score
WC1 Anthony Hamilton 5–1 Pavel Leyk
WC2 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5–3 Tomasz Skalski
WC3 Jack Lisowski 5–2 Luca Brecel
WC4 Liu Song 2–5 Daniel Wells[8]
WC5 Nigel Bond 5–2 Stefan Kasper
WC6 Anthony McGill w/o–w/d Mario Wehrmann
WC7 Joe Swail 5–0 Hans Blanckaert
WC8 Robert Milkins 5–1 Lasse Münstermann

Main draw

[4][6][7]

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 Neil Robertson 4
Anthony Hamilton 5
Anthony Hamilton 2
10 Graeme Dott 5
10 Graeme Dott 5
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 1
10 Graeme Dott 5
8 Stephen Maguire 2
15 Ricky Walden 5
Jack Lisowski 2
15 Ricky Walden 0
8 Stephen Maguire 5
8 Stephen Maguire 5
Daniel Wells 2
10 Graeme Dott 4
6 Mark Selby 6
6 Mark Selby 5
Nigel Bond 1
6 Mark Selby 5
14 Stephen Hendry 3
14 Stephen Hendry 5
Judd Trump 2
6 Mark Selby 5
4 Ding Junhui 1
12 Peter Ebdon 5
Andrew Higginson 3
12 Peter Ebdon 2
4 Ding Junhui 5
4 Ding Junhui 5
Matthew Stevens 1
6 Mark Selby 7
3 Mark Williams 9
3 Mark Williams 5
Anthony McGill 1
3 Mark Williams 5
Dominic Dale 2
9 Ronnie O'Sullivan[9] w/d
Dominic Dale w/o
3 Mark Williams 5
Joe Perry 1
13 Jamie Cope 3
Joe Perry 5
Joe Perry 5
7 Ali Carter 1
7 Ali Carter 5
Stephen Lee 4
3 Mark Williams 6
Marco Fu 3
5 Shaun Murphy 5
Ryan Day 3
5 Shaun Murphy 2
Joe Swail 5
11 Mark Allen 3
Joe Swail 5
Joe Swail 1
Marco Fu 5
16 Mark King 1
Marco Fu 5
Marco Fu w/o
2 John Higgins[10] w/d
2 John Higgins 5
Robert Milkins 3

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 6 February 2011.[6]
Mark Selby (6)
 England		 7–9 Mark Williams (3)
 Wales
Afternoon: 92–0 (82), 0–84 (56), 0–108 (108), 99–1, 0–81, 71–0 (63), 42–83 (53), 0–105 (105)
Evening: 46–71, 54–41, 0–121 (96), 70–27, 83–7 (60), 70–45, 49–76, 0–83 (82)
82 Highest break 108
0 Century breaks 2
3 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 14 and 17 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[11][12][13][14]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames		 Round 2
Best of 9 frames		 Round 3
Best of 9 frames
                           
Anthony Hamilton 5
Kurt Maflin 4     Anthony Hamilton 5     Stuart Bingham 1
Fergal O'Brien 2   Adam Wicheard 1     Anthony Hamilton 5
Adam Wicheard 5
Patrick Wallace 0
Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5     Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5     Barry Hawkins 2
Alfie Burden 5   Alfie Burden 1     Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 5
Zhang Anda 2
Mike Dunn
Bye     Mike Dunn 3     Marcus Campbell 3
Jack Lisowski 5   Jack Lisowski 5     Jack Lisowski 5
James McBain 2
Jamie Burnett 5
James Wattana 4     Jamie Burnett 4     Ken Doherty 4
Bjorn Haneveer 3   Liu Song 5     Liu Song 5
Liu Song 5
Barry Pinches 4
Kyren Wilson 5     Kyren Wilson 2     Liang Wenbo 2
Nigel Bond 5   Nigel Bond 5     Nigel Bond 5
Reanne Evans 0
Jimmy White 5
Liam Highfield 2     Jimmy White 1     Judd Trump 5
Jimmy Robertson 5   Jimmy Robertson 5     Jimmy Robertson 3
Igor Figueiredo 2
Tony Drago 5
Kuldesh Johal 4     Tony Drago w/o     Andrew Higginson 5
Ian McCulloch 5   Ian McCulloch w/d     Tony Drago 2
Issara Kachaiwong 1
Rod Lawler 2
Simon Bedford 5     Simon Bedford 5     Matthew Stevens 5
Andy Hicks 5   Andy Hicks 2     Simon Bedford 3
Paul Davison 1
Joe Jogia 1
Jamie O'Neill 5     Jamie O'Neill 1     Tom Ford 2
Anthony McGill 5   Anthony McGill 5     Anthony McGill 5
Michael White 2
Stuart Pettman w/d
Xiao Guodong w/o     Xiao Guodong 3     Gerard Greene 3
Dominic Dale 5   Dominic Dale 5     Dominic Dale 5
David Morris 4
Mark Joyce 5
Andrew Pagett 1     Mark Joyce 3     Joe Perry 5
Alan McManus 5   Alan McManus 5     Alan McManus 3
Jak Jones 0
Matthew Selt 5
Ben Woollaston 3     Matthew Selt 5     Stephen Lee 5
Michael Holt 3   David Gilbert 3     Matthew Selt 2
David Gilbert 5
Rory McLeod 3
Matthew Couch 5     Matthew Couch 2     Ryan Day 5
Steve Davis w/o   Steve Davis 5     Steve Davis 0
Michael Judge w/d
Peter Lines 2
Joe Delaney 5     Joe Delaney 2     Martin Gould 0
Joe Swail 5   Joe Swail 5     Joe Swail 5
Justin Astley 1  
Dave Harold 5
Dermot McGlinchey 0     Dave Harold 5     Marco Fu 5
Adrian Gunnell 5   Adrian Gunnell 2     Dave Harold 3
Noppon Saengkham 0
Robert Milkins 5
Jimmy Michie 4     Robert Milkins 5     Mark Davis 4
Jamie Jones 5   Jamie Jones 3     Robert Milkins 5
Liu Chuang 2

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[15]

Televised stage centuries

[16]

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