2012 German Masters

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]

PartyPoker.net German Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–5 February 2012
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€280,000
Winner's share€50,000
Highest break Stephen Maguire (130)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Stephen Maguire
Score9–7
2011
2013

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]

Wildcard round

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

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

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

Preliminary round

Best of 9 frames

Lucky Vatnani2–5 Dechawat Poomjaeng
Daniel Wells1–5 Luca Brecel
Round 1–3
  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
                           
Mark Joyce 4
David Grace 5     David Grace 2     Ken Doherty 5
Jack Lisowski 1   Sam Craigie 5     Sam Craigie 4
Sam Craigie 5
Joe Jogia 4
Stuart Carrington 5     Stuart Carrington 3     Peter Ebdon 5
Jimmy White 5   Jimmy White 5     Jimmy White 4
Matthew Couch 3
Jimmy Robertson w/o
Bjorn Haneveer w/d     Jimmy Robertson 0     Marco Fu 1
Adrian Gunnell 5   Adrian Gunnell 5     Adrian Gunnell 5
Sam Baird 1
Alfie Burden 5
Scott MacKenzie 2     Alfie Burden 2     Jamie Cope 3
Barry Pinches 4   Yu Delu 5     Yu Delu 5
Yu Delu 5
Robert Milkins 5
Tian Pengfei 0     Robert Milkins 5     Joe Perry 5
Steve Davis 5   Steve Davis 1     Robert Milkins 3
Joe Meara 3
Ben Woollaston 5
Rod Lawler 1     Ben Woollaston 2     Andrew Higginson 5
Jamie Jones 5   Jamie Jones 5     Jamie Jones 2
Andrew Norman 2
Tony Drago 2
Adam Wicheard 5     Adam Wicheard 0     Mark King 3
Mike Dunn 5   Mike Dunn 5     Mike Dunn 5
Kurt Maflin 0
Jamie Burnett 5
Dechawat Poomjaeng 2     Jamie Burnett 3     Marcus Campbell 5
Peter Lines 5   Peter Lines 5     Peter Lines 3
Simon Bedford 2
Rory McLeod 5
Kacper Filipiak 2     Rory McLeod 3     Fergal O'Brien 4
Liu Song 5   Liu Song 5     Liu Song 5
Liam Highfield 3
Nigel Bond 1
Andrew Pagett 5     Andrew Pagett 1     Stephen Hendry 1
James Wattana 5   James Wattana 5     James Wattana 5
Passakorn Suwannawat 3
Liu Chuang 5
Ian McCulloch 3     Liu Chuang 5     Ricky Walden 5
Liang Wenbo 5   Liang Wenbo 3     Liu Chuang 1
Aditya Mehta 3
Alan McManus w/o
Robin Hull w/d     Alan McManus 4     Barry Hawkins 5
Andy Hicks 5   Andy Hicks 5     Andy Hicks 4
Cao Yupeng 2
Gerard Greene 2
David Morris 5     David Morris 3     Dominic Dale 4
Matthew Selt 4   Paul Davison 5     Paul Davison 5
Paul Davison 5
Anthony Hamilton 5
David Hogan 3     Anthony Hamilton 5     Tom Ford 5
Joe Swail 5   Joe Swail 4     Anthony Hamilton 0
Luca Brecel 1  
Dave Harold 3
Adam Duffy 5     Adam Duffy 4     Ryan Day 5
Anthony McGill 5   Anthony McGill 5     Anthony McGill 4
Li Yan 3
Michael Holt 2
Michael White 5     Michael White 5     Mark Davis 5
Xiao Guodong 5   Xiao Guodong 2     Michael White 2
David Gilbert 3

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[16]

Televised stage centuries

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

[17]

References

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