2017 German Masters

The 2017 F66.com German Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 1–5 February 2017 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

German Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–5 February 2017
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€367,000
Winner's share€80,000
Highest break Tom Ford (147)
Final
Champion Anthony Hamilton
Runner-up Ali Carter
Score9–6
2016
2018

Martin Gould was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-finals.[1]

Tom Ford made the 128th official maximum break and the third of his career in the second frame of his 5–2 win over Peter Ebdon in the first round.[2] Maximum breaks had already been made in the qualifying rounds by both Ali Carter and Ross Muir.[3]

Anthony Hamilton defeated Carter 9–6 to capture his first ranking title in his 26-year career, having trailed 2–5. At the age of 45, he also became the oldest ranking event winner since Doug Mountjoy was 46 winning the Classic in 1989. He is the third oldest winner of a ranking event after Mountjoy (46) and Ray Reardon (50 and 45).

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000[6] (€13,300).

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
 
                  
 
 
 
 
Martin Gould 5
 
 
 
Jamie Jones 0
 
Martin Gould 5
 
 
 
Ricky Walden 3
 
John Astley 4
 
 
 
Ricky Walden 5
 
Martin Gould 5
 
 
 
Ryan Day 2
 
Ryan Day 5
 
 
 
Mark Allen 1
 
Ryan Day 5
 
 
 
Robin Hull 4
 
Robin Hull 5
 
 
 
Jimmy White 4
 
Martin Gould 2
 
 
 
Ali Carter 6
 
Tom Ford 5
 
 
 
Peter Ebdon 2
 
Tom Ford 5
 
 
 
Mark King 2
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
 
 
 
Mark King 5
 
Tom Ford 2
 
 
 
Ali Carter 5
 
Stephen Maguire 1
 
 
 
Ali Carter 5
 
Ali Carter 5
 
 
 
Zhao Xintong 4
 
Sunny Akani 0
 
 
 
Zhao Xintong 5
 
Ali Carter 6
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton 9
 
Stuart Bingham 5
 
 
 
Zhang Yong 3
 
Stuart Bingham 5
 
 
 
David Gilbert 4
 
Marco Fu 3
 
 
 
David Gilbert 5
 
Stuart Bingham 5
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao 2
 
Michael Holt 5
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington 1
 
Michael Holt 1
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao 5
 
Dominic Dale 2
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao 5
 
Stuart Bingham 4
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton 6
 
Neil Robertson 4
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston 5
 
Ben Woollaston 2
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins 5
 
Barry Hawkins 5
 
 
 
Michael White 1
 
Barry Hawkins 4
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton 5
 
Anthony Hamilton 5
 
 
 
Mark Williams 3
 
Anthony Hamilton 5
 
 
 
Mark Selby 2
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 0
 
 
Mark Selby 5
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2017.
Ali Carter
 England
6–9 Anthony Hamilton
 England
Afternoon: 61–31, 69–1, 66–12, 36–72, 4–61, 116–7 (100), 69–8 (54), 28–64 (56)
Evening: 15–66, 1–118 (118), 20–78 (73), 0–74 (74), 53–70 (53, 70), 83–0, 13–63 (57)
100 Highest break 118
1 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches were played between 6 and 9 December 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[7]

Ali Carter made the 125th official maximum break in the fourth frame of his round 1 qualifying match against Wang Yuchen. It was Carter's second professional maximum break. On the same day, Ross Muir made the 126th official maximum break in the third frame of his round 1 qualifying match against Itaro Santos. It was Muir's first professional maximum break.

Round 1

Round 2

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 16[8]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 56[9]

References

  1. "German Masters: Martin Gould wins maiden ranking title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. http://www.worldsnooker.com/ford-makes-147-in-berlin/#
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "F66.com German Masters 2017". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10747983/german-masters-snooker-2017-draw-tv-schedule-results-odds
  7. "German Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "German Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2016-12-08. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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