2016 German Masters

2016 918.com German Masters
Tournament information
Dates3–7 February 2016 (2016-02-03 – 2016-02-07)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€367,000
Winner's share€80,000
Highest break Judd Trump (ENG) (125)
Final
Champion Martin Gould (ENG)
Runner-up Luca Brecel (BEL)
Score9–5
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Snooker tournament

The 2016 German Masters (officially the 2016 918.com German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–7 February 2016 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.

The defending champion Mark Selby lost 3–5 against Stephen Maguire in the last 16.[1]

Martin Gould won the first ranking title of his professional career, defeating Luca Brecel 9–5 in the final.[2] German referee Maike Kesseler officiated at her first ranking final.[3]

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: €80,000
  • Runner-up: €35,000
  • Semi-final: €20,000
  • Quarter-final: €10,000
  • Last 16: €5,000
  • Last 32: €4,000
  • Last 64: €2,000
  • Televised highest break: €4,000
  • Total: €367,000

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
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Steven Hallworth (ENG) 0
 
England Mark Selby3
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire5
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 1
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire1
 
 
 
Scotland Graeme Dott5
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) 5
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN) 0
 
Scotland Graeme Dott5
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins3
 
 Alan McManus (SCO) 2
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5
 
Scotland Graeme Dott2
 
 
 
England Martin Gould6
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) 0
 
England Judd Trump5
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda1
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG) 0
 
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN) 5
 
England Judd Trump4
 
 
 
England Martin Gould5
 
 Martin Gould (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 4
 
England Martin Gould5
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston0
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4
 
England Martin Gould9
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel5
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) 2
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) 5
 
Belgium Luca Brecel5
 
 
 
Norway Kurt Maflin3
 
 Marco Fu (HKG) 1
 
 
 
 Kurt Maflin (NOR) 5
 
Belgium Luca Brecel5
 
 
 
England Mark Joyce4
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) 2
 
England Mark Joyce5
 
 
 
England Mark King2
 
 Mark King (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 4
 
Belgium Luca Brecel6
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson3
 
 Ian Burns (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG) 5
 
England Michael Holt4
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson5
 
 Rory McLeod (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 5
 
England Kyren Wilson5
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day4
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 5
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) 3
 
Wales Ryan Day5
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham3
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 2
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 7 February 2016.
Martin Gould
 England
9–5
Luca Brecel
 Belgium
Afternoon: 21–96 (68), 55–50, 52–41, 72–1 (72), 31–73 (51), 83–0 (83), 54–63 (59), 104–4 (104)
Evening: 129–0 (110), 58–0, 39–76 (55), 66–32, 56–69 (56, 63), 78–0
110 Highest break 68
2 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

These matches were held between 17 and 20 December 2015 at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre in Wigan, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[5]

Round 1

 Mark Selby (ENG) w/o–w/d  Kuldesh Johal (ENG)
 Sam Baird (ENG) 3–5  David Morris (IRL)
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 4–5  Andy Hicks (ENG)
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 4–5  Steven Hallworth (ENG)
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5–1  Chris Wakelin (ENG)
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 5–4  Joe O'Connor (ENG)
 Michael White (WAL) 5–2  Sanderson Lam (ENG)
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–4  Michael Georgiou (ENG)
 Jamie Burnett (SCO) 3–5  Zak Surety (ENG)
 Graeme Dott (SCO) w/o–w/d  Fraser Patrick (SCO)
 Tian Pengfei (CHN) 5–0  Lyu Chenwei (CHN)
 Ding Junhui (CHN) 5–2  Gareth Allen (WAL)
 Mike Dunn (ENG) 5–4  Sydney Wilson (ENG)
 Alan McManus (SCO) 5–0  James Wattana (THA)
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 5–1  Zhang Yong (CHN)
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5–2  Luke Simmonds (ENG)
 Judd Trump (ENG) 5–1  Peter Lines (ENG)
 David Grace (ENG) 4–5  Rhys Clark (SCO)
 Ali Carter (ENG) 5–3  Barry Pinches (ENG)
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 5–4  Jason Weston (ENG)
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 3–5  Alfie Burden (ENG)
 Robin Hull (FIN) 5–2  Paul Davison (ENG)
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 4–5  Zhang Anda (CHN)
 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 5–3  Tony Drago (MLT)
 Gerard Greene (NIR) 1–5  Nigel Bond (ENG)
 Martin Gould (ENG) 5–1  Joel Walker (ENG)
 Li Hang (CHN) 5–0  Hatem Yassen (EGY)
 Mark Williams (WAL) 5–1  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5–3  Lee Walker (WAL)
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) 5–2  Sam Craigie (ENG)
 Oliver Lines (ENG) 1–5  Lu Ning (CHN)
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–3  Michael Wasley (ENG)
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 1–5  Ashley Hugill (ENG)
 Cao Yupeng (CHN) 3–5  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
 Jamie Jones (WAL) 5–3  Adam Duffy (ENG)
 Luca Brecel (BEL) 5–2  James Cahill (ENG)
 Marco Fu (HKG) 5–3  Hammad Miah (ENG)
 Yu Delu (CHN) 5–4  Liam Highfield (ENG)
 David Gilbert (ENG) 4–5  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)
 Kurt Maflin (NOR) 5–0  Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 5–3  Alex Taubman (WAL)
 Mark Davis (ENG) 4–5  Ross Muir (SCO)
 Robbie Williams (ENG) 5–1  Noppon Saengkham (THA)
 Mark Allen (NIR) 5–2  Duane Jones (WAL)
 Mark King (ENG) 5–0  Jimmy White (ENG)
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 5–3  Michael Wild (ENG)
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 5–4  Jamie Cope (ENG)
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1  Hamza Akbar (PAK)
 John Higgins (SCO) 5–1  Ian Glover (ENG)
 Aditya Mehta (IND) 1–5  Ian Burns (ENG)
 Michael Holt (ENG) 5–0  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)
 Rod Lawler (ENG) 5–4  Craig Steadman (ENG)
 Joe Perry (ENG) 5–2  Chris Melling (ENG)
 Rory McLeod (ENG) 5–3  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 5–0  Jake Nicholson (ENG)
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 5–0  Thor Chuan Leong (MYS)
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) 5–1  Itaro Santos (BRA)
 Ryan Day (WAL) 5–2  Scott Donaldson (SCO)
 Joe Swail (NIR) 5–2  Allan Taylor (ENG)
 Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5–4  Eden Sharav (SCO)
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 5–4  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
 Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5–1  Mitchell Mann (ENG)
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 5–2  Darryl Hill (IOM)
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5–1  Daniel Wells (WAL)

Round 2

England Mark Selby 5–3 Republic of Ireland David Morris
England Andy Hicks 4–5 England Steven Hallworth
Scotland Stephen Maguire 5–2 England Andrew Higginson
Wales Michael White 3–5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
England Zak Surety 0–5 Scotland Graeme Dott
China Tian Pengfei 5–3 China Ding Junhui
England Mike Dunn 1–5 Scotland Alan McManus
China Zhou Yuelong 3–5 England Barry Hawkins
England Judd Trump 5–2 Scotland Rhys Clark
England Ali Carter 5–3 England Jimmy Robertson
England Alfie Burden 5–1 Finland Robin Hull
China Zhang Anda 5–4 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng
England Nigel Bond 1–5 England Martin Gould
China Li Hang 3–5 Wales Mark Williams
China Xiao Guodong 4–5 England Ben Woollaston
China Lu Ning 2–5 England Shaun Murphy
England Ashley Hugill 1–5 China Zhao Xintong
Wales Jamie Jones 0–5 Belgium Luca Brecel
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–1 China Yu Delu
England Martin O'Donnell 3–5 Norway Kurt Maflin
England Mark Joyce 5–3 Scotland Ross Muir
England Robbie Williams 0–5 Northern Ireland Mark Allen
England Mark King 5–4 Scotland Anthony McGill
England Stuart Carrington 5–3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Scotland John Higgins 3–5 England Ian Burns
England Michael Holt 5–4 England Rod Lawler
England Joe Perry 3–5 England Rory McLeod
England Kyren Wilson 5–1 England Jack Lisowski
Wales Matthew Stevens 3–5 Wales Ryan Day
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 2–5 China Liang Wenbo
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5–4 England Peter Ebdon
England Anthony Hamilton 4–5 England Stuart Bingham

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[6]

Televised stage centuries

[7]

References

  1. ^ "German Masters 2016 schedule & results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "German Masters: Martin Gould wins maiden ranking title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Maike Kesseler Referees First Major Final". World Snooker Official YouTube Channel. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ "German Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ "German Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. ^ "German Masters: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

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