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.
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| Dates | 3–7 February 2016 |
| Venue | Tempodrom |
| City | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 9–5 |
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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
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 7 February 2016. | ||
| Martin Gould England
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Luca Brecel Belgium
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| 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
editThese 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
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Round 2
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Century breaks
editQualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
edit- ^ "German Masters 2016 schedule & results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "German Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "German Masters: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
External links
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