The 2018 German Masters (officially the 2018 D88 German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 31 January to 4 February 2018 in Berlin, Germany.[1] It was the thirteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

2018 D88 German Masters
Tournament information
Dates31 January – 4 February 2018 (2018-01-31 – 2018-02-04)
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£364,500
Winner's share£80,000
Highest break Judd Trump (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up Graeme Dott (SCO)
Score9–1
2017
2019

Anthony Hamilton was the defending champion, but he lost 1–5 to Jimmy Robertson in the first round.[2]

Mark Williams won his 20th professional ranking title and his second of the season, defeating Graeme Dott 9–1 in the final.[3]

Prize fund

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000.

Main draw

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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
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 1
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 5
 
  Jimmy Robertson 5
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson 3
 
  Gary Wilson (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Martin Gould (ENG)2
 
  Jimmy Robertson 3
 
 
 
  Mark Williams5
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 3
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) 5
 
  Mark Williams 5
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt 2
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (NIR) 4
 
  Mark Williams 6
 
 
 
  Judd Trump 1
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou (CYP) 3
 
  Ding Junhui 5
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden 2
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 3
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden (ENG)5
 
  Ding Junhui 3
 
 
 
  Judd Trump 5
 
  Joe Perry (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Yu Delu (CHN) 4
 
  Joe Perry 3
 
 
 
  Judd Trump 5
 
  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 3
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) 5
 
  Mark Williams 9
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott 1
 
  Niu Zhuang (CHN) 2
 
 
 
  Mark Davis (ENG) 5
 
  Mark Davis 4
 
 
 
  Ryan Day 5
 
  Ryan Day (WAL) 5
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 1
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy 5
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) 4
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce (ENG) 5
 
  Mark Joyce 1
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy 5
 
  Alan McManus (SCO) 2
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5
 
  Shaun Murphy 4
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott 6
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 3
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) 5
 
  Graeme Dott 5
 
 
 
  Mei Xiwen 4
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG) 1
 
 
 
  Mei Xiwen (CHN) 5
 
  Graeme Dott 5
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong 4
 
  Tom Ford (ENG) 1
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5
 
  Liang Wenbo 2
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong 5
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5
 
 
  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 4 February 2018.
Mark Williams
  Wales
9–1 Graeme Dott
  Scotland
Afternoon: 79–1, 73–8, 56–72, 66–64, 79–0, 76–40, 74–43, 132–0 (110)
Evening: 66–16, 86–8
110 Highest break 64
1 Century breaks 0

Qualifying

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These matches were played between 19 and 22 December 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames. Ali Carter was a 2017 German Masters finalist, but he was beaten 5–3 by Wang Yuchen.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

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Total: 27[6]

Qualifying stage centuries

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Total: 52[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Robertson End's Sheriff's Reign". World Snooker. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Mark Williams: Welsh snooker player claims German Masters win". BBC Sport. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. ^ "D88 GERMAN MASTERS". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  7. ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-01-31.