On January 26, 2022, Beijing time, the World Snooker Tour will travel to Berlin for the German Masters, and the world's second-ranked Judd Trump hopes to defend the championship trophy he won 12 months ago. Due to the lockdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump and many snooker stars were forced to play at Milton Keynes last year. Due to the lack of spectators, many snooker stars expressed some regret. If restrictions permit, there will be spectators on the scene of this tournament, and the voices of German fans are usually loud. They may not be cheering for the Masters like the spectators at Alexandra Palace, but the players will be grateful after a year of vacant venues.
German Masters competition time and format arrangement
The German Masters in Berlin, Germany, will begin on January 26, Beijing time, and the competition will not end until January 31. Although the Champions League and the single-time limited time tournament have been going on recently, objectively speaking, the German Masters are the most noteworthy event of the month after the Masters. The German Masters will have 32 qualified players from the first round, and the game will be played with the option of eliminating half of the players in each round, so there is no wheel war and resurrection. The tournament features a 5-of-9 innings in the first three rounds, a 6-of-11 set in the semi-finals and a 9-of-17 innings in the final. After 2011, the German Masters were regular events. But it dates back to 1995, when it was known as the German Open, and Higgins was the first champion.
German Masters prize money distribution and previous winners
The German Masters have a total prize money of £400,000, with the final winner sharing £80,000 and the runner-up £35,000. The final four earn £20,000 and the quarterfinals fetch £10,000. The round of sixteen can get £5,000, the round of thirty-two can get £4,000 and the first round can get £3,000. The player who scores the highest score with a single shot can receive an extra £5,000 bonus. From the beginning of the German Masters, Higgins won the 1995 and 1997 championships. O'Sullivan won the 1996 and 2012 titles, while Mark Williams won the 2011 and 2018 titles. Palot was the 1998 champion. Carter won in 2013, Ding Junhui won in 2014, and Selby won in 2015. Gould was crowned in 2016, Hamilton in 2017, Karen Wilson in 2019 and Trump in 2020 and 2021. The tournament was discontinued from 1999-2010.
A brief introduction to the first round of the German Masters
In the first round of the German Masters, many of the world's famous players will play. Trump will face Gao Yang, McGill will play Zhou Yuelong, and Tom Ford will play against Maguire. Zhao Xintong will face Mark Williams, Karen Wilson will play Jimmy Robertson, and McGill George U will face veteran Stedman. Anda Zhang faced Brechel, Wharton faced strong rival Neil Robertson, and Liang Wenbo played Higginson. Highfield will meet Van Again in the game, Lu Haotian will face the strong opponent Mark Allen, and Ma Fulin will face Shaun Murphy. Anda Will compete for a place in the promotion with Ryan Day at the level of the top sixteen, Cregie against Dahdi, Gilbert against Yan Bingtao and Pinches against Selby. Since the players who have advanced have already experienced the German Masters qualifying round and the first round, this also means that the main stage of the game is played from the second round. So, that said, the minimum prize income for a player traveling to Berlin for the German Masters is £4,000. Whether the world's second Trump can continue to defend his title, and whether 753 Jie can create a historical record will be the most noteworthy point of this Year's German Masters.