2014 German Masters

German Masters

Tournament information
Dates	29 January–2 February 2014
Venue	Tempodrom
City	Berlin
Country	Germany
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	€337,976
Winner's share	€80,000
Highest break	143
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui
Runner-up	Judd Trump
Score	9–5
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View into the main arena with seven tables during the third session of the first day

The 2014 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January–2 February 2014 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.^[1]

Two maximum breaks were compiled during the qualifying stage of the tournament at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Dechawat Poomjaeng made the 101st official maximum break during his match against Zak Surety. This was Poomjaeng's first 147 break.^[2] Just one day later Gary Wilson made the 102nd official maximum break during the match against Ricky Walden. This was Wilson's first 147 break.^[3] It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to five.

Ali Carter was the defending champion,^[4] but he lost 4–5 against Dechawat Poomjaeng in the last 64.

Ding Junhui won his 10th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final. Ding became the first player to win four ranking events in a single season since Stephen Hendry in 1990/1991.^[5]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to €337,100 from the previous year's €300,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[6]

Winner: €80,000 Runner-up: €35,000 Semi-final: €20,000 Quarter-final: €10,000 Last 16: €5,000 Last 32: €3,000 Last 64: €1,500

Non-televised highest break: €0 Televised highest break: €4,000 Non-televised maximum break: €2,976[2] Total: €337,976

Main draw

^[7][8][9]

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					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
		Ali Carter	4
		Dechawat Poomjaeng	5
							Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
							Xiao Guodong	5
		Jimmy White	1
		Xiao Guodong	5
												Xiao Guodong	5
												Jamie Burnett	1
		Ratchayothin Yotharuck	2
		Jamie Burnett	5
							Jamie Burnett	5
							Joel Walker	2
		Aditya Mehta	4
		Joel Walker	5
																	Xiao Guodong	2
																	Ryan Day	5
		Stuart Bingham	3
		Peter Lines	5
							Peter Lines	1
							Anthony Hamilton	5
		Anthony Hamilton	5
		Michael White	2
												Anthony Hamilton	3
												Ryan Day	5
		Ryan Day	w/o
		Cao Xinlong	w/d
							Ryan Day	5
							Barry Hawkins	4
		Li Hang	3
		Barry Hawkins	5
																						Ryan Day	5
																						Ding Junhui	6
		Ding Junhui	5
		Mike Dunn	1
							Ding Junhui	5
							Mark Williams	1
		David Morris	1
		Mark Williams	5
												Ding Junhui	5
												Dominic Dale	3
		Dominic Dale	5
		Steve Davis	2
							Dominic Dale	5
							John Higgins	3
		Gerard Greene	2
		John Higgins	5
																	Ding Junhui	5
																	Joe Perry	2
		Mark Allen	3
		Anthony McGill	5
							Anthony McGill	0
							Joe Perry	5
		Luca Brecel	2
		Joe Perry	5
												Joe Perry	5
												Kurt Maflin	1
		Tom Ford	2
		Kurt Maflin	5
							Kurt Maflin	5
							Mark Selby	3
		Jimmy Robertson	1
		Mark Selby	5
																											Ding Junhui	9
																											Judd Trump	5
		Neil Robertson	5
		Liu Chuang	1
							Neil Robertson	1
							Tian Pengfei	5
		Tian Pengfei	5
		Andrew Higginson	3
												Tian Pengfei	4
												Rod Lawler	5
		Marcus Campbell	1
		Rod Lawler	5
							Rod Lawler	5
							Paul Davison	4
		Paul Davison	5
		Marco Fu	2
																	Rod Lawler	5
																	Mark Davis	4
		Mark Davis	5
		David Gilbert	3
							Mark Davis	5
							Graeme Dott	1
		Ben Woollaston	1
		Graeme Dott	5
												Mark Davis	5
												Liang Wenbo	2
		Liang Wenbo	5
		Cao Yupeng	3
							Liang Wenbo	5
							Stephen Maguire	3
		Mark Joyce	1
		Stephen Maguire	5
																						Rod Lawler	1
																						Judd Trump	6
		Judd Trump	5
		Noppon Saengkham	1
							Judd Trump	5
							Mark King	0
		Dave Harold	4
		Mark King	5
												Judd Trump	5
												Shaun Murphy	2
		Matthew Stevens	5
		Fergal O'Brien	1
							Matthew Stevens	4
							Shaun Murphy	5
		Ken Doherty	1
		Shaun Murphy	5
																	Judd Trump	5
																	Michael Holt	0
		Gary Wilson	5
		Daniel Wells	1
							Gary Wilson	2
							Michael Holt	5
		Jamie O'Neill	0
		Michael Holt	5
												Michael Holt	5
												Alan McManus	2
		Peter Ebdon	2
		Alan McManus	5
							Alan McManus	5
							Jack Lisowski	2
		Jack Lisowski	5
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	0

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 2 February 2014.[9][10]
Ding Junhui  China	9–5	Judd Trump  England
Afternoon: 0–80 (80), 87–0 (87), 14–65, 31–69, 92–0 (76), 48–76, 71–42 (51), 81–0 (81) Evening: 125–0 (125), 101–0 (101), 83–0 (72), 62–48, 31–83, 67–46
125	Highest break	80
2	Century breaks	0
7	50+ breaks	1

Qualifying

These matches were played on 11 and 12 December 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[11][12][13]

Ali Carter 5–3 Elliot Slessor Dechawat Poomjaeng 5–3 Zak Surety Jimmy White 5–4 Vinnie Calabrese Xiao Guodong 5–4 Robin Hull Martin Gould 4–5 Ratchayothin Yotharuck Jamie Burnett 5–3 Ryan Clark Aditya Mehta 5–0 Li Yan Robert Milkins 0–5 Joel Walker Stuart Bingham 5–1 Hammad Miah Peter Lines 5–4 Martin O'Donnell Anthony Hamilton 5–3 Ross Muir Michael White 5–3 James Cahill Ryan Day 5–0 Tony Drago Alfie Burden 4–5 Cao Xinlong Matthew Selt 2–5 Li Hang Barry Hawkins 5–1 Chen Zhe Ding Junhui 5–2 Kyren Wilson Mike Dunn 5–0 Christopher Keogan Rory McLeod 2–5 David Morris Mark Williams 5–1 Fraser Patrick Dominic Dale 5–4 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Steve Davis 5–0 Dylan Mitchell Gerard Greene 5–3 Shane Castle John Higgins 5–3 Joe Swail Mark Allen 5–3 Craig Steadman Anthony McGill 5–0 Chris Norbury James Wattana 3–5 Luca Brecel Joe Perry 5–0 Scott Donaldson Tom Ford 5–1 Adam Wicheard Kurt Maflin 5–1 Robbie Williams Jimmy Robertson 5–0 Andrew Norman Mark Selby 5–1 Pankaj Advani

Neil Robertson 5–2 Ian Burns Liu Chuang 5–1 Anthony Parsons Tian Pengfei 5–4 Michael Wasley Andrew Higginson 5–3 Sam Baird Marcus Campbell 5–1 John Astley Rod Lawler 5–1 Mitchell Travis Jamie Jones 3–5 Paul Davison Marco Fu 5–2 Adam Duffy Mark Davis 5–0 Barry Pinches David Gilbert 5–2 Zhang Anda Ben Woollaston 5–3 Liam Highfield Graeme Dott 5–0 Andrew Pagett Liang Wenbo 5–4 Allan Taylor Cao Yupeng 5–3 Chris Wakelin Mark Joyce 5–2 Sydney Wilson Stephen Maguire 5–1 Stuart Carrington Judd Trump 5–3 Sanderson Lam Jamie Cope 1–5 Noppon Saengkham Dave Harold 5–4 Alexander Ursenbacher Mark King 5–3 Alex Borg Matthew Stevens 5–2 Alex Davies Fergal O'Brien 5–0 Lee Page Ken Doherty 5–2 David Grace Shaun Murphy 5–0 Michael Leslie Ricky Walden 3–5 Gary Wilson Nigel Bond 1–5 Daniel Wells Yu Delu 3–5 Jamie O'Neill Michael Holt 5–3 Lyu Haotian Peter Ebdon 5–3 Duane Jones Alan McManus 5–1 Jak Jones Jack Lisowski 5–0 Khaled Belaid Abumdas Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[14]

147, 135 Gary Wilson 147 Dechawat Poomjaeng 141 Alan McManus 122 Xiao Guodong 120 Dominic Dale 118 Matthew Stevens 115 Noppon Saengkham 115 Mark Selby 113 Peter Ebdon 111 Michael Holt 111 Neil Robertson

110 Judd Trump 109 Joe Perry 107 Barry Hawkins 107 Mark King 106 Anthony McGill 105 Dave Harold 103 Robin Hull 102 Ross Muir 101 Sam Baird 100 Michael White 100 Marco Fu

Televised stage centuries

^[15]

143, 106 Michael Holt 138, 130, 114 Xiao Guodong 128 Shaun Murphy 127, 122, 117, 110, 102 Judd Trump 125, 121, 107, 101 Ding Junhui 124, 108 Tian Pengfei 124 Neil Robertson 123 Gary Wilson 118 Mark King

113, 105 Mark Selby 112 Anthony McGill 109 Ryan Day 104, 102 Joe Perry 104 Joel Walker 102 Kurt Maflin 100 Mark Williams 100 Stephen Maguire

References

1. "Tournament Calendar 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
2. "Poomjaeng Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
3. "Wilson Makes 147 in Barnsley". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
4. "Ali Carter won the German Masters after beating Marco Fu in Berlin". Sky Sports. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
5. "Ding Junhui in historic German Masters win over Judd Trump". BBC Sport. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
6. "Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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8. "German Masters 2014 Provisional format of play". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
9. "German Masters (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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12. "Provisional qualifying format of the German Masters 2014 and the Haikou World Open 2014". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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14. "German Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
15. "German Masters: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

External links

• 2014 German Masters – Pictures by World Snooker at Facebook