2023 German Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2023 BetVictor German Masters
Venue:Tempodrom
Location:Berlin
Country:Germany
Organisation:World Snooker Tour
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£427,000
Winners Share:£80,000
Highest Break: (147)
Score:10–3
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 German Masters (officially the 2023 BetVictor German Masters) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 5 February 2023 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.[1] Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, the tournament was the tenth ranking event of the 2022–23 snooker season and the seventh of the eight events in the European Series. The 17th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the German Open, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and by multiple other broadcasters internationally.[2] The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.[3]

The reigning world champion and world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ross Muir.[4] Many other highly ranked players—including Mark Allen, Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day, Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Mark Williams—lost in the qualifying rounds, which were held from 21 to 26 November 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[5] In December 2022 and January 2023, amid a match-fixing investigation, the sport's governing body suspended four players who had qualified: Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, and the previous year's finalists Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong.[6] Their opponents received walkovers to the next round.[7] [8] Only four players ranked inside the world's top 16—Luca Brecel, Jack Lisowski, Neil Robertson, and Kyren Wilson—featured at the main stage in Berlin.[9]

Zhao Xintong won the 2022 event, defeating Yan 9–0 in the final,[10] but was unable to defend the title due to his suspension. Jimmy White defeated Peng Yisong 5–1 in the last 32, becoming the first player over 60 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event since Eddie Charlton at the 1992 British Open.[11] Ali Carter defeated Tom Ford 10–3 in the final to win the tournament for a second time, following his previous win in 2013. It was Carter's fifth ranking title and his first ranking win since the 2016 World Open. He moved up eight places to 15th in the world rankings after the event.[12] [13]

Robert Milkins made the third maximum break of his career, the highest of the tournament, in his quarter-final match against Chris Wakelin. Milkins also made a 146 break in his last-32 match against Daniel Wells.[14]

Prize fund

The event featured a total prize fund of £427,000 with the winner receiving £80,000.

Main draw

Below are the event's results from the last-32 stage to the final. Player names in bold denote match winners. Numbers in brackets denote player seedings.

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2023
Tom Ford (32)
3–10Ali Carter (23)
Afternoon: 122–0 (121), 66–64, 6–69, 33–72, 0–125, 53–74, 1–73, 0–129 (120), 65–45
Evening: 21–76, 0–116, 53–66, 1–65
121Highest break120
1Century breaks1

Qualifying

Qualifying for the event took place between 21 and 26 November 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. There were three rounds of qualifying, where the first round consisted of two pre-qualifier matches only. All qualifier matches were played as best-of-nine frames.[15]

Round 1 (Pre-Qualifiers)

Rounds 2 and 3

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 27[16]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 60[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BetVictor German Masters 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512221019/https://wst.tv/tournaments/german-masters/. dead. May 12, 2021. 2022-10-28. World Snooker. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2023-01-27 . How to watch 2023 German Masters, Draw, Schedule, Live Stream and TV coverage as Jimmy White in action at Tempodrom . 2023-01-29 . Eurosport.
  3. Web site: Prize Money World Rankings Schedule 2022/2023 Season . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004090750/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tour-Prize-Money-Ranking-Points-Schedule-2022-2023-Season-v1.pdf . dead . October 4, 2022 . 2023-01-29 . World Snooker.
  4. Web site: Bisset . Roddy . 2022-11-21 . O'Sullivan Withdraws From BetVictor German Masters . https://web.archive.org/web/20221121173020/https://wst.tv/osullivan-withdraws-from-betvictor-german-masters/ . dead . November 21, 2022 . 2022-11-28 . World Snooker . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2022-11-26 . Shaun Murphy, Ding Junhui, John Higgins and Barry Hawkins lose German Masters snooker qualifiers as shocks continue . 2022-11-28 . Eurosport UK . en.
  6. News: UK Championship winner Zhao latest to be suspended . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-02-01.
  7. Web site: 2023-01-18 . Updated German And Shoot Out Draws . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118103410/https://wst.tv/updated-german-and-shoot-out-draws/ . dead . January 18, 2023 . 2023-01-18 . World Snooker . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2023-01-18 . BetVictor German Masters 2023 Draw .
  9. Web site: 2023-02-01 . German Masters 2023 - Latest scores, results, schedule, order of play as Neil Robertson heads reduced field . 2023-02-01 . Eurosport.
  10. News: Zhao wins in Berlin with final whitewash . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-01-18.
  11. News: White reaches last 16 of German Masters . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-02-02.
  12. Web site: Bisset . Roddy . 2023-02-05 . Carter Victory Ends Title Drought . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205212322/https://wst.tv/carter-victory-ends-title-drought/ . dead . February 5, 2023 . 2023-02-05 . World Snooker . en-US.
  13. News: Whitney Houston inspired me to title, says Carter . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-02-06.
  14. Web site: 2023-02-03 . Milkins Makes Berlin Maximum . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203200208/https://wst.tv/milkins-makes-berlin-maximum/ . dead . February 3, 2023 . 2023-02-03 . World Snooker . en-US.
  15. Web site: BetVictor German Masters 2023 Qualifiers. https://web.archive.org/web/20221028094010/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Click-here-for-the-draw-5.pdf. dead. October 28, 2022. October 28, 2022. World Snooker Tour.
  16. Web site: BetVictor German Masters 2023 Centuries. 1–5 February 2023. World Snooker Tour. 1 February 2023. 1 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201150832/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14577/betvictor-german-masters-2023. dead.
  17. Web site: BetVictor German Masters 2023 Qualifiers Centuries. 21–26 November 2022. World Snooker Tour.

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