2012 German Masters
The 2012 German Masters (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2012 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that PartyPoker.net sponsored the event.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–5 February 2012 | 
| Venue | Tempodrom | 
| City | Berlin | 
| Country | Germany | 
| Organisation | World Snooker | 
| Format | Ranking event | 
| Total prize fund | €280,000 | 
| Winner's share | €50,000 | 
| Highest break | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–7 | 
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Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin. This was Dunn's first 147 break.[2] Stephen Hendry missed the final stage of a ranking event for the first time in 15 years after losing 1–5 to James Wattana in the final qualifying round.[3]
Mark Williams was the defending champion,[4] but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final.[5][6][7]
Prize fund
    
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
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Wildcard round
    
These matches were played in Berlin on 1 February 2012.[9][10][11]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | 5–1 | ||
| WC2 | 5–3 | ||
| WC3 | 5–3 | ||
| WC4 | 3–5 | ||
| WC5 | 5–0 | ||
| WC6 | w/o–w/d | ||
| WC7 | 5–2 | ||
| WC8 | 5–1 | 
Main draw
    
 
Final
    
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| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2012.[11][12]  | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (14)  | 
9–7 | Stephen Maguire (9)  | 
| Afternoon: 111–26 (111), 0–130 (130), 8–106 (106), 5–132 (128), 58–73 (O'Sullivan 58), 63–8, 20–69 (55), 75–24 (75)  Evening: 0–115 (69), 89–47 (89), 78–0 (54), 68–59 (Maguire 52), 94–37 (67), 75–31, 43–82 (82), 66–41  | ||
| 111 | Highest break | 130 | 
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 | 
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 7 | 
Qualifying
    
These matches were held between 21 and 25 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[13][14][15] Matches were over 9 frames.
Preliminary round
    
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Round 1
    
Round 2
    
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Round 3
    
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Century breaks
    
    Qualifying stage centuries
    
 
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Televised stage centuries
    
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- 130, 128, 106, 100 – Stephen Maguire
 - 129 – Ali Carter
 - 128 – Stuart Bingham
 - 128 – Shaun Murphy
 - 123, 111, 110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
 - 113 – Barry Hawkins
 - 111, 104 – Mark Selby
 - 111 – Judd Trump
 - 109 – Peter Ebdon
 - 107 – Mark Williams
 - 102 – Mike Dunn
 - 102 – Joe Perry
 - 102 – Ricky Walden
 - 101 – Stephen Lee
 - 100 – Tom Ford
 
Gallery
    
Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan with the trophy.
Runner-up Stephen Maguire getting his award.
Steve Davis playing a trick shot exhibition during the break of the final
Tournament director Mike Ganley
Stephen Lee was the semi-final opponent of O'Sullivan
References
    
- "PartyPoker.net Sponsor German Masters". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
 - "Dunn Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
 - "Hendry To Miss German Masters". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
 - "German Masters Draw Released". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
 - "Rocket flies again in Germany final". Times of Malta. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
 - "O'Sullivan fights back to land Masters". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
 - Gábor, Buzás. "Ronnie végre!". Eurosport Hu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
 - "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
 - "2012 German Masters final stage draw and order of play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
 - "2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
 - "PartyPoker.net German Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
 - "German Masters: Final – Match 39: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stephen Maguire". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2013-12-15. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
 - "2012 German Masters qualifiers draw and format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
 - "German Masters Qualifiers". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
 - "PartyPoker.net German Masters Qualifiers (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
 - "Qualifying stage century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
 - "Televised stage century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
 
External links
    
- German Masters 2012: Qualifs Day 1 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
 - German Masters 2012: Qualifs Day 2 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
 - German Masters 2012: Main Day 1 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
 - German Masters 2012: Main Day 2 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook
 - German Masters 2012: Main Day 3 pictures by MoniqueLimbos at Facebook