2023 German Masters

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2023 BetVictor German Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–5 February 2023 (2023-02-01 – 2023-02-05)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£427,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest break Robert Milkins (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Ali Carter (ENG)
Runner-up Tom Ford (ENG)
Score10–3
2022
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.[1][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.[9] 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.

  • Winner: £80,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £17,500
  • Quarter-final: £11,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,500
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £427,000

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.

 
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 19 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (1)w/d
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (32)w/o
 
England Tom Ford (32)5
 
 
 
China Tian Pengfei3
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)5
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (17)1
 
England Tom Ford (32)5
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)2
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)w/o
 
 
 
 Zhao Jianbo (CHN)w/d
 
England Jimmy Robertson (24) 2
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)5
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8)5
 
England Tom Ford (32)6
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (12)5
 
 Peng Yisong (CHN)1
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)5
 
England Jimmy White2
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (12)5
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12)5
 
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN)0
 
England Jack Lisowski (12)5
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong3
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)5
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)4
 
China Xiao Guodong5
 
 
 
England Elliot Slessor1
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)2
 
England Tom Ford (32)3
 
 
 
England Ali Carter (23)10
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (3)5
 
 
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) (30)3
 
Australia Neil Robertson (3)4
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin5
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 
England Chris Wakelin2
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins (27)5
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)2
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (11)5
 
Belgium Luca Brecel (11)3
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins (27)5
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (27)5
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)3
 
England Robert Milkins (27)5
 
 
 
England Ali Carter (23)6
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Cao Yupeng (CHN)4
 
England Louis Heathcote1
 
 
 
England Ali Carter (23)5
 
 Li Hang (CHN)w/d
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (23)w/o
 
England Ali Carter (23)5
 
 
 
China Pang Junxu3
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (18)w/o
 
 
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15)w/d
 
England Ricky Walden (18)1
 
 
 
China Pang Junxu5
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN)5
 
 
 Ross Muir (SCO)3
 

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2023
Tom Ford (32)
 England
3–10 Ali Carter (23)
 England
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
121 Highest break 120
1 Century breaks 1

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

 
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (1)5
 
 
 
 Wu Yize (CHN)3
 
China Zhao Xintong (1)5
 
 
 
Pakistan Muhammad Asif1
 
 Muhammad Asif (PAK)5
 
 
 Ng On-yee (HKG)2
 
 
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (32)5
 
 
 
 Zhang Jiankang (CHN)4
 
England Tom Ford (32)5
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)5
 
 
 Andy Lee (HKG)4
 
 
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) (16)3
 
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)5
 
Wales Michael White2
 
 
 
China Tian Pengfei5
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)5
 
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)2
 
 
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (17)5
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)1
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (17)5
 
 
 
England Allan Taylor0
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)5
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)4
 
 
 
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL)5
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)4
 
Wales Jak Jones2
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson (24)5
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)5
 
 
 Hammad Miah (ENG)3
 
 
 
 
 
 Zhao Jianbo (CHN)5
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)1
 
China Zhao Jianbo5
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (9)0
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (9)5
 
 
 Peter Lines (ENG)2
 
 
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)5
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)1
 
Wales Jamie Clarke2
 
 
 
England Sam Craigie5
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (25)2
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)5
 
 
 
 
 
 David Lilley (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)2
 
England David Lilley0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)5
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8)5
 
 
 Jenson Kendrick (ENG)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
 Peng Yisong (CHN)5
 
China Peng Yisong5
 
 
 
England Ian Burns4
 
 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)2
 
 
 Ian Burns (ENG)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL) (28)3
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)5
 
England Martin Gould2
 
 
 
England Jimmy White5
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)5
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)3
 
 
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12)5
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)2
 
England Jack Lisowski (12)5
 
 
 
Wales Jackson Page3
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)5
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)1
 
 
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21)2
 
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)5
 
England James Cahill2
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda5
 
 Craig Steadman (ENG)0
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)5
 
 
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG)3
 
China Xiao Guodong5
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei (20)4
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (20)5
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)4
 
 
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)3
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)5
 
China Fan Zhengyi5
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy (13)2
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (13)5
 
 
 Andres Petrov (EST)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)4
 
England Elliot Slessor5
 
 
 
England Sanderson Lam4
 
 Lu Ning (CHN) (29)2
 
 
 Sanderson Lam (ENG)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Zak Surety (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)5
 
England Joe O'Connor5
 
 
 
England Mark Davis4
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) (4)4
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)5
 
 
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (3)5
 
 
 
 Bai Langning (CHN)2
 
Australia Neil Robertson (3)5
 
 
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher2
 
 Asjad Iqbal (PAK)0
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) (30)5
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)2
 
England Joe Perry (30)5
 
 
 
Australia Ryan Thomerson1
 
 Dylan Emery (WAL)1
 
 
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)2
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)5
 
England Ben Woollaston3
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin5
 
 John Astley (ENG)2
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)5
 
 
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (19)2
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)5
 
England Andy Hicks0
 
 
 
China Si Jiahui 5
 
 Xu Si (CHN)3
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)5
 
 
 
 Stephen Hendry (SCO)0
 
Wales Matthew Stevens5
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui4
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR) (22)1
 
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Ben Mertens (BEL)4
 
England Barry Pinches2
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel (11)5
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (11)5
 
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)2
 
 
 
 
 
 Himanshu Jain (IND)1
 
 
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER)5
 
Germany Lukas Kleckers2
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins (27)5
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (27)5
 
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO)3
 
 
 
 
 
 Michael Judge (IRL)4
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)5
 
Wales Daniel Wells5
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (6)3
 
 John Higgins (SCO) (6)5
 
 
 Marco Fu (HKG)3
 
 
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (7)4
 
 
 
 Julien Leclercq (BEL)5
 
Belgium Julien Leclercq1
 
 
 
England Louis Heathcote5
 
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)3
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (26)3
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO)5
 
Scotland Scott Donaldson3
 
 
 
China Cao Yupeng5
 
 Cao Yupeng (CHN)5
 
 
 Anton Kazakov (UKR)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10)5
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)1
 
England Barry Hawkins (10)2
 
 
 
China Li Hang5
 
 Li Hang (CHN)5
 
 
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (23)5
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)2
 
England Ali Carter (23)5
 
 
 
England Robbie Williams2
 
 Victor Sarkis (BRA)0
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)5
 
 
 
 
 
 Reanne Evans (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Adam Duffy (ENG)5
 
England Adam Duffy4
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden (18)5
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (18)5
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
 
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Mark King (ENG)2
 
England David Grace2
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao (15)5
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15)5
 
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)2
 
 
 
 
 
 Andrew Pagett (WAL)1
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN)5
 
China Pang Junxu5
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson (31)4
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (31)5
 
 
 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)5
 
 
 
 Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)4
 
England Liam Highfield3
 
 
 
Scotland Ross Muir5
 
 Ross Muir (SCO)5
 
 
 Oliver Brown (ENG)1
 

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 27[16]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 60[17]

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