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]
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]
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.
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]