2017 German Masters

2017 F66.com German Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–5 February 2017 (2017-02-01 – 2017-02-05)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€367,000
Winner's share€80,000
Highest break Tom Ford (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
Runner-up Ali Carter (ENG)
Score9–6
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The 2017 German Masters (officially the 2017 F66.com German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2017 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.

Martin Gould was the defending champion but he lost 2–6 against Ali Carter in the semi-finals.[1]

Tom Ford made the 128th official maximum break and the third of his career in the second frame of his 5–2 win over Peter Ebdon in the first round.[2] Maximum breaks had already been made in the qualifying rounds by both Ali Carter and Ross Muir.[3]

Anthony Hamilton defeated Carter 9–6 to capture his first ranking title in his 26-year career, having trailed 2–5. At the age of 45, he also became the oldest ranking event winner since Doug Mountjoy was 46 winning the Classic in 1989.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000[6] (€13,300).

Main draw

 
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
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL) 0
 
England Martin Gould 5
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden 3
 
 John Astley (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 5
 
England Martin Gould 5
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day 2
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 5
 
 
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) 1
 
Wales Ryan Day 5
 
 
 
Finland Robin Hull 4
 
 Robin Hull (FIN) 5
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 4
 
England Martin Gould 2
 
 
 
England Ali Carter 6
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG) 2
 
England Tom Ford 5
 
 
 
England Mark King 2
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4
 
 
 
 Mark King (ENG) 5
 
England Tom Ford 2
 
 
 
England Ali Carter 5
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 1
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) 5
 
England Ali Carter 5
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong 4
 
 Sunny Akani (THA) 0
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) 5
 
England Ali Carter 6
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton 9
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Zhang Yong (CHN) 3
 
England Stuart Bingham 5
 
 
 
England David Gilbert 4
 
 Marco Fu (HKG) 3
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) 5
 
England Stuart Bingham 5
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao 2
 
 Michael Holt (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 1
 
England Michael Holt 1
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao 5
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 2
 
 
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) 5
 
England Stuart Bingham 4
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton 6
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 4
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) 5
 
England Ben Woollaston 2
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins 5
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Michael White (WAL) 1
 
England Barry Hawkins 4
 
 
 
England Anthony Hamilton 5
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) 3
 
England Anthony Hamilton 5
 
 
 
England Mark Selby 2
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 0
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) 5
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2017.
Ali Carter
 England 		6–9 Anthony Hamilton
 England
Afternoon: 61–31, 69–1, 66–12, 36–72, 4–61, 116–7 (100), 69–8 (54), 28–64 (56)
Evening: 15–66, 1–118 (118), 20–78 (73), 0–74 (74), 53–70 (53, 70), 83–0, 13–63 (57)
100 Highest break 118
1 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches were played between 6 and 9 December 2016 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[7]

Ali Carter made the 125th official maximum break in the fourth frame of his round 1 qualifying match against Wang Yuchen. It was Carter's second professional maximum break. On the same day, Ross Muir made the 126th official maximum break in the third frame of his round 1 qualifying match against Itaro Santos. It was Muir's first professional maximum break.

Round 1

Round 2

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 16[8]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 56[9]

References

  1. ^ "German Masters: Martin Gould wins maiden ranking title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Ford Makes 147 in Berlin". February 2017.
  3. ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "F66.com German Masters 2017". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  6. ^ "German Masters snooker 2017: Draw, TV Schedule, Results & Odds | German Masters Snooker & Betting Tips | Draws & Results | Sporting Life". Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  7. ^ "German Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  9. ^ "German Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2016-12-08. Retrieved 6 December 2016.