| Tournament name | 2019 D88.com German Masters |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 January 2019 – 3 February 2019 |
| Venue | Tempodrom |
| Location | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winners share | £80,000 |
| Highest break | David Gilbert (England) (139) |
| Winner | Kyren Wilson (England) |
| Runner up | David Gilbert (England) |
| Score | 9–7 |
| Previous | 2018 |
| Next | 2020 |
The 2019 German Masters (officially the 2019 D88.com German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 30 January to 3 February 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The tournament was the eleventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
The event was won by Kyren Wilson, who won his third career ranking event, defeating David Gilbert in the final 9–7.[1]
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost 5–0 to Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals.[2]
Judd Trump made his fourth career maximum break, in the second qualifying round of the event, in his 5–0 win over Lukas Kleckers.[3] David Gilbert made the main event's highest break; with a break of 139.
Despite never previously reaching the last 16 of a ranking event, Duane Jones reached the semi-finals, defeating top 16 players Ding Junhui and Jack Lisowski.
Tournament Summary
Two rounds of qualifying took place between 18 and 21 December 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[4] The main event featured 32 players, held between 30 January and 3 February 2019 on four tables.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
- Winner: £80,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £5,000
- Last 32: £4,000
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £1,500
- Total: £396,500
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 3 February 2019. | ||
| Kyren Wilson | 9–7 | David Gilbert |
| Afternoon: 79–25, 74–0, 1–92, 87–0, 69–41, 0–95, 45–80, 101–0 Evening: 24–85, 0–102, 27–87, 36–94, 93–18, 58–47, 103–3, 78–0 | ||
| 93 | Highest break | 95 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
Qualifying
Two rounds of qualifying matches took place between 18 and 21 December 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[6] All matches were best of 9 frames.
Round 1
Round 2
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 28
- 139, 120, 105 – David Gilbert
- 138, 129 – Duane Jones
- 137 – Fergal O'Brien
- 135 – Matthew Stevens
- 130 – Stuart Bingham
- 128 – Ding Junhui
- 127, 126, 120, 106 – Mark Selby
- 127 – Mark Williams
- 118 – Stephen Maguire
- 117 – Kyren Wilson
- 113 – Judd Trump
- 113 – Yan Bingtao
- 110, 104 – Neil Robertson
- 110 – Jack Lisowski
- 110 – Rory McLeod
- 109 – Peter Ebdon
- 105, 102, 102 – Xiao Guodong
- 105 – Li Hang
- 104 – Barry Hawkins
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 80
- 147, 137, 114 – Judd Trump
- 145, 110 – Jack Lisowski
- 143, 118 – Barry Hawkins
- 137, 136, 131, 129, 124, 105, 103 – Shaun Murphy
- 137 – Li Hang
- 136, 119, 115, 111 – Matthew Stevens
- 136 – Chris Wakelin
- 136 – Zhou Yuelong
- 135, 119, 106, 103 – Mark Williams
- 135, 118, 102 – Neil Robertson
- 135 – Sam Craigie
- 135 – Anthony McGill
- 134 – Dominic Dale
- 133, 101 – David Gilbert
- 132, 130 – Graeme Dott
- 132 – Ashley Carty
- 129 – John Higgins
- 128 – Tom Ford
- 127, 108 – Duane Jones
- 127 – Jak Jones
- 125, 116 – Lu Ning
- 125 – Stuart Bingham
- 121 – Chen Feilong
- 120 – Gary Wilson
- 119, 107 – Liang Wenbo
- 117, 111, 100 – Robert Milkins
- 116, 102 – Ricky Walden
- 115, 104 – Joe Perry
- 112 – Craig Steadman
- 111 – Fergal O'Brien
- 109 – Jordan Brown
- 109 – Yuan Sijun
- 107 – Stephen Maguire
- 105 – Rory McLeod
- 104, 101 – Ding Junhui
- 104 – Stuart Carrington
- 104 – Zhang Anda
- 103 – Mei Xiwen
- 103 – Matthew Selt
- 103 – Robbie Williams
- 103 – Xiao Guodong
- 102 – Mark King
- 101, 100 – Peter Ebdon
- 101 – Eden Sharav
- 101 – Lee Walker
- 101 – Yan Bingtao
- 100, 100 – Mark Selby
- 100 – Marco Fu
- 100 – Gerard Greene
- 100 – Kurt Maflin
References
- ^ "Kyren Wilson beats David Gilbert to win dramatic German Masters final". BBC Sport. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Maguire Downs Trump To Reach Semis". World Snooker. 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Trump Makes 147 In German Qualifiers". World Snooker. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "2018/19 Calendar". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Calendar 2018/2019_December". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2018.