2021 German Masters
The 2021 German Masters (also known as the 2021 BildBet German Masters due to sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 27 to 31 January 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was staged at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.[1] The tournament was the eighth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. It was the 15th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the 1995 German Open. The event featured a prize fund of £400,000 with £80,000 given to the winner.[2]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–31 January 2021 |
| Venue | Marshall Arena |
| City | Milton Keynes |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break |  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
| Score | 9–2 |
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Judd Trump was the defending champion after defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the 2020 final.[3]
Shaun Murphy made the sixth maximum break of his career in the first qualifying round against Chen Zifan.
Judd Trump met Jack Lisowski in the final, a repeat of the previous ranking event final, the World Grand Prix. It was the first time that the same two players had met in successive ranking event finals since John Higgins and Steve Davis met in the Welsh Open and International Open finals at the start of 1995.[4] Trump won a one-sided final by 9 frames to 2.
Prize fund
The event will feature a total prize fund of £400,000 with the winner receiving £80,000.[2] The event will be the third of the "European Series" all sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor. The player accumulating the highest amount of prize money over the six events will receive a bonus of £150,000.[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: £5,000
- Total: £400,000
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.
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 31 January 2021. | ||
| Judd Trump (1) England |
9–2 | Jack Lisowski (15) England |
| Afternoon: 76–31 (56), 0–90 (67), 87–0 (65), 64–25, 65–30, 72–0 (72), 68–58, 71–14 (65) Evening: 87–49 (50), 0–106 (53, 53), 119–0 (119) | ||
| 119 | Highest break | 67 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the event took place between 10 and 14 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. There were two rounds of qualifying with matches being played as best-of-9 frames.[6]
Round 1
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Round 2
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Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 25[7]
- 140, 133, 116, 101 Barry Hawkins
- 135, 113 Robbie Williams
- 134, 132, 131, 124, 104 Tom Ford
- 131, 131, 119, 101, 100 Judd Trump
- 128 Jack Lisowski
- 115 Louis Heathcote
- 114 Liang Wenbo
- 110 Stuart Bingham
- 104, 101 Ding Junhui
- 104 Jamie O'Neill
- 101 Jordan Brown
- 100 Jak Jones
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 58[8]
- 147, 117, 113 Shaun Murphy
- 138, 115 Stuart Bingham
- 133, 103 Jack Lisowski
- 133 Xiao Guodong
- 132, 104 Luca Brecel
- 132 Yan Bingtao
- 131 Jamie O'Neill
- 130, 100 Anthony McGill
- 129 Andrew Higginson
- 128 Simon Lichtenberg
- 127 Elliot Slessor
- 127 Zhao Xintong
- 126, 124 Kyren Wilson
- 126, 101 Mark Allen
- 126 Kurt Maflin
- 125 Martin Gould
- 122 Sunny Akani
- 121 Pang Junxu
- 119 John Higgins
- 118 Jordan Brown
- 115, 112 Lei Peifan
- 114, 105, 101 Ricky Walden
- 113, 110 Ryan Day
- 113 Robert Milkins
- 112 Sam Craigie
- 110 Ding Junhui
- 110 Mark Joyce
- 109, 102, 101 Jimmy Robertson
- 108 Stephen Maguire
- 108 Mark Selby
- 108 Michael White
- 107, 103, 100 Judd Trump
- 107 Dominic Dale
- 107 Joe Perry
- 106 Luo Honghao
- 104 Jamie Jones
- 102 Liang Wenbo
- 102 Joe O'Connor
- 101 Tom Ford
- 101 Barry Hawkins
- 101 Martin O'Donnell
- 101 Robbie Williams
References
- "Milton Keynes to host WST events". World Snooker. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- "BetVictor German Masters". World Snooker.
- "Judd Trump bags German Masters title in Berlin after 9-6 win over Neil Robertson". www.sportinglife.com.
- "Defending champion Judd Trump faces Jack Lisowski in final". EuroSport. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- "CLS Added To BetVictor European Series". September 18, 2020.
- "BetVictor German Masters Qualifiers Draw And Format". World Snooker. November 4, 2020.
- "BildBet German Masters 2021 | Centuries". World Snooker. 10–14 November 2021.
- "BetVictor German Masters 2021 Qualifiers | Centuries". World Snooker. 27–31 January 2021.