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German Masters 2026: Draw and Results
Judd Trump picked up his first trophy since the UK Championship in 2024 when defeating Shaun Murphy 10-4 in a one-sided final.
Trump ended a run of four defeats in major finals leading 5-3 at the interval and then winning the first four frames to move into a 9-3 lead and despite Murphy pinching the thirteenth frame, Trump secured victory at the next attempt. This was Trump's fourth victory in the German Masters since 2020.
Despite a run of foutteen months without a title Trump is over £450,000 clear of Kyren Wilson at the top of the world rankings where Trump has been at the summit for an amazing seventy-five weeks.
The 2026 German Masters took place at the Tempodrom in Berlin between the 26th January and the 1st of February.
Final- best of nineteen frames (seedings in brackets):
- Shaun Murphy (8) v Judd Trump (3) 4-10
Semi-Finals- best of eleven frames (seedings in brackets):
- Neil Robertson (4) v Shaun Murphy (8) 1-6
- Judd Trump (3) v Ali Carter (19) 6-2
Quarter-Finals- best of nine frames (seedings in brackets):
- Kyren Wilson (1) v Shaun Murphy (8) 1-5
- Stuart Bingham (17) v Ali Carter (19) 1-5
- Neil Robertson (4) v Jimmy Robertson (33) 5-1
- Judd Trump (3) v Xiao Guodong (11) 5-3
Round three - best of nine frames (seedings in brackets):
- Kyren Wilson (1) v Zhang Anda (22) 5-2
- Shaun Murphy (8) v Mark Allen (10) 5-0
- Jak Jones (18) v Jimmy Robertson (33) 2-5
- Neil Robertson (4) v Ishpreet Singh Chadha (64) 5-0
- Judd Trump (3) v Si Jiahui (14) 5-2
- John Higgins (6) v Xiao Guodong (11) 3-5
- Ali Carter (19) v Xu Si (38) 5-0
- Stuart Bingham (17) v Tom Ford (25) 5-2
Round two - best of nine frames (seedings in brackets):
- Kyren Wilson (1) v Anthony McGill (47) 5-1
- Barry Hawkins (13) v Zhang Anda (22) 2-5
- Mark Allen (10) v Gao Yang (105) 5-3
- Shaun Murphy (8) v Julien Leclercq (76) 5-1
- Mark Williams (5) v Jimmy Robertson (33) 3-5
- Jak Jones (18) v Jordan Brown (62) 5-0
- Elliot Slessor (20) v Ishpreet Singh Chadha (64) 3-5
- Neil Robertson (4) v Pang Junxu (26) 5-2
- Judd Trump (3) v Ryan Day (35) 5-0
- Si Jiahui (14) v David Gilbert (23) 5-4
- Xiao Guodong (11) v Jack Lisowski (21) 5-1
- John Higgins (6) v Zhou Yuelong (28) 5-3
- Mark Selby (7) v Xu SI (38) 4-5
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) v Ali Carter (19) 3-5
- Scott Donaldson (50) v Stuart Bingham (17) 2-5
- Zhao Xintong (2) v Tom Ford (25) 3-5
The qualifying rounds for this event took place in Sheffield between the 5th and 8th of January.
Chang Bingyu and Wu Yize withdrew from the main event shortly before the start of the competition. Neil Robertson receives a bye through to Round Two.
The following qualifiers were held over to the main arena:
- Kyren Wilson (1) v Robert Milkins (57) 5-1
- Barry Hawkins (13) v Mark Davis (63) 5-2
- Mark Allen (10) v Oliver Lines (59) 5-3
- Shaun Murphy (8) v Zak Surety (51) 5-2
- Mark Williams (5) v Sanderson Lam (61) 5-1
- Jordan Brown (52) w/o Wu Yize (Wu Yize has withdrawn)
- Chris Wakelin (16) v Ishpreet Singh Chadha (64) 4-5
- Neil Robertson (4) w/o Chang Bingyu (68) (Chang Bingyu has withdrawn)
- Judd Trump (3) v Cheung Ka Wai (85) 5-0
- Si Jiahui (14) v Fan Zhengyi (55) 5-2
- Xiao Guodong (11) v Robbie Williams (54) 5-2
- John Higgins (6) v Jamie Jones (58) 5-1
- Mark Selby (7) v Liu Hongyu (56) 5-1
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (9) v Long Zehuang (53) 5-1
- Gary Wilson (15) v Scott Donaldson (50) 1-5
- Zhao Xintong (2) v Jiang Jun (93) 5-0
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German Masters: History
The German Masters has been a ranking event since 2011 and for all but one of its renewals, it has been played at the 2000-seater Tempodrom in Berlin.
An earlier version of the event was played between 1995 and 1998 and the 1998 event was John Parrott's last major tournament win.
Judd Trump has three previous wins whilst Ali Carter and Mark Williams have both won the event twice.
The German Masters often throws up an unexpected winner as with Ali Carter (2023), Zhao Xintong (2022), Anthony Hamilton (2017) and Martin Gould (2016).
Due to the pandemic, the 2021 event had to be held in the UK at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
The table below outlines all the winners and runners-up of the German Masters since 2011:
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Judd Trump | Shaun M urphy | 10-4 |
| 2025 | Kyren Wilson | Barry Hawkins | 10-9 |
| 2024 | Judd Trump | Si Jiahui | 10-5 |
| 2023 | Ali Carter | Tom Ford | 10-3 |
| 2022 | Zhao Xintong | Yan Bingtao | 9-0 |
| 2021 | Judd Trump | Jack Lisowski | 9-2 |
| 2020 | Judd Trump | Neil Robertson | 9-6 |
| 2019 | Kyren Wilson | David Gilbert | 9-7 |
| 2018 | Mark Williams | Graeme Dott | 9-1 |
| 2017 | Anthony Hamilton | Ali Carter | 9-6 |
| 2016 | Martin Gould | Luca Brecel | 9-5 |
| 2015 | Mark Selby | Shaun Murphy | 9-7 |
| 2014 | Ding Junhui | Judd Trump | 9-5 |
| 2013 | Ali Carter | Marco Fu | 9-6 |
| 2012 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Maguire | 9-7 |
| 2011 | Mark Williams | Mark Selby | 9-7 |
Highest breaks in the German Masters
With a £5,000 prize on offer, the highest break is always hotly contested in every event but the German Masters has been a hotbed of maximum breaks with five 147s recorded in this event and one maximum every year for the last three years:
| Year | Player | Highest Break |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Zhang Anda | 147 |
| 2025 | Si Jiahui | 145 |
| 2024 | Sam Craigie Jordan Brown | 142 142 |
| 2023 | Robert Milkins | 147 |
| 2022 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 147 |
| 2021 | Shaun Murphy | 147 |
| 2020 | Tom Ford | 143 |
| 2019 | David Gilbert | 139 |
| 2018 | Judd Trump | 140 |
| 2017 | Tom Ford | 147 |
| 2016 | Judd Trump | 125 |
| 2015 | Judd Trump | 147 |
| 2014 | Michael Holt | 143 |
| 2013 | Michael Holt | 144 |
| 2012 | Stephen Maguire | 130 |
| 2011 | John Higgins | 143 |
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German Masters 2025: Prizemoney
A total of £550,400 is up for grabs in Berlin this week for the German Masters. The breakdown of the prize fund is as follows:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-finalist: £21,000
- Quarter-finalist: £13,200
- Last sixteen: £9,000
- Last 32: £5,400
- Last 64: £3,600
- Highest break: £5,000
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German Masters: Tournament Form
The German Masters is a favourite tournament of most of the top players due to the large crowds that usually attend in Berlin and the unusual set-up in the arena where a number of tables are in play around the outside of the arena.
Which players tend to play well in the German Masters? Below is a table outlining how the top seeds have fared in recent years:
| Player | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyren Wilson (1) | Winner | Semi-FInal | Quarter-FInal | Quarter-Final | Lost in Qualifier | Winner 2018 |
| Zhao Xintong (2) | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Did Not Play | Winner | Lost in Qualifier | |
| Judd Trump (3) | Round Three | Winner | Lost in Qualifier | Quarter-Finals | Winner | Winner 2020 |
| Neil Robertson (4) | Quarter-Finalist | Round Three | Round Two | Round One | Lost in Qualifier | Final 2020 |
| Mark Williams (5) | Round One | Round One | Lost in Qualifier | Round One | Lost in Qualifier | Winner 2018 Winner 2011 |
| John Higgins (6) | Round Two | Quarter-FInal | Lost in Qualifier | Lost in Qualifier | Withdrew | Won 1998 Won 1996 |
| Mark Selby (7) | Round Two | Lost in Qualifier | Lost in Qualifier | Round Two | Lost in Qualifier | Won 2015 |
| Shaun Murphy (8) | Round Three | Lost in Qualifier | Lost in Qualifier | Round Two | Round One | Final 2015 |
Strong tournament form from the top three seeds but less impressive from seeds four to eight, none of whom have made it past the quarter-finals in Berlin in the last five years.
Recent Tournament Winners 2025/26
Below is a table of all the major tournament winners and runners-up for the last twelve months on the main tour.
Despite the perceived dominance of Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson last season, we've seen twelve different tournament winners over the last year:
| Tournament | Winner (seeding in brackets, if available) | Runner-up (seeding in brackets, if available) |
|---|---|---|
| Masters | Kyren Wilson (4) | John Higgins (7) |
| Scottish Open | Chris Wakelin (13) | Chang Bingyu (92) |
| Shoot Out | Alfie Burden | Stuart Bingham (10) |
| UK Championship | Mark Selby (11) | Judd Trump (1) |
| Snooker Championship | Zhao Xintong (2) | Neil Robertson (5) |
| Champions Of Champions | Mark Selby (8) | Judd Trump (2) |
| International Championship | Wu Yize (19) | John Higgins (8) |
| Northern Ireland Open | Jack Lisowski (25) | Judd Trump (3) |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Mark Williams (6) | Shaun Murphy (15) |
| British Open | Shaun Murphy (13) | Anthony McGill (58) |
| English Open | Mark Allen (9) | Zhou Yuelong (30) |
| Wuhan Open | Xiao Guodong (1) | Gary Wilson (18) |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Neil Robertson (9) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) |
| Shanghai Masters | Kyren WIlson (3) | Ali Carter |
| Helsinki Cup | Mark Allen | Zhang Anda |
| World Championship | Zhao Xintong | Mark Williams (6) |
| Tour Championship | John Higgins (4) | Mark Selby (6) |
| Players Championship | Kyren Wilson (2) | Judd Trump (1) |
| World Grand Prix | Neil Robertson (6) | Stuart Bingham (28) |
| World Open | John Higgins (15) | Joe O'Connor (33) |
| Welsh Open | Mark Selby (5) | Stephen Maguire (27) |
| German Masters | Kyren Wilson (2) | Barry Hawkins (13) |
The seedings are a useful guide when considering a bet on any of the major snooker events. In the table above, you can see that thirteen of the tournaments were won by players ranked in the top ten.
Of those players who have been seeded, Jack Lisowski is the lowest ranked winner at 25. Six other players ranked 25 or above did also make a final in this period.
If you have your eye on an outsider winning a big event this year one of the Home Nations tournaments are probably the most likely to provide a shock.
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German Masters 2025: Draw and Results
Kyren Wilson won his third title of the season when just edging out Barry Hawkins in an extremely tight battle for the 2025 German Masters.
Wilson started well, winning the first two frames of the day but that was the only time in the match that any player was two frames in front. The first session was nip and tuck with both players scoring a century but with Hawkins ending the session with a 5-4 lead.
Wilson came back after the interval and won the first two frames of the evening but after that frames were shared until Wilson lead 9-8. In the eighteenth frame Hawkins held his nerve well for an excellent clearance to set up a final frame decider. Both players looked nervous intially but Wilson capitalised on a missed long red by Hawkins and put in a cool 59 break to take the title and the £100,000 first prize.
Winning the German Masters has cemented Kyren Wilson's position as number two in the world on the two-year rankings and he is now over half-a-million pounds in front of the third ranked player, Ronnie O'Sullivan .
Final - Best of nineteen frames:
Kyren Wilson v Barry Hawkins 10-9
Semi-Finals - best of eleven frames:
Xiao Guodong v Kyren Wilson 2-6
Yuan Sijun v Barry Hawkins 2-6
Quarter-Finals - Best of nine frames:
Neil Robertson v Yuan Sijun 4-5
Wu Yize v Barry Hawkins 3-5
Xiao Guodong v Aaron Hill 5-0
Anthony McGill v Kyren Wilson 4-5
Third Round - Best of nine frames:
Neil Robertson v Judd Trump 5-2
Shaun Murphy v Yuan Sijun 4-5
Wu Yize v Alexander Ursenbacher 5-2
Barry Hawkins w/o Ricky Walden (Walden withdrew due to medical reasons)
Xiao Guodong v Elliot Slessor 5-1
Tom Ford v Aaaron Hill 3-5
Zhang Anda v Anthony McGill 2-5
Kyren Wilson v Jak Jones 5-3
Second Round - Best of nine frames:
Judd Trump v Joe O'Connor 5-0
Hammad Miah v Neil Robertson 4-5
Yuan Sijun v Ross Muir 5-2
ThepchaiyaUn-Nooh v Shaun Murphy 0-5
Mark Allen v Wu Yize 4-5
Ali Carter v Alexander Ursenbacher 0-5
Ben Woollaston v Barry Hawkins 3-5
Ricky Walden v Dylan Emery 5-3
Mark Selby v Elliot Slessor 4-5
Si Jiahui v Xiao Guodong 4-5
Tom Ford v Daniel Wells 5-2
Jimmy Robertson v Aaron Hill 1-5
Luca Brecel v Anthony McGill 2-5
Zhang Anda v Robert Milkins 5-2
Jak Jones v John Higgins 3-5
Zhou Yuelong v Kyren Wilson 3-5
First Round (rankings in brackets):
Judd Trump (1) v David Grace (65) 5-2
Stephen Maguire (32) v Joe O'Connor (33) 1-5
Chris Wakelin (16) v Hammad Miah (80) 2-5
Neil Robertson (17) v Antoni Kowalski (98) 5-1
Yuan Sijun (41) w/o Hossein Vafaei (24)
Ross Muir (73) w/o Ding Junhui (9)
Stuart Bingham (25) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (40) 0-5
Shaun Murphy (8) v Liam Graham (97) 5-0
Mark Allen (5) v David Lilley (60) 5-0
Wu Yize (28) v Jackson Page (37) 5-1
Ali Carter (12) w/o He Guoqiang (53)
Jack Lisowski (21) v Alexander Ursenbacher (85) 3-5
David Gilbert (20) v Ben Woollaston (45) 0-5
Barry Hawkins (13) v Alfie Burden (77) 5-4
Ryan Day (29) v Ricky Walden (36) 3-5
Dylan Emery (a) w/o Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
Mark Selby (3) v Liu Hongyu (62) 5-2
Elliot Slessor (30) v Lyu Haotian (35) 5-1
Si Jiahui (14) v Ken Doherty (121) 5-0
Xiao Guodong (19) v Fan Zhengyi (46) 5-3
Tom Ford (22) w/o Dominic Dale (43)
Noppon Saengkham (27) v Jimmy Robertson (38) 4-5
Mark Williams (6) v Aaron Hill (59) 2-5
Luca Brecel (7) v Jiang Jun (71) 5-2
Pang Junxu (26) v Anthony McGill (39) 4-5
Zhang Anda (10) v Graeme Dott (55) 5-4
Robert Milkins (23) v Xu Si (42) 5-4
Jak Jones (18) v Allan Taylor (102) 5-3
John Higgins (15) v Mark Davis (50) 5-3
Zhou Yuelong (31) v Artemijs Zizins (95) 5-2
Kyren Wilson (2) v Cheung Ka Wai (99) 5-3
The German Masters takes place in Berlin between the 27th January and the 2nd of February.
The qualifying rounds for this event took place in Sheffield between the 16th and 19th of December.
Five players withdrew before the start of the first round:
- Ronnie O'Sullivan
- Ding Junhui
- He Guoqiang
- Dominic Dale
- Hossein Vafaei
The scheduled opponents of the above players all received a bye through to the second round.
