The 2021 German Masters (officially the 2021 BildBet German Masters) 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. Shaun Murphy made the sixth maximum break of his career in the first qualifying round against Chen Zifan.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 27–31 January 2021 |
| Venue | Marshall Arena |
| City | Milton Keynes |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £400,000 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break |  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
| Score | 9–2 |
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The event featured a prize fund of £400,000 with £80,000 given to the winner. It was sponsored for the first time by BildBet, a subsidiary company created by BetVictor in collaboration with the local newspaper Bild. Despite the different name, the tournament was part of the BetVictor European Series.[2]
Judd Trump was the defending champion after defeating Neil Robertson 9–6 in the 2020 final.[3] 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 by 9 frames to 2, becoming the first player ever to successfully defend the title.[5]
Prize fund edit
The event featured a total prize fund of £400,000 with the winner receiving £80,000.[2] The event was 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.[6]
- 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 edit
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.
Final edit
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 31 January 2021. | ||
| Judd Trump (1) England
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9–2 | Jack Lisowski (15) England
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| Afternoon: 76–31, 0–90, 87–0, 64–25, 65–30, 72–0, 68–58, 71–14 Evening: 87–49, 0–106, 119–0 (119) | ||
| 119 | Highest break | 67 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
Qualifying edit
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.[7]
Round 1 edit
Round 2 edit
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Century breaks edit
Main stage centuries edit
Total: 25[8]
- 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 edit
Total: 58[9]
- 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 edit
- ^ "Milton Keynes to host WST events". World Snooker. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "BildBet German Masters". World Snooker. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Trump Defends German Masters Title". World Snooker. 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021.
- ^ "CLS Added To BetVictor European Series". September 18, 2020.
- ^ "BetVictor German Masters Qualifiers Draw And Format". World Snooker. November 4, 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020.
- ^ "BildBet German Masters 2021 | Centuries". World Snooker. 27–31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "BildBet German Masters 2021 Qualifiers | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 10–14 November 2020.[permanent dead link]