2017 German Masters
The 2017 F66.com German Masters professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 1–5 February 2017 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the twelfth ranking event of the 2016/2017 season.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 1–5 February 2017 |
| Venue | Tempodrom |
| City | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €367,000 |
| Winner's share | €80,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–6 |
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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. He is the third oldest winner of a ranking event after Mountjoy (46) and Ray Reardon (50 and 45).
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000[6] (€13,300).
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2017. | ||
| Ali Carter |
6–9 | Anthony Hamilton |
| 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
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Round 2
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Century breaks
Televised stage centuries
Total: 16[8]
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Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 56[9]
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References
- "German Masters: Martin Gould wins maiden ranking title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- http://www.worldsnooker.com/ford-makes-147-in-berlin/#
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "F66.com German Masters 2017". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/10747983/german-masters-snooker-2017-draw-tv-schedule-results-odds
- "German Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "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.