German Masters
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This article is about the snooker tournament. For the golf tournament formerly known under this name, see Mercedes-Benz Championship (European Tour). For the curling event, see German Masters (curling).
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| Tournament information | |
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| Venue | Tempodrom |
| Location | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Established | 1995 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €280,000 |
| Current champion(s) |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
The German Masters is a professional ranking snooker tournament. The tournament was established in 1995.
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[edit] History
The tournament started as German Open and was held as a ranking tournament from 1995 to 1997 before changing its name to the German Masters, a non-ranking tournament, in 1998. The event returned for the 2010/2011 season as a ranking tournament.[1] It is held in Berlin's Tempodrom and the 2011 tournament was held between 2 and 6 February.[2][3]
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Opponent | Final score | Season |
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| German Open (ranking) | ||||
| 1995 |  John Higgins |
 Ken Doherty |
9–3 | 1995/96 |
| 1996 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
 Alain Robidoux |
9–7 | 1996/97 |
| 1997 | John Higgins |
John Parrott |
9–4 | 1997/98 |
| German Masters (non-ranking) | ||||
| 1998 | John Parrott |
 Mark Williams |
6–4 | 1998/99 |
| German Masters (ranking) | ||||
| 2011 | Mark Williams |
Mark Selby |
9–7 | 2010/11 |
| 2012[4] | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Stephen Maguire |
9–7 | 2011/12 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Major European Tournaments". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Euro.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "German Masters". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_championship10_news%28German_Masters%29-1908.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- ^ "Snookerstars – wir bringen die Stars nach Deutschland". Snookerstars. http://www.snookerstars.de/content/.
- ^ "PartyPoker.net German Masters (2012)". WWW Snooker. http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=99. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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