The 2016 German Masters (officially the 2016 918.com German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–7 February 2016 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.

2016 918.com German Masters
Tournament information
Dates3–7 February 2016 (2016-02-03 – 2016-02-07)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€367,000
Winner's share€80,000
Highest break Judd Trump (ENG) (125)
Final
Champion Martin Gould (ENG)
Runner-up Luca Brecel (BEL)
Score9–5
2015
2017

The defending champion Mark Selby lost 3–5 against Stephen Maguire in the last 16.[1]

Martin Gould won the first ranking title of his professional career, defeating Luca Brecel 9–5 in the final.[2] German referee Maike Kesseler officiated at her first ranking final.[3]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

Main draw

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth (ENG) 0
 
  Mark Selby3
 
 
 
  Stephen Maguire5
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty (IRL) 1
 
  Stephen Maguire1
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott5
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) 5
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 0
 
  Graeme Dott5
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins3
 
  Alan McManus (SCO) 2
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5
 
  Graeme Dott2
 
 
 
  Martin Gould6
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (ENG) 0
 
  Judd Trump5
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda1
 
  Alfie Burden (ENG) 0
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda (CHN) 5
 
  Judd Trump4
 
 
 
  Martin Gould5
 
  Martin Gould (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) 4
 
  Martin Gould5
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston0
 
  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4
 
  Martin Gould9
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel5
 
  Zhao Xintong (CHN) 2
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel (BEL) 5
 
  Luca Brecel5
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin3
 
  Marco Fu (HKG) 1
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 5
 
  Luca Brecel5
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce4
 
  Mark Joyce (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (NIR) 2
 
  Mark Joyce5
 
 
 
  Mark King2
 
  Mark King (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 4
 
  Luca Brecel6
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson3
 
  Ian Burns (ENG) 4
 
 
 
  Michael Holt (ENG) 5
 
  Michael Holt4
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson5
 
  Rory McLeod (ENG) 4
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 5
 
  Kyren Wilson5
 
 
 
  Ryan Day4
 
  Ryan Day (WAL) 5
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 3
 
  Ryan Day5
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham3
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 2
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler.
Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 7 February 2016.
Martin Gould
  England
9–5
Luca Brecel
  Belgium
Afternoon: 21–96 (68), 55–50, 52–41, 72–1 (72), 31–73 (51), 83–0 (83), 54–63 (59), 104–4 (104)
Evening: 129–0 (110), 58–0, 39–76 (55), 66–32, 56–69 (56, 63), 78–0
110 Highest break 68
2 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

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These matches were held between 17 and 20 December 2015 at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre in Wigan, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.[5]

Round 1

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Round 2

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Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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[6]

Televised stage centuries

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[7]

References

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  1. ^ "German Masters 2016 schedule & results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "German Masters: Martin Gould wins maiden ranking title". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Maike Kesseler Referees First Major Final". World Snooker Official YouTube Channel. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ "German Masters Qualifiers Draw and Format". 8 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ "German Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  7. ^ "German Masters: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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