# 2014 German Masters

The 2014 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 January–2 February 2014 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.
Two maximum breaks were compiled during the qualifying stage of the tournament at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Dechawat Poomjaeng made the 101st official maximum break during his match against Zak Surety. This was Poomjaeng's first 147 break. Just one day later Gary Wilson made the 102nd official maximum break during the match against Ricky Walden. This was Wilson's first 147 break. It also took the total number of maximum breaks for the season to five.
Ali Carter was the defending champion, but he lost 4–5 against Dechawat Poomjaeng in the last 64.
Ding Junhui won his 10th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 9–5 in the final. Ding became the first player to win four ranking events in a single season since Stephen Hendry in 1990/1991.

## Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to €337,100 from the previous year's €300,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Main draw
### Top half

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 4 | | | | |
| | | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 1 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5 | | | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | |
| | | | | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | |
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA) | 2 | | | Jamie Burnett | 1 | | |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | | |
| | | Joel Walker | 2 | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta (IND) | 4 | Joel Walker | 2 | | | | |
| Joel Walker (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker (ENG) | 5 | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 2 |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | | | | | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 5 | Peter Lines | 1 | | | | |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 2 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 5 | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | w/o | | | Ryan Day | 5 | | |
| Cao Xinlong (CHN) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Cao Xinlong (CHN) | w/d | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 3 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Ryan Day | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 6 |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 6 |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 1 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | |
| David Morris (IRL) | 1 | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 5 | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5 | | | Dominic Dale | 3 | | | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 2 | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2 | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins (SCO) | 5 | | | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | 2 |
| Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | | | | | Joe Perry | 2 |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5 | Anthony McGill | 0 | | | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 2 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | | Joe Perry | 5 | | |
| | | | | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 2 | | | Kurt Maflin | 1 | | |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | |
| | | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 1 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 1 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 3 | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | |
| | | | | Rod Lawler | 5 | | |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 1 | | | Rod Lawler | 5 | | |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | | | | |
| | | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | |
| Paul Davison (ENG) | 5 | Paul Davison | 4 | | | | |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 2 | | | | | Rod Lawler | 5 |
| | | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| David Gilbert (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) | 3 | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | |
| | | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 1 | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | | | Mark Davis | 5 | | |
| | | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5 | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 1 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | Rod Lawler | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 6 |
| Judd Trump (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | 6 |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 1 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Mark King | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 4 | Mark King | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 5 | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | | | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 1 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | | | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Holt | 0 |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) | 5 | | | | | Michael Holt | 0 |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 1 | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | |
| | | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 0 | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 5 | | | Michael Holt | 5 | | |
| | | | | Alan McManus | 2 | | |
| Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 2 | | | Alan McManus | 2 | | |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 5 | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 0 | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 2 February 2014. :
| Ding Junhui China | 9–5 | Judd Trump England |
| Afternoon: 0–80 (80), 87–0 (87), 14–65, 31–69, 92–0 (76), 48–76, 71–42 (51), 81–0 (81) Evening: 125–0 (125), 101–0 (101), 83–0 (72), 62–48, 31–83, 67–46 |||
| 125 | Highest break | 80 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches were played on 11 and 12 December 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 5–3 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 5–3 | Zak Surety (ENG) |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–4 | Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5–4 | Robin Hull (FIN) |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 4–5 | Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA) |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5–3 | Ryan Clark (ENG) |
| Aditya Mehta (IND) | 5–0 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 0–5 | Joel Walker (ENG) |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 5–1 | Hammad Miah (ENG) |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 5–4 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–3 | Ross Muir (SCO) |
| Michael White (WAL) | 5–3 | James Cahill (ENG) |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–0 | Tony Drago (MLT) |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 4–5 | Cao Xinlong (CHN) |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 2–5 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5–1 | Chen Zhe (CHN) |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5–2 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–0 | Christopher Keogan (ENG) |
| Rory McLeod (ENG) | 2–5 | David Morris (IRL) |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 5–1 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5–4 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 5–0 | Dylan Mitchell (ENG) |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 5–3 | Shane Castle (ENG) |
| John Higgins (SCO) | 5–3 | Joe Swail (NIR) |
| Mark Allen (NIR) | 5–3 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–0 | Chris Norbury (ENG) |
| James Wattana (THA) | 3–5 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–0 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–1 | Adam Wicheard (ENG) |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5–1 | Robbie Williams (ENG) |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–0 | Andrew Norman (ENG) |
| Mark Selby (ENG) | 5–1 | Pankaj Advani (IND) |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) | 5–2 | Ian Burns (ENG) |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 5–1 | Anthony Parsons (ENG) |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5–4 | Michael Wasley (ENG) |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–3 | Sam Baird (ENG) |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–1 | John Astley (ENG) |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5–1 | Mitchell Travis (ENG) |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 3–5 | Paul Davison (ENG) |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 5–2 | Adam Duffy (ENG) |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 5–0 | Barry Pinches (ENG) |
| David Gilbert (ENG) | 5–2 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5–3 | Liam Highfield (ENG) |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5–0 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5–4 | Allan Taylor (ENG) |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 5–3 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 5–2 | Sydney Wilson (ENG) |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5–1 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) |
| Judd Trump (ENG) | 5–3 | Sanderson Lam (ENG) |
| Jamie Cope (ENG) | 1–5 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 5–4 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) |
| Mark King (ENG) | 5–3 | Alex Borg (MLT) |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5–2 | Alex Davies (ENG) |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–0 | Lee Page (ENG) |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–2 | David Grace (ENG) |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5–0 | Michael Leslie (SCO) |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3–5 | Gary Wilson (ENG) |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1–5 | Daniel Wells (WAL) |
| Yu Delu (CHN) | 3–5 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–3 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
| Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5–3 | Duane Jones (WAL) |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–1 | Jak Jones (WAL) |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–0 | Khaled Belaid Abumdas (LBY) |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 4–5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) |

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

* 147, 135 – Gary Wilson
* 147 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
* 141 – Alan McManus
* 122 – Xiao Guodong
* 120 – Dominic Dale
* 118 – Matthew Stevens
* 115 – Noppon Saengkham
* 115 – Mark Selby
* 113 – Peter Ebdon
* 111 – Michael Holt
* 111 – Neil Robertson
* 110 – Judd Trump
* 109 – Joe Perry
* 107 – Barry Hawkins
* 107 – Mark King
* 106 – Anthony McGill
* 105 – Dave Harold
* 103 – Robin Hull
* 102 – Ross Muir
* 101 – Sam Baird
* 100 – Michael White
* 100 – Marco Fu

### Televised stage centuries

* 143, 106 – Michael Holt
* 138, 130, 114 – Xiao Guodong
* 128 – Shaun Murphy
* 127, 122, 117, 110, 102 – Judd Trump
* 125, 121, 107, 101 – Ding Junhui
* 124, 108 – Tian Pengfei
* 124 – Neil Robertson
* 123 – Gary Wilson
* 118 – Mark King
* 113, 105 – Mark Selby
* 112 – Anthony McGill
* 109 – Ryan Day
* 104, 102 – Joe Perry
* 104 – Joel Walker
* 102 – Kurt Maflin
* 100 – Mark Williams
* 100 – Stephen Maguire