# 2013 German Masters

The 2013 German Masters (officially the 2013 Betfair German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 January – 3 February 2013 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2012/2013 season.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he decided not to compete this year.
Ali Carter won his third ranking title by defeating Marco Fu 9–6 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Main draw

| 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 | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Judd Trump (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 3 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 5 | | | Ali Carter | 5 | | |
| | | | | Michael Holt | 2 | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 4 | | | Michael Holt | 2 | | |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | |
| | | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 5 | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 1 | | | | | Ali Carter | 6 |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 2 |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) | 5 | | | | | Neil Robertson | 2 |
| Michael Wasley (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wasley (ENG) | 1 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 1 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 1 | | | Neil Robertson | 5 | | |
| | | | | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | | | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 3 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Ali Carter | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 6 |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 6 |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 5 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3 | | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | | | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 1 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 5 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 0 | | | | | Marco Fu | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Mark Allen (NIR) | 5 | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 2 | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 2 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5 | | | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby | 1 | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | | | Mark Selby | 1 | | |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 0 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | |
| | | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 3 February 2013. :
| Ali Carter England | 9–6 | Marco Fu Hong Kong |
| Afternoon: 54–71, 11–67 (55), 75–0 (55), 0–104 (104), 80–0 (70), 68–39, 0–87 (83), 30–64 Evening: 117–4 (116), 128–0 (121), 67–0, 30–69, 103–31 (71), 78–4, 61–1 |||
| 121 | Highest break | 104 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying matches were held between 28 and 30 November 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. 10 matches from the second qualifying round, were held over and played on 30 January 2013 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Matches were over 9 frames.

### Round 1

| James Wattana (THA) | 5–2 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–2 | Ian Burns (ENG) |
| Michael White (WAL) | 2–5 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) |
| Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–0 | Jordan Brown (NIR) |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5–4 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 5–0 | Joel Walker (ENG) |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 4–5 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 3–5 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 3–5 | Daniel Wells (WAL) |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 1–5 | Michael Wasley (ENG) |
| Aditya Mehta (IND) | 2–5 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5–2 | Liam Highfield (ENG) |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5–1 | Paul Davison (ENG) |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 5–3 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
| David Gilbert (ENG) | 3–5 | Chen Zhe (CHN) |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5–0 | Ben Judge (AUS) |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 5–1 | Passakorn Suwannawat (THA) |
| Adam Duffy (ENG) | 5–3 | David Grace (ENG) |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5–3 | Robbie Williams (ENG) |
| Alfred Burden (ENG) | 5–3 | Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 1–5 | Pankaj Advani (IND) |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 5–1 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5–4 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–4 | Tony Drago (MLT) |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–1 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | w/o–w/d | Mohamed Khairy (EGY) |
| Yu Delu (CHN) | 1–5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 3–5 | Sam Baird (ENG) |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 5–1 | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 5–3 | Michael Leslie (SCO) |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 4–5 | Simon Bedford (ENG) |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 1–5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) |

### Round 2

| Judd Trump (ENG) | 5–4 | James Wattana |
| Jamie Cope (ENG) | 0–5 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 1–5 | Fraser Patrick |
| Ali Carter (ENG) | 5–0 | Rory McLeod |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 2–5 | Xiao Guodong |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 1–5 | Kurt Maflin |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–1 | Tian Pengfei |
| Mark Williams (WAL) | 5–1 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) | 5–0 | Daniel Wells |
| Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 3–5 | Michael Wasley |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 5–1 | Rod Lawler |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5–3 | Liang Wenbo |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 4–5 | Dave Harold |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–4 | Chen Zhe |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5–1 | Ben Woollaston |
| John Higgins (SCO) | 3–5 | Peter Lines |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 5–4 | Matthew Selt |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5–3 | Alfred Burden |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5–3 | Pankaj Advani |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5–4 | Mark Joyce |
| Mark King (ENG) | 5–3 | Barry Pinches |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5–3 | Alan McManus |
| Mark Allen (NIR) | 5–2 | Nigel Bond |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5–3 | Jimmy White |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2–5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5–0 | Sam Baird |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5–4 | Liu Chuang |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–3 | Jamie Jones |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–0 | Simon Bedford |
| Mark Selby (ENG) | 5–2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matches were held over and played in Berlin.