# 2012 German Masters

The 2012 German Masters (officially the 2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2012 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that PartyPoker.net sponsored the event.
Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin. This was Dunn's first 147 break. Stephen Hendry missed the final stage of a ranking event for the first time in 15 years after losing 1–5 to James Wattana in the final qualifying round.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Berlin on 1 February 2012.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–1 | Patrick Einsle (GER) |
| WC2 | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 5–3 | Peter Bullen (BEL) |
| WC3 | Yu Delu (CHN) | 5–3 | Chris Norbury (ENG) |
| WC4 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 3–5 | Craig Steadman (ENG) |
| WC5 | Liu Song (CHN) | 5–0 | Soner Sari (TUR) |
| WC6 | James Wattana (THA) | w/o–w/d | Mario Wehrmann (NLD) |
| WC7 | Paul Davison (ENG) | 5–2 | Krzysztof Wróbel (POL) |
| WC8 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–1 | Philip Arnold (IRL) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 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 | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals 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 | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 0 | 1 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 5 | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 3 | | | | 1 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 2 | 13 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yu Delu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 3 | | Yu Delu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Delu (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Delu (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 5 | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | | | | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Steadman (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Craig Steadman (ENG) | 1 | 15 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 5 | 4 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 7 |
| 3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 7 |
| | Liu Song (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Song (CHN) | 0 | 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | 10 | Graeme Dott | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana (THA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana (THA) | 0 | | | | 3 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | |
| | Paul Davison (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Davison (ENG) | 1 | 8 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 5 | 12 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | | | | 8 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 1 | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2012. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) England | 9–7 | Stephen Maguire (9) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 111–26 (111), 0–130 (130), 8–106 (106), 5–132 (128), 58–73 (O'Sullivan 58), 63–8, 20–69 (55), 75–24 (75) Evening: 0–115 (69), 89–47 (89), 78–0 (54), 68–59 (Maguire 52), 94–37 (67), 75–31, 43–82 (82), 66–41 |||
| 111 | Highest break | 130 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 3 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 7 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 21 and 25 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. Matches were over 9 frames.

### Preliminary round

| Lucky Vatnani (IND) | 2–5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 1–5 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |

### Round 1

| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 4–5 | David Grace (ENG) |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 1–5 | Sam Craigie (ENG) |
| Joe Jogia (ENG) | 4–5 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–3 | Matthew Couch (ENG) |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | w/o–w/d | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) |
| Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 5–1 | Sam Baird (ENG) |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 5–2 | Scott MacKenzie (SCO) |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 4–5 | Yu Delu (CHN) |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–0 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 5– 3 | Joe Meara (NIR) |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5–1 | Rod Lawler (ENG) |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 5–2 | Andrew Norman (ENG) |
| Tony Drago (MLT) | 2–5 | Adam Wicheard (ENG) |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–0 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5–2 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 5–2 | Simon Bedford (ENG) |
| Rory McLeod (ENG) | 5–2 | Kacper Filipiak (POL) |
| Liu Song (CHN) | 5–3 | Liam Highfield (ENG) |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1–5 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) |
| James Wattana (THA) | 5–3 | Passakorn Suwannawat (THA) |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 5–3 | Ian McCulloch (ENG) |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 5–3 | Aditya Mehta (IND) |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | w/o–w/d | Robin Hull (FIN) |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 5–2 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2–5 | David Morris (IRL) |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 4–5 | Paul Davison (ENG) |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–3 | David Hogan (IRL) |
| Joe Swail (NIR) | 5–1 | Luca Brecel |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 3–5 | Adam Duffy (ENG) |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–3 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 2–5 | Michael White (WAL) |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5–3 | David Gilbert (ENG) |

### Round 2

| David Grace | 2–5 | Sam Craigie |
| Stuart Carrington | 3–5 | Jimmy White |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0–5 | Adrian Gunnell |
| Alfie Burden | 2–5 | Yu Delu |
| Robert Milkins | 5–1 | Steve Davis |
| Ben Woollaston | 2–5 | Jamie Jones |
| Adam Wicheard | 0–5 | Mike Dunn |
| Jamie Burnett | 3–5 | Peter Lines |
| Rory McLeod | 3–5 | Liu Song |
| Andrew Pagett | 1–5 | James Wattana |
| Liu Chuang | 5–3 | Liang Wenbo |
| Alan McManus | 4–5 | Andy Hicks |
| David Morris | 3–5 | Paul Davison |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–4 | Joe Swail |
| Adam Duffy | 4–5 | Anthony McGill |
| Michael White | 5–2 | Xiao Guodong |

### Round 3

| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–4 | Sam Craigie |
| Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5–4 | Jimmy White |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 1–5 | Adrian Gunnell |
| Jamie Cope (ENG) | 3–5 | Yu Delu |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–3 | Robert Milkins |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–2 | Jamie Jones |
| Mark King (ENG) | 3–5 | Mike Dunn |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–3 | Peter Lines |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4–5 | Liu Song |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 1–5 | James Wattana |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5–1 | Liu Chuang |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 5–4 | Andy Hicks |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 4–5 | Paul Davison |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–0 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–4 | Anthony McGill |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 5–2 | Michael White |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

* 130, 128, 106, 100 – Stephen Maguire
* 129 – Ali Carter
* 128 – Stuart Bingham
* 128 – Shaun Murphy
* 123, 111, 110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 113 – Barry Hawkins
* 111, 104 – Mark Selby
* 111 – Judd Trump
* 109 – Peter Ebdon
* 107 – Mark Williams
* 102 – Mike Dunn
* 102 – Joe Perry
* 102 – Ricky Walden
* 101 – Stephen Lee
* 100 – Tom Ford

## Gallery

* Winner Ronnie O'Sullivan with the trophy.
* Runner-up Stephen Maguire getting his award.
* Steve Davis playing a trick shot exhibition during the break of the final
* Tournament director Mike Ganley
* Stephen Lee was the semi-final opponent of O'Sullivan