# 2011 German Masters

The 2011 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2–6 February at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.
The event was last held in 1998, but it was non-ranking. John Parrott won in the final 6–4 against Mark Williams.
Mark Williams won his 18th ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–7 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for 2011 is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Berlin on 2 and 3 February 2011.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–1 | Pavel Leyk (GER) |
| WC2 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) | 5–3 | Tomasz Skalski (BEL) |
| WC3 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–2 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| WC4 | Liu Song (CHN) | 2–5 | Daniel Wells (WAL) |
| WC5 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–2 | Stefan Kasper (GER) |
| WC6 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | w/o–w/d | Mario Wehrmann (NLD) |
| WC7 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 5–0 | Hans Blanckaert (BEL) |
| WC8 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–1 | Lasse Münstermann (GER) |

## 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 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | 10 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) | 1 | | | | 10 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 2 | 15 | Ricky Walden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 5 | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Wells (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Wells (WAL) | 2 | | | | | | | | 10 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1 | 6 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 5 | 14 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump (ENG) | 2 | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 3 | 12 | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | 4 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 |
| 3 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 |
| | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 1 | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | w/d | | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale (WAL) | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale (WAL) | w/o | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 5 | 7 | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail (NIR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail (NIR) | 5 | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark King (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu (HKG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu (HKG) | 5 | | Marco Fu | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 6 February 2011. :
| Mark Selby (6) England | 7–9 | Mark Williams (3) Wales |
| Afternoon: 92–0 (82), 0–84 (56), 0–108 (108), 99–1, 0–81, 71–0 (63), 42–83 (53), 0–105 (105) Evening: 46–71, 54–41, 0–121 (96), 70–27, 83–7 (60), 70–45, 49–76, 0–83 (82) |||
| 82 | Highest break | 108 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 14 and 17 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.

### Round 1

| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–4 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2–5 | Adam Wicheard (ENG) |
| Patrick Wallace (NIR) | 0–5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 5–2 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
| Mike Dunn (ENG) | – | Bye |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–2 | James McBain (SCO) |
| Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5–4 | James Wattana (THA) |
| Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | 3–5 | Liu Song (CHN) |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 4–5 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–0 | Reanne Evans (ENG) |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–2 | Liam Highfield (ENG) |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5–2 | Igor Figueiredo (BRA) |
| Tony Drago (MLT) | 5–4 | Kuldesh Johal (ENG) |
| Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 5–1 | Issara Kachaiwong (THA) |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 2–5 | Simon Bedford (ENG) |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 5–1 | Paul Davison (ENG) |
| Joe Jogia (ENG) | 1–5 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) | 5–2 | Michael White (WAL) |
| Stuart Pettman (ENG) | w/d–w/o | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5–4 | David Morris (IRL) |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 5–1 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) |
| Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–0 | Jak Jones (WAL) |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5–3 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) |
| Michael Holt (ENG) | 3–5 | David Gilbert (ENG) |
| Rory McLeod (ENG) | 3–5 | Matthew Couch (ENG) |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | w/o–w/d | Michael Judge (IRL) |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 2–5 | Joe Delaney (IRL) |
| Joe Swail (NIR) | 5–1 | Justin Astley (ENG) |
| Dave Harold (ENG) | 5–0 | Dermot McGlinchey (NIR) |
| Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 5–0 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–4 | Jimmy Michie (ENG) |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 5–2 | Liu Chuang (CHN) |

### Round 2

| Anthony Hamilton | 5–1 | Adam Wicheard |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5–1 | Alfie Burden |
| Mike Dunn | 3–5 | Jack Lisowski |
| Jamie Burnett | 4–5 | Liu Song |
| Kyren Wilson | 2–5 | Nigel Bond |
| Jimmy White | 1–5 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Tony Drago | w/o–w/d | Ian McCulloch |
| Simon Bedford | 5–2 | Andy Hicks |
| Jamie O'Neill | 1–5 | Anthony McGill |
| Xiao Guodong | 3–5 | Dominic Dale |
| Mark Joyce | 3–5 | Alan McManus |
| Matthew Selt | 5–3 | David Gilbert |
| Matthew Couch | 2–5 | Steve Davis |
| Joe Delaney | 2–5 | Joe Swail |
| Dave Harold | 5–2 | Adrian Gunnell |
| Robert Milkins | 5–3 | Jamie Jones |

### Round 3

| Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 1–5 | Anthony Hamilton |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 2–5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon |
| Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 3–5 | Jack Lisowski |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 4–5 | Liu Song |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 2–5 | Nigel Bond |
| Judd Trump (ENG) | 5–3 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–2 | Tony Drago |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5–3 | Simon Bedford |
| Tom Ford (ENG) | 2–5 | Anthony McGill |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 3–5 | Dominic Dale |
| Joe Perry (ENG) | 5–3 | Alan McManus |
| Stephen Lee (ENG) | 5–2 | Matthew Selt |
| Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–0 | Steve Davis |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 0–5 | Joe Swail |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 5–3 | Dave Harold |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 4–5 | Robert Milkins |

## Gallery

* Inside the venue
* Mark Williams after winning the title
* Mark Selby being interviewed after the final
* Referee Jan Verhaas
* Semi-finalist Graeme Dott
* Semi-finalist Marco Fu