# 2022 German Masters

The 2022 German Masters (officially the 2022 BildBet German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 26 to 30 January 2022 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. The tournament was the ninth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season and the 16th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the German Open. The fifth of eight tournaments in the European Series, it was the first professional snooker tournament held outside the United Kingdom in almost two years, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Jack Lisowski 9–2 in the 2021 final. However, Trump lost 1–5 in the quarter-finals to Zhao Xintong, who went on to meet Yan Bingtao in the final. Aged 24 and 21 respectively, Zhao and Yan had the youngest combined age of any two ranking finalists since Neil Robertson played Jamie Cope at the 2006 Grand Prix. It was the second time that two players from mainland China contested a ranking final; the previous occasion was the 2013 Shanghai Masters final between Ding Junhui and Xiao Guodong. Zhao whitewashed Yan 9–0 in the final to win the second ranking title of his career. He became the third player in professional snooker history, after Steve Davis at the 1989 Grand Prix and Robertson at the January 2020 European Masters, to win a two-session ranking final without conceding a frame.
The tournament's highest break was achieved by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, who made the third maximum break of his career in his first qualifying round match against Fan Zhengyi.

## Prize fund

The event features a total prize fund of £400,000 with the winner receiving £80,000. The event is the fifth of the eight events in the European Series, all sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor. (BildBet is BetVictor's German sports betting platform, launched in partnership with the German tabloid newspaper Bild.) The player accumulating the highest amount of prize money over the eight events will receive a bonus of £150,000.
* Winner: £80,000
* Runner-up: £35,000
* Semi-final: £20,000
* Quarter-final: £10,000
* Last 16: £5,000
* Last 32: £4,000
* Last 64: £3,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £400,000

## Main draw

Below are the event's results from the last-32 stage to the final. Player names in bold denote match winners. Numbers in brackets denote player seedings.
| 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) (1) | w/o | | | | | | |
| Gao Yang (CHN) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Gao Yang (CHN) | w/d | Judd Trump (1) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Zhou Yuelong (17) | 0 | | | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (16) | 2 | Zhou Yuelong (17) | 0 | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (17) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (17) | 5 | | | Judd Trump (1) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Zhao Xintong (25) | 5 | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) (24) | 5 | | | Zhao Xintong (25) | 5 | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9) | 2 | Tom Ford (24) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong (25) | 5 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) (25) | 5 | Zhao Xintong (25) | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (8) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (8) | 3 | | | | | Zhao Xintong (25) | 6 |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden (29) | 3 |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5) | 5 | | | | | Ricky Walden (29) | 3 |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 1 | Kyren Wilson (5) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 2 | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 5 | | | Kyren Wilson (5) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden (29) | 5 | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 3 | | | Ricky Walden (29) | 5 | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 5 | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | |
| | | Ricky Walden (29) | 5 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (29) | 5 | Ricky Walden (29) | 5 | | | | |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (4) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (4) | 3 | | | | | | | Zhao Xintong (25) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 0 |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | w/o | | | | | | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 0 |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) (30) | w/d | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) (30) | w/d | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Fan Zhengyi | 5 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 2 | Fan Zhengyi | 5 | | | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 5 | | | Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen (11) | 5 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 1 | | | Mark Allen (11) | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (11) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (11) | 5 | Mark Allen (11) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) (27) | 4 | Shaun Murphy (6) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6) | 5 | | | | | Mark Allen (11) | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 6 |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 2 | | | | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 6 |
| Ryan Day (WAL) (26) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) (26) | 5 | Ryan Day (26) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 5 | Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | | | Ryan Day (26) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (18) | 3 | | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 | | |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) | 5 | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Mark Selby (2) | 4 | | | | |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 0 | Mark Selby (2) | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (2) | 5 | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 30 January 2022. :
| Zhao Xintong (25) China | 9–0 | Yan Bingtao (15) China |
| Afternoon: 91–36, 71–38, 130–1 (118), 90–4, 89–33, 98–34, 70–60, 75–26 Evening: 63–31 |||
| 118 | Highest break | 60 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying for the event took place between 18 and 26 October 2021 at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, England. There were two rounds of qualifying, with matches being played as best-of-nine frames.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames |
| Judd Trump (ENG) (1) | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 1 | | |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 1 | Judd Trump (1) | 5 |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 3 |
| Aaron Hill (IRL) | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | 3 |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) (32) | 5 | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 1 | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 1 | Xiao Guodong (32) | 4 |
| | | Gao Yang | 5 |
| Gao Yang (CHN) | 5 | Gao Yang | 5 |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 2 | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (16) | 5 | | |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 2 | Anthony McGill (16) | 5 |
| | | Jamie O'Neill | 2 |
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 4 | Jamie O'Neill | 2 |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (17) | 5 | | |
| Peter Devlin (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Peter Devlin (ENG) | 1 | Zhou Yuelong (17) | 5 |
| | | Zak Surety | 3 |
| Zak Surety (ENG) | 5 | Zak Surety | 3 |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 4 | | |
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 5 | Allan Taylor | 1 |
| | | Tom Ford (24) | 5 |
| Tom Ford (ENG) (24) | 5 | Tom Ford (24) | 5 |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 4 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 2 | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 5 | Yuan Sijun | 1 |
| | | Stephen Maguire (9) | 5 |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9) | 5 | Stephen Maguire (9) | 5 |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | | |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Dean Young (SCO) | 1 | | |
| Dean Young (SCO) | 1 | Pang Junxu | 3 |
| | | Zhao Xintong (25) | 5 |
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) (25) | 5 | Zhao Xintong (25) | 5 |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 2 | Chang Bingyu | 1 |
| | | Mark Williams (8) | 5 |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (8) | 5 | Mark Williams (8) | 5 |
| Oliver Lines (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5) | 5 | | |
| Xu Si (CHN) | 1 | | |
| Xu Si (CHN) | 1 | Kyren Wilson (5) | 5 |
| | | Li Hang | 4 |
| Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 2 | Li Hang | 4 |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (28) | 5 | | |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 0 | | |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 0 | Gary Wilson (28) | 2 |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 5 |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 |
| Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (12) | 5 | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | Barry Hawkins (12) | 3 |
| | | Michael Georgiou | 5 |
| Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 5 | Michael Georgiou | 5 |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 0 | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) (21) | 3 | | |
| Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 5 | Zhang Jiankang | 2 |
| | | Craig Steadman | 5 |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 5 | Craig Steadman | 5 |
| Ng On-yee (HKG) | 4 | | |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 5 | Zhang Anda | 5 |
| | | Si Jiahui | 0 |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) (20) | 4 | Si Jiahui | 0 |
| Si Jiahui (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Wu Yize (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Wu Yize (CHN) | 5 | Wu Yize | 1 |
| | | Luca Brecel | 5 |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (13) | 1 | Luca Brecel | 5 |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) | 5 | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 5 | | |
| Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 1 | Simon Lichtenberg | 1 |
| | | Ricky Walden (29) | 5 |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (29) | 5 | Ricky Walden (29) | 5 |
| Jackson Page (WAL) | 2 | | |
| Jordan Brown (NIR) | 4 | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 5 | Michael White | 2 |
| | | Neil Robertson (4) | 5 |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (4) | 5 | Neil Robertson (4) | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 2 | | |
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3) | 0 |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 5 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 5 | Hossein Vafaei | 3 |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 1 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) (30) | 5 | | |
| Reanne Evans (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Reanne Evans (ENG) | 1 | Liang Wenbo (30) | 5 |
| | | Ben Hancorn | 2 |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 3 | Ben Hancorn | 2 |
| Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (14) | 5 | | |
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 3 | | |
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 3 | Jack Lisowski (14) | 3 |
| | | Liam Highfield | 5 |
| Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 0 | Liam Highfield | 5 |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (19) | 3 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 5 | Fan Zhengyi | 5 |
| | | Lu Ning | 4 |
| Rory McLeod (JAM) | 0 | Lu Ning | 4 |
| Lu Ning (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Lee Walker (WAL) | 2 | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 5 | Lyu Haotian | 5 |
| | | Ali Carter (22) | 1 |
| Ali Carter (ENG) (22) | 5 | Ali Carter (22) | 1 |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Sunny Akani (THA) | 5 | | |
| Michael Judge (IRL) | 3 | | |
| Michael Judge (IRL) | 3 | Sunny Akani | 3 |
| | | Mark Allen (11) | 5 |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (11) | 5 | Mark Allen (11) | 5 |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 1 | | |
| David Lilley (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 1 | David Lilley | 3 |
| | | Kurt Maflin (27) | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) (27) | 5 | Kurt Maflin (27) | 5 |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 2 | Cao Yupeng | 4 |
| | | Shaun Murphy (6) | 5 |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6) | 5 | Shaun Murphy (6) | 5 |
| Mark King (ENG) | 1 | | |
| John Higgins (SCO) (7) | 2 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 5 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 5 | Noppon Saengkham | 5 |
| | | Jak Jones | 4 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 4 | Jak Jones | 4 |
| Jak Jones (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) (26) | 5 | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 4 | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 4 | Ryan Day (26) | 5 |
| | | Jamie Clarke | 3 |
| Nigel Bond (ENG) | 2 | Jamie Clarke | 3 |
| Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (10) | 4 | | |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 | Mark Davis | 1 |
| | | Sam Craigie | 5 |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 2 | Sam Craigie | 5 |
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Martin Gould (ENG) (23) | 4 | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | Matthew Stevens | 3 |
| | | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5 | | |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 5 | Zhao Jianbo | 2 |
| | | David Gilbert (18) | 5 |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (18) | 5 | David Gilbert (18) | 5 |
| David Grace (ENG) | 4 | | |
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 3 | | |
| Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 3 | Lei Peifan | 2 |
| | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) | 5 | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 |
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 2 | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) | 4 | | |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 |
| | | John Astley | 1 |
| Michael Holt (ENG) (31) | 3 | John Astley | 1 |
| John Astley (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Ashley Carty (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Ashley Carty (ENG) | 5 | Ashley Carty | 1 |
| | | Mark Selby (2) | 5 |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (2) | 5 | Mark Selby (2) | 5 |
| Ross Muir (SCO) | 2 | | |

## Century breaks
### Main stage centuries

Total: 29
* 136, 108 – Sam Craigie
* 135 – Stephen Maguire
* 134, 104 – Fan Zhengyi
* 130 – Craig Steadman
* 130 – Judd Trump
* 129, 120 – Luca Brecel
* 124, 105 – Ricky Walden
* 124 – Shaun Murphy
* 122 – Kurt Maflin
* 119 – Mark Selby
* 118, 116, 107, 106, 104 – Mark Allen
* 118, 100 – Zhao Xintong
* 117, 107 – Kyren Wilson
* 116 – Yan Bingtao
* 112 – Michael Georgiou
* 104, 102 – Tom Ford
* 104 – Liam Highfield
* 102 – Ryan Day
* 101 – Noppon Saengkham

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 74
* 147 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 143 – Peter Devlin
* 141, 136, 123, 114 – Zhao Xintong
* 141 – Alfie Burden
* 141 – Hossein Vafaei
* 140 – Joe O'Connor
* 140 – Zhang Anda
* 138 – Michael Georgiou
* 138 – John Higgins
* 136 – Lu Ning
* 135, 134, 103 – Neil Robertson
* 134, 112 – Mark Selby
* 133, 122, 120 – Mark Allen
* 133, 104 – Gary Wilson
* 133 – Fan Zhengyi
* 132, 105, 105 – Noppon Saengkham
* 130 – Anthony Hamilton
* 128, 108 – Cao Yupeng
* 128, 103 – Mark Williams
* 125 – Li Hang
* 125 – Matthew Selt
* 123, 104, 104 – Kyren Wilson
* 122, 102 – Wu Yize
* 119, 104 – Barry Hawkins
* 119 – Mark Davis
* 118, 102, 100 – Shaun Murphy
* 118 – Yan Bingtao
* 113, 105 – Ashley Hugill
* 113, 104 – Jamie Jones
* 113 – Hammad Miah
* 113 – Barry Pinches
* 112, 101 – Alexander Ursenbacher
* 111 – Chang Bingyu
* 110, 104 – Jack Lisowski
* 110 – Jamie Clarke
* 109 – Graeme Dott
* 109 – Michael White
* 108, 103 – Jak Jones
* 108 – Anthony McGill
* 107, 107, 102 – Ricky Walden
* 104 – Pang Junxu
* 103, 100 – Yuan Sijun
* 102 – Zhou Yuelong
* 101 – Sunny Akani
* 101 – Lyu Haotian
* 100, 100 – Judd Trump