# 2023 German Masters

The 2023 German Masters (officially the 2023 BetVictor German Masters) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 5 February 2023 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, the tournament was the tenth ranking event of the 2022–23 snooker season and the seventh of the eight events in the European Series. The 17th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the German Open, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and by multiple other broadcasters internationally. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
The reigning world champion and world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ross Muir. Many other highly ranked players—including Mark Allen, Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day, Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Mark Williams—lost in the qualifying rounds, which were held from 21 to 26 November 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. In December 2022 and January 2023, amid a match-fixing investigation, the sport's governing body suspended four players who had qualified: Li Hang, Zhao Jianbo, and the previous year's finalists Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong. Their opponents received walkovers to the next round. Only four players ranked inside the world's top 16—Luca Brecel, Jack Lisowski, Neil Robertson, and Kyren Wilson—featured at the main stage in Berlin.
Zhao Xintong won the 2022 event, defeating Yan 9–0 in the final, but was unable to defend the title due to his suspension. Jimmy White defeated Peng Yisong 5–1 in the last 32, becoming the first player over 60 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event since Eddie Charlton at the 1992 British Open. Ali Carter defeated Tom Ford 10–3 in the final to win the tournament for a second time, following his previous win in 2013. It was Carter's fifth ranking title and his first ranking win since the 2016 World Open. He moved up eight places to 15th in the world rankings after the event.
Robert Milkins made the third maximum break of his career, the highest of the tournament, in his quarter-final match against Chris Wakelin. Milkins also made a 146 break in his last-32 match against Daniel Wells.

## Prize fund

The event featured a total prize fund of £427,000 with the winner receiving £80,000.
* Winner: £80,000
* Runner-up: £35,000
* Semi-final: £17,500
* Quarter-final: £11,000
* Last 16: £7,500
* Last 32: £4,500
* Last 64: £3,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £427,000

## 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 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) (1) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) (32) | w/o | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) (32) | w/o | Tom Ford (32) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (17) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (17) | 1 | | | Tom Ford (32) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson (8) | 2 | | |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24) | w/o | | | Kyren Wilson (8) | 2 | | |
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | w/d | Jimmy Robertson (24) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (8) | 5 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 2 | Kyren Wilson (8) | 5 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) | 5 | | | | | Tom Ford (32) | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jack Lisowski (12) | 5 |
| Peng Yisong (CHN) | 1 | | | | | Jack Lisowski (12) | 5 |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski (12) | 5 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12) | 5 | Jack Lisowski (12) | 5 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 0 | | | Jack Lisowski (12) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5 | | | Xiao Guodong | 3 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 1 | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 5 | Elliot Slessor | 1 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | Tom Ford (32) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Ali Carter (23) | 10 |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) | 5 | | | | | | | Ali Carter (23) | 10 |
| Joe Perry (ENG) (30) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) (30) | 3 | Neil Robertson (3) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 5 | Chris Wakelin | 5 | | | | | | |
| Si Jiahui (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Si Jiahui (CHN) | 4 | | | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 2 | | | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) (11) | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) (11) | 5 | Luca Brecel (11) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) (27) | 5 | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 3 | | | | | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Ali Carter (23) | 6 |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 5 | | | | | Ali Carter (23) | 6 |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 4 | Louis Heathcote | 1 | | | | |
| | | Ali Carter (23) | 5 | | | | |
| Li Hang (CHN) | w/d | Ali Carter (23) | 5 | | | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) (23) | w/o | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) (23) | w/o | | | Ali Carter (23) | 5 | | |
| | | | | Pang Junxu | 3 | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (18) | w/o | | | Pang Junxu | 3 | | |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) | w/d | Ricky Walden (18) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Pang Junxu | 5 | | | | |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 5 | Pang Junxu | 5 | | | | |
| Ross Muir (SCO) | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2023 :
| Tom Ford (32) England | 3–10 | Ali Carter (23) England |
| Afternoon: 122–0 (121), 66–64, 6–69, 33–72, 0–125, 53–74, 1–73, 0–129 (120), 65–45 Evening: 21–76, 0–116, 53–66, 1–65 |||
| 121 | Highest break | 120 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying for the event took place between 21 and 26 November 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. There were three rounds of qualifying, where the first round consisted of two pre-qualifier matches only. All qualifier matches were played as best-of-nine frames.

### Round 1 (Pre-Qualifiers)

* PQ1: Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) 5–0 Dean Young (SCO)
* PQ2: Rod Lawler (ENG) 5–0 Mink Nutcharut (THA)

### Rounds 2 and 3

| Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames |
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) (1) | 5 |
| Wu Yize (CHN) | 3 | | |
| Wu Yize (CHN) | 3 | Zhao Xintong (1) | 5 |
| | | Muhammad Asif | 1 |
| Muhammad Asif (PAK) | 5 | Muhammad Asif | 1 |
| Ng On-yee (HKG) | 2 | | |
| Tom Ford (ENG) (32) | 5 | | |
| Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 4 | | |
| Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 4 | Tom Ford (32) | 5 |
| | | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5 | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Andy Lee (HKG) | 4 | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) (16) | 3 | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Michael White (WAL) | 5 | Michael White | 2 |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 5 |
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 2 | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (17) | 5 | | |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 1 | Anthony McGill (17) | 5 |
| | | Allan Taylor | 0 |
| Allan Taylor (ENG) | 5 | Allan Taylor | 0 |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 4 | | |
| Jak Jones (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 4 | | |
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 4 | Jak Jones | 2 |
| | | Jimmy Robertson (24) | 5 |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24) | 5 | Jimmy Robertson (24) | 5 |
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 1 | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 1 | Zhao Jianbo | 5 |
| | | Mark Allen (9) | 0 |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (9) | 5 | Mark Allen (9) | 0 |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 1 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 1 | Jamie Clarke | 2 |
| | | Sam Craigie | 5 |
| Stephen Maguire (SCO) (25) | 2 | Sam Craigie | 5 |
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 5 | | |
| David Lilley (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 2 | David Lilley | 0 |
| | | Kyren Wilson (8) | 5 |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) | 5 | Kyren Wilson (8) | 5 |
| Jenson Kendrick (ENG) | 0 | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (5) | 4 | | |
| Peng Yisong (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Peng Yisong (CHN) | 5 | Peng Yisong | 5 |
| | | Ian Burns | 4 |
| Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) | 2 | Ian Burns | 4 |
| Ian Burns (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) (28) | 3 | | |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 5 | Martin Gould | 2 |
| | | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12) | 5 | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 2 | | |
| Duane Jones (WAL) | 2 | Jack Lisowski (12) | 5 |
| | | Jackson Page | 3 |
| Jackson Page (WAL) | 5 | Jackson Page | 3 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 1 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (21) | 2 | | |
| James Cahill (ENG) | 5 | | |
| James Cahill (ENG) | 5 | James Cahill | 2 |
| | | Zhang Anda | 5 |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 0 | Zhang Anda | 5 |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 3 | Xiao Guodong | 5 |
| | | Hossein Vafaei (20) | 4 |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (20) | 5 | Hossein Vafaei (20) | 4 |
| Aaron Hill (IRL) | 4 | | |
| Gerard Greene (NIR) | 3 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 5 | Fan Zhengyi | 5 |
| | | Shaun Murphy (13) | 2 |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (13) | 5 | Shaun Murphy (13) | 2 |
| Andres Petrov (EST) | 0 | | |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 4 | | |
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 4 | Elliot Slessor | 5 |
| | | Sanderson Lam | 4 |
| Lu Ning (CHN) (29) | 2 | Sanderson Lam | 4 |
| Sanderson Lam (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Zak Surety (ENG) | 3 | | |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 5 | Joe O'Connor | 5 |
| | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Judd Trump (ENG) (4) | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) | 5 |
| Bai Langning (CHN) | 2 | | |
| Bai Langning (CHN) | 2 | Neil Robertson (3) | 5 |
| | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 |
| Asjad Iqbal (PAK) | 0 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 5 | | |
| Joe Perry (ENG) (30) | 5 | | |
| Oliver Lines (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Oliver Lines (ENG) | 2 | Joe Perry (30) | 5 |
| | | Ryan Thomerson | 1 |
| Dylan Emery (WAL) | 1 | Ryan Thomerson | 1 |
| Ryan Thomerson (AUS) | 5 | | |
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14) | 2 | | |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 5 | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 5 |
| John Astley (ENG) | 2 | Chris Wakelin | 5 |
| Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 5 | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (19) | 2 | | |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Andy Hicks (ENG) | 5 | Andy Hicks | 0 |
| | | Si Jiahui | 5 |
| Xu Si (CHN) | 3 | Si Jiahui | 5 |
| Si Jiahui (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 0 | | |
| Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 0 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| | | Ding Junhui | 4 |
| Jordan Brown (NIR) (22) | 1 | Ding Junhui | 4 |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Ben Mertens (BEL) | 4 | | |
| Ben Mertens (BEL) | 4 | Barry Pinches | 2 |
| | | Luca Brecel (11) | 5 |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) (11) | 5 | Luca Brecel (11) | 5 |
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 2 | | |
| Himanshu Jain (IND) | 1 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 5 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 5 | Lukas Kleckers | 2 |
| | | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) (27) | 5 | Robert Milkins (27) | 5 |
| Graeme Dott (SCO) | 3 | | |
| Michael Judge (IRL) | 4 | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 5 | | |
| Daniel Wells (WAL) | 5 | Daniel Wells | 5 |
| | | John Higgins (6) | 3 |
| John Higgins (SCO) (6) | 5 | John Higgins (6) | 3 |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 3 | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (7) | 4 | | |
| Julien Leclercq (BEL) | 5 | | |
| Julien Leclercq (BEL) | 5 | Julien Leclercq | 1 |
| | | Louis Heathcote | 5 |
| Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 3 | Louis Heathcote | 5 |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) (26) | 3 | | |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 5 | | |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 5 | Scott Donaldson | 3 |
| | | Cao Yupeng | 5 |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 5 |
| Anton Kazakov (UKR) | 0 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10) | 5 | | |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | | |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | Barry Hawkins (10) | 2 |
| | | Li Hang | 5 |
| Li Hang (CHN) | 5 | Li Hang | 5 |
| Rebecca Kenna (ENG) | 0 | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) (23) | 5 | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 2 | Ali Carter (23) | 5 |
| | | Robbie Williams | 2 |
| Victor Sarkis (BRA) | 0 | Robbie Williams | 2 |
| Robbie Williams (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Reanne Evans (ENG) | 4 | | |
| Adam Duffy (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Adam Duffy (ENG) | 5 | Adam Duffy | 4 |
| | | Ricky Walden (18) | 5 |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (18) | 5 | Ricky Walden (18) | 5 |
| Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2 | | |
| David Grace (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 2 | David Grace | 2 |
| | | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 |
| Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) | 5 | Yan Bingtao (15) | 5 |
| Rod Lawler (ENG) | 2 | | |
| Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 1 | | |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 5 | | |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 5 | Pang Junxu | 5 |
| | | Gary Wilson (31) | 4 |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (31) | 5 | Gary Wilson (31) | 4 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 0 | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 5 | | |
| Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) | 4 | | |
| Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) | 4 | Liam Highfield | 3 |
| | | Ross Muir | 5 |
| Ross Muir (SCO) | 5 | Ross Muir | 5 |
| Oliver Brown (ENG) | 1 | | |

## Century breaks
### Main stage centuries

Total: 27
* 147, 146, 109 – Robert Milkins
* 133, 130, 122, 121, 120, 111 – Ali Carter
* 133, 118 – Neil Robertson
* 128 – Matthew Stevens
* 125 – Daniel Wells
* 121, 104 – Tom Ford
* 120, 115 – Elliot Slessor
* 117, 102 – Jack Lisowski
* 117 – Si Jiahui
* 116, 102 – Chris Wakelin
* 114 – Louis Heathcote
* 114 – Tian Pengfei
* 112 – Kyren Wilson
* 107 – Pang Junxu
* 100 – Xiao Guodong

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 60
* 144 – Fergal O'Brien
* 143, 119 – Ding Junhui
* 139, 101 – Ali Carter
* 139 – Fan Zhengyi
* 137, 123 – Lyu Haotian
* 133, 108 – Anthony McGill
* 133 – Zhang Anda
* 133 – Liam Highfield
* 132 – Michael White
* 131 – Xu Si
* 129, 102 – Yan Bingtao
* 129, 101 – David Grace
* 129 – Sam Craigie
* 127 – Judd Trump
* 124, 102 – Alexander Ursenbacher
* 121, 110 – Gary Wilson
* 119, 110, 109 – Kyren Wilson
* 119 – Jack Lisowski
* 117, 100 – Graeme Dott
* 117 – Jamie Jones
* 116 – Ricky Walden
* 115 – Mark Allen
* 115 – Xiao Guodong
* 110 – John Higgins
* 110 – Jackson Page
* 108, 105 – Elliot Slessor
* 108, 102 – Zhao Xintong
* 107, 105 – Joe O'Connor
* 106, 100 – Tian Pengfei
* 104 – Neil Robertson
* 103, 101 – Louis Heathcote
* 103 – Barry Pinches
* 102, 100 – Jimmy Robertson
* 102 – Jamie Clarke
* 102 – David Gilbert
* 102 – David Lilley
* 102 – Joe Perry
* 101 – Ryan Day
* 101 – Scott Donaldson
* 101 – Rod Lawler
* 101 – Matthew Selt
* 100 – James Cahill
* 100 – Duane Jones