2012 German Masters

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the curling event, see 2012 German Masters (curling).
2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–5 February 2012 (2012-02-01 – 2012-02-05)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund€280,000
Winner's share€50,000
Highest break Stephen Maguire (SCO) (130)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score9–7
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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.[1]

Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin. This was Dunn's first 147 break.[2] 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.[3]

Mark Williams was the defending champion,[4] 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.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "Dunn Joins 147 Club". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Hendry To Miss German Masters". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. ^ "German Masters Draw Released". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Rocket flies again in Germany final". Times of Malta. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  6. ^ "O'Sullivan fights back to land Masters". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  7. ^ Gábor, Buzás. "Ronnie végre!". Eurosport Hu. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 6 February 2012.