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2026 Machineseeker German Masters
Tournament information
Dates26 January – 1 February 2026 (2026-01-26 – 2026-02-01)
VenueTempodrom
CityBerlin
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£550,400
Winner's share£100,000
Defending champion Kyren Wilson (ENG)
← 2025

The 2026 German Masters (officially the 2026 Machineseeker German Masters)[1] is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 26 January to 1 February 2026 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Qualifying took place from 5 to 8 January at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. The 16th consecutive edition of the German Masters since it was revived in 2011, it will be the 12th ranking event of the 2025‍–‍26 snooker season, following the 2025 Scottish Open and preceding the 2026 World Grand Prix. The winner will receive £100,000 from a total prize fund of £550,400.

Kyren Wilson will be the defending champion, having defeated Barry Hawkins 10‍–‍9 in the 2025 final.

Overview

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The tournament originated as the German Open, a ranking event that was staged for three consecutive editions from 1995 to 1997. The inaugural champion was John Higgins, who defeated Ken Doherty 9–3 in the 1995 final.[2] After being staged as the non-ranking German Masters in 1998, the tournament dropped off the calendar until it was restored in 2011, once again as a ranking event.[3][4] The first winner of the tournament after its revival was Mark Williams, who defeated Mark Selby 9–7 in the 2011 final.[5]

The 2026 edition of the tournament—its 16th consecutive staging since its revival in 2011—will take place from 26 January to 1 February at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany.[6] Qualifying took place from 5 to 8 January at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.[6][7] It will be the 12th ranking event of the 2025‍–‍26 snooker season, following the 2025 Scottish Open and preceding the 2026 World Grand Prix.[8] Kyren Wilson will be the defending champion, having defeated Barry Hawkins 10‍–‍9 in the 2025 final to win his second German Masters title.[9]

Format

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Qualifying is taking place over three rounds, with higher ranked players in the snooker world rankings given byes to later rounds. In qualifying round one, players seeded 65‍–‍96 faced those seeded 97‍–‍128. In qualifying round two, the 32 first-round winners played those seeded 33‍–‍64. In qualifying round three, the 32 second-round winners play the top 32 seeds. Third-round qualifying matches featuring players seeded 17–32 were played in Sheffield. Third-round qualifying matches featuring the top 16 seeds were held over to be played at the main venue in Berlin.[10][11]

All matches up to and including the quarter‑finals are played as best of nine frames. The semi‑finals will be the best of 11, and the final will be a best‑of‑19 frame match played over two sessions.[12]

Broadcasters

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The qualifying matches played in Sheffield were broadcast in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Austria by Discovery+ and in other European territories by HBO Max. They were broadcast in mainland China by the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy Douyin, Huya Live and Migu [zh]. In all other territories (including Ireland) they were streamed by WST Play.[13]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[14]

  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £45,000
  • Semi-final: £21,000
  • Quarter-final: £13,200
  • Last 16: £9,000
  • Last 32: £5,400
  • Last 64: £3,600
  • Last 96: £1,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £550,400

Summary

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Qualifying rounds (Sheffield)

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In the first qualifying round, Julien Leclercq whitewashed Ashley Hugill, making a highest break of 99. Robbie McGuigan also whitewashed Mink Nutcharut, a former World Women's Champion. Gao Yang made back-to-back century breaks of 111 and 113 in the final two frames of his 5–2 victory over Steven Hallworth, and Marco Fu made a highest break of 114 as he beat Xu Yichen 5–1.[15] Ken Doherty, the 1997 World Champion, trailed Wang Yuchen 2–4 but made breaks of 134 and 83 as he won three consecutive frames for a 5–4 victory. Gong Chenzhi won the last two frames to defeat the reigning World Women's Champion Bai Yulu 5–4.[16]

In the second qualifying round, Anthony McGill defeated 14-year-old Michał Szubarczyk 5–1, and Robert Milkins defeated Dylan Emery 5–2.[16] Chang Bingyu, recently a maiden ranking finalist at the 2025 Scottish Open, made breaks of 78, 105, 76, and 124 as he came from 1–2 behind to secure a 5–3 victory over Stan Moody, who also made two centuries in the match. Luca Brecel, the 2023 World Champion, defeated Liam Davies 5–2, and Fu beat Martin O'Donnell in a deciding frame.[17]

Main draw

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The results of the main draw are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top 32 seeded players. Players in bold denote match winners.[12]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (1)
OR  Robert Milkins (ENG)
 Anthony McGill (SCO)
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13)
OR  Mark Davis (ENG)
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (22)
 Gao Yang (CHN)
 Mark Allen (NIR) (10)
OR  Oliver Lines (ENG)
 Julien Leclercq (BEL)
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)
OR  Zak Surety (ENG)
 Mark Williams (WAL) (5)
OR  Sanderson Lam (ENG)
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
 Wu Yize (CHN) (12)
OR  Jordan Brown (NIR)
 Jak Jones (WAL) (18)
 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (20)
 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (16)
OR  Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (26)
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)
OR  Chang Bingyu (CHN)
 Judd Trump (ENG) (3)
OR  Cheung Ka Wai (HKG)
 Ryan Day (WAL)
 Si Jiahui (CHN) (14)
OR  Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
 David Gilbert (ENG) (23)
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (21)
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (11)
OR  Robbie Williams (ENG)
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (28)
 John Higgins (SCO) (6)
OR  Jamie Jones (WAL)
 Mark Selby (ENG) (7)
OR  Liu Hongyu (CHN)
 Xu Si (CHN)
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (9)
OR  Long Zehuang (CHN)
 Ali Carter (ENG) (19)
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (17)
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (15)
OR  Scott Donaldson (SCO)
 Tom Ford (ENG) (25)
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (2)
OR  Jiang Jun (CHN)
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Qualifying rounds

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The results of the qualifying rounds are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour, and players in bold denote match winners.[7][18]

Round 3 (last-64)

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Berlin (held-over)

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Sheffield (8 January at 10:00)

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Sheffield (8 January at 14:30)

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Rounds 1 and 2

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Round 1 (Last 128)
Best of 9 frames		Round 2 (Last 96)
Best of 9 frames
 Dylan Emery (WAL) (91)5 Robert Milkins (ENG) (57)5
 Florian Nüßle (AUT) (124)3 Dylan Emery (WAL) (91)2
 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (95)5 Anthony McGill (SCO) (47)5
 Kreishh Gurbaxani (IND) (120)3 Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (95)1
 Antoni Kowalski (POL) (72)2 Mark Davis (ENG) (63)5
 Liam Graham (SCO) (104)5 Liam Graham (SCO) (104)2
 Amir Sarkhosh (IRN) (77)1 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (48)5
 Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (125)5 Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (125)1
 Steven Hallworth (ENG) (90)2 He Guoqiang (CHN) (45)3
 Gao Yang (CHN) (105)5 Gao Yang (CHN) (105)5
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (87)5 Oliver Lines (ENG) (59)5
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (116)0 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (87)2
 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (76)5 Matthew Selt (ENG) (37)2
 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (a)0 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (76)5
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (80)5 Zak Surety (ENG) (51)5
 Hatem Yassen (EGY) (110)1 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (80)3
 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (83)5 Sanderson Lam (ENG) (61)5
 Jimmy White (ENG) (121)3 Huang Jiahao (CHN) (83)3
 Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (75)5 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (33)5
 Liu Wenwei (CHN) (108)2 Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (75)2
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (82)5 Jordan Brown (NIR) (62)5
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (97)0 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (82)3
 Marco Fu (HKG) (92)5 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (43)4
 Xu Yichen (CHN) (109)1 Marco Fu (HKG) (92)5
 Liam Highfield (ENG) (89)5 Aaron Hill (IRL) (41)3
 Fergal Quinn (NIR) (122)0 Liam Highfield (ENG) (89)5
 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (71)5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (64)5
 Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (115)3 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (71)4
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (78)5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (40)5
 Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (103)4 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) (78)3
 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (68)5 Stan Moody (ENG) (49)3
 Oliver Brown (ENG) (113)1 Chang Bingyu (CHN) (68)5
Round 1 (Last 128)
Best of 9 frames		Round 2 (Last 96)
Best of 9 frames
 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (85)5 David Lilley (ENG) (52)4
 Ng On-yee (HKG) (118)1 Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) (85)5
 Ben Mertens (BEL) (65)5 Ryan Day (WAL) (35)5
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (119)1 Ben Mertens (BEL) (65)2
 Mitchell Mann (ENG) (79)2 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (55)5
 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (117)5 Mohammed Shehab (UAE) (117)1
 Liam Davies (WAL) (74)5 Luca Brecel (BEL) (42)5
 Leone Crowley (IRL) (112)2 Liam Davies (WAL) (74)2
 Chris Totten (SCO) (96)3 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (36)1
 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (101)5 Lan Yuhao (CHN) (101)5
 Allan Taylor (ENG) (73)5 Robbie Williams (ENG) (54)5
 Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (102)3 Allan Taylor (ENG) (73)3
 Duane Jones (WAL) (67)1 Daniel Wells (WAL) (39)5
 Ross Muir (SCO) (106)5 Ross Muir (SCO) (106)3
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (86)4 Jamie Jones (WAL) (58)5
 Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a)5 Patrick Whelan (ENG) (a)2
 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (66)5 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (56)5
 Bai Yulu (CHN) (100)4 Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (66)0
 David Grace (ENG) (94)w/d Xu Si (CHN) (38)5
 Ian Burns (ENG) (98)w/o Ian Burns (ENG) (98)1
 Haris Tahir (PAK) (84)4 Long Zehuang (CHN) (53)5
 Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (107)5 Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (107)4
 Liam Pullen (ENG) (81)5 Ricky Walden (ENG) (44)5
 Jonas Luz (BRA) (111)1 Liam Pullen (ENG) (81)1
 Wang Yuchen (HKG) (69)4 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (46)4
 Ken Doherty (IRL) (99)5 Ken Doherty (IRL) (99)5
 Sunny Akani (THA) (70)5 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (50)5
 Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (123)3 Sunny Akani (THA) (70)2
 Sam Craigie (ENG) (88)5 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (34)5
 Connor Benzey (ENG) (114)0 Sam Craigie (ENG) (88)3
 Jiang Jun (CHN) (93)5 Michael Holt (ENG) (60)2
 Umut Dikme (GER) (a)1 Jiang Jun (CHN) (93)5
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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A total of 58 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Sheffield.[19]

References

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