The 2025 German Masters commences on Monday with the likes of world primary Judd Trump and world champion Kyren Wilson within the draw.
A complete of 64 contenders had been as a consequence of cue up on the Tempodrom in Berlin for what is likely one of the hottest rating occasions on the calendar.
The highest 32 seeds are joined by 32 qualifiers who already got here by means of a preliminary part for the event in December.
4 gamers have already withdrawn from the event draw, nonetheless, together with high-profile former German Masters winners Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui.
There’s an elevated whole prize fund this yr with £100,000 going to the champion, a report sum for the occasion.
2025 German Masters Prize Cash
Champion: £100,000
Runner-up: £45,000
Semi-Finals: £21,000
Quarter-Finals: £13,200
Spherical of 16: £9,000
Spherical of 32: £5,400
Spherical of 64: £3,600
Spherical of 96: £1,000
Highest Break: £5,000
Complete: £550,400
Who’s within the 2025 German Masters draw?
Judd Trump returns because the defending champion having received the German Masters title for the third time 12 months in the past.
Trump has been essentially the most constant performer throughout the final yr or two, and in consequence he tends to be the outright betting favorite for many occasions as of late.
He’ll start his bid to seize the title for a report fourth time when he faces David Grace in spherical one.
Six different former winners had been set to problem once more on the venue phases this yr, however that has been lowered to 4 after the withdrawals of O’Sullivan and Ding.
Kyren Wilson, who received in 2019, will entertain tour rookie Cheung Ka Wai with Mark Selby in motion towards Liu Hongyu.
Mark Williams and Ali Carter are each two-time champions, with the previous drawn to face Eire’s Aaron Hill.
Carter had been anticipated to play He Guoqiang, however the younger Chinese language cueist has pulled out citing medical causes, giving the Captain a bye by means of to the final 32.
Shaun Murphy – a runner-up to Selby on this competitors ten years in the past – will participate in his first event since touchdown the distinguished Masters crown final week on the Alexandra Palace.
The Magician would like to additionally get his fingers on the Brandon Parker Trophy and can launch his week’s problem towards Liam Graham.
Lots of the opposite heavy hitters are concerned too, with the likes of Mark Allen, Neil Robertson, John Higgins, and final yr’s runner-up Si Jiahui within the subject.
The German Masters represents one of many final alternatives for gamers to safe qualification to the World Grand Prix.
Solely the highest 32 gamers from the one-year rating record will obtain an invitation to compete in Hong Kong in March.
After the German Masters, there are solely two counting occasions earlier than the cut-off level for the World Grand Prix lineup.
2025 German Masters Draw
Spherical of 64 (bo9)
Judd Trump vs David Grace
Stephen Maguire vs Joe O’Connor
Chris Wakelin vs Hammad Miah
Neil Robertson vs Antoni Kowalski
Hossein Vafaei vs Yuan Sijun
Ross Muir w/o Ding Junhui
Stuart Bingham vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Shaun Murphy vs Liam Graham
Mark Allen vs David Lilley
Wu Yize vs Jackson Web page
Ali Carter w/o He Guoqiang
Jack Lisowski vs Alexander Ursenbacher
David Gilbert vs Ben Woollaston
Barry Hawkins vs Alfie Burden
Ryan Day vs Ricky Walden
Dylan Emery w/o Ronnie O’Sullivan
Mark Selby vs Liu Hongyu
Elliot Slessor vs Liu Haotian
Si Jiahui vs Ken Doherty
Xiao Guodong vs Fan Zhengyi
Tom Ford w/o Dominic Dale
Gary Wilson vs Daniel Wells
Noppon Saengkham vs Jimmy Robertson
Mark Williams vs Aaron Hill
Luca Brecel vs Jiang Jun
Pang Junxu vs Anthony McGill
Zhang Anda vs Graeme Dott
Robert Milkins vs Xu Si
Jak Jones vs Allan Taylor
John Higgins vs Mark Davis
Zhou Yuelong vs Artemijs Zizins
Kyren Wilson vs Cheung Ka Wai
How can I watch the event?
There are a number of choices obtainable to observe the German Masters this yr, together with Eurosport and discovery+ for viewers throughout Europe.
The complete record of world broadcasters:
Europe (together with UK and Eire)
Eurosport and discovery+
China
Huya.com
Migu
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong
Now TV
Malaysia and Brunei
Astro
Philippines
Faucet
Taiwan
Sportcast
Thailand
True Sport
All different territories
WST Play
Featured picture credit score:Â WST
