Former main tour pro Simon Lichtenberg has won the 2025 German Amateur Championship in Bad Wildungen, his second national title after his prior success in 2016.
Author: Frank B. Halfar
Auf Wiedersehen, from the 2024 German Masters
The first dust has settled following Judd Trump’s terrific triumph at the 2024 German Masters in Berlin.
Snooker returns to the Tempodrom – Day 1 at the German Masters
Hello and Guten Tag from the German Masters in Berlin!
Inside view of the European Masters in Fürth
Hello from Fürth, where the six-day snooker festival that is the European Masters just ended, with Kyren Wilson triumphing over Barry Hawkins in a rather one sided final.
Berlin’s Brief: Out with a Bang in the 2022 German Masters
Zhao Xintong was crowned the 2022 German Masters champion after one of the most one-sided matches in recent memory, defeating his opponent and friend Yan Bingtao 9-0 here at the Tempodrom in Berlin.
Berlin’s Brief: Storming into a Chinese Final
As a storm howls over Berlin, we contemplate the first wholly Chinese final of the German Masters.
Berlin’s Brief: An Unexpected Lineup
Day Three at the Tempodrom in Berlin had the four remaining second round matches to offer for the afternoon session.
Berlin’s Brief: Former German Masters Champions Advance
The second day of the German Masters is always the “long day” at the Tempodrom; three sessions, and again this year my very nice colleagues let me miss the early one, since I’m occupied with certain articles long after they’ve gone to sleep. Without fail, Thursday produces a tense battle[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Back at the Tempodrom
Hello and Guten Tag from Berlin! It feels like a very long time since we were able to say this, after the relocation of the German Masters to Milton Keynes last year.
Berlin’s Brief: Farewell Tempodrom in 2020
Guest writer Frank B. Halfar offers his last piece on the German Masters from the Tempodrom in 2020.