The final of this year’s German Masters unexpectedly turned out to be an even more one-sided affair than the semi-final, where already Mark Williams had been the winner while conceding but one frame to his opponent. That he would sail to the championship with the same kind of dominance, taking[Read More…]
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Mark Williams Scores 20th Ranking Title with German Masters Double
Mark Williams dominated Graeme Dott to claim the 2018 German Masters crown in fine style with a resounding 9-1 victory in Berlin on Sunday. The Welshman rarely looked troubled and, after a relatively even early exchange, proceeded to pummel the Scotsman in a thoroughly one-sided affair. The victory for Williams[Read More…]
German Masters Final: Mark Williams vs Graeme Dott
The final of the 2018 German Masters will take place between two former world champions at the Tempodrom in Berlin on Sunday. Mark Williams and Graeme Dott emerged from contrasting semi-final encounters on the penultimate day of action to set up an unlikely showdown between the two 40-something year-olds. Few[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Inspired Graeme Dott Reaches Final
On Saturday in the German Masters, the Tempodrom presented itself in its familiar mode. Only one table left, the 2,500 capacity audience packed to the last seat, the famed earth-shaking applause complete with shouting, tramping, and every manner of noise that snooker fans are capable of making accompanying the entrances[Read More…]
German Masters: Semi-Final Preview
Only four players remain in the hunt for the 2018 German Masters crown after a busy opening few days at the Tempodrom in Berlin. The imposing arena has come in for some criticism this week, mostly to do with the arrangement of the tables inside the venue, but it’s usually[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Shaun Murphy Completes Late Night Tempodrom Drama
The third and thus the last day with the full five-table setup in the German Masters provided a nice dramaturgy, right to a late night climax finish on Friday in Berlin. The afternoon session with the second half of the last 16 saw Shaun Murphy taking pride of place at[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Mark Williams Beats an Angry Matt Selt
The second day is the busiest of the tournament here in Berlin – three sessions with a total of twelve matches to play. The morning exchanges are happily missed by yours truly, who has never been an early riser, and now with the good excuse of nightly writing takes his[Read More…]
Berlin’s Brief: Day One at the Tempodrom
Hello from Berlin! It’s day one at the German Masters, and some things are reassuringly familiar. The weather is lousy, the jokes by emcee Rolf Kalb have not gained much hilarity, the few hundred strong audience on Wednesday afternoon appears rather scant in the vast arena, and yet, nothing can[Read More…]
Mark Williams Wins Group 5 in Championship League Snooker
Mark Williams beat Ricky Walden to win Group 5 of the Championship League Snooker, in the process booking his spot in March’s Winners’ Group at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The Welshman finished in third place behind Judd Trump and Ben Woollaston in the round-robin phase with four wins from[Read More…]
Preview: Masters Quarter-Finals
The first round of the 2018 Masters reached its conclusion on Wednesday, meaning there are now only eight players left in the hunt for glory at the Alexandra Palace in London. Before the tournament began, Ronnie O’Sullivan was the clear favourite but I suggested that it was important to see how[Read More…]