Into the small hours – Day four at the Tempodrom By Frank B. Halfar In Berlin On Saturday we had this much talked about set up, the famous Tempodrom atmosphere again with only the one table in the middle and a packed arena, a 2500-strong audience. It never fails to impress.[Read More…]
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Final Four in German Masters
By Frank B. Halfar In Berlin The plot thickens as the cast of pretenders thins – day three at the Tempodrom. The third day of the German Masters saw eight matches, a growing audience, and rising sleep deprivation on some of the staff… The afternoon session concluded the second round with[Read More…]
German Masters: Quarter-Final Preview
Friday evening at the German Masters is a special occasion which has earned a reputation as being one of the best sessions of snooker in the entire calendar. The impressive Tempodrom is packed with enthusiastic, appreciative fans, all hooked on the action with a quartet of simultaneous fixtures providing the four[Read More…]
Martin Gould Gunning For German Repeat
Defending champion Martin Gould is into the quarter-finals of the German Masters after a 5-3 victory over Ricky Walden on Thursday in Berlin. The Englishman easily won his opening fixture against Jamie Jones 5-0 and it looked like he was headed for a similar outcome when he took all four frames[Read More…]
Tom Ford Hits 147, Ronnie O’Sullivan Crashes Out of German Masters
The German Masters got under way on Wednesday in Berlin, typically amid plenty of furore and drama. This year, SnookerHQ is again delighted to welcome Germany’s own Frank B. Halfar as a guest writer for the week’s action at the Tempodrom. There was certainly a lot to take in from[Read More…]
Preview: German Masters
The first ranking event of 2017 begins on Wednesday with the eagerly anticipated F66.com German Masters in Berlin. Since the reincarnation of the German Masters in 2011, the tournament has been consistently hailed as one of the very best on the annual calendar. The format reverts to the traditional best[Read More…]
Jimmy White One Step Closer to German Masters
Jimmy White beat Zhou Yuelong 5-3 in a battle of ages to move into the final qualifying round for the German Masters. At 54, White represents the oldest competitor on the Main Tour while he was up against one of the youngest in 18 year-old Zhou. It was the pair’s[Read More…]
German Masters Gains F66.com Backing
This season’s German Masters world ranking event will be sponsored by F66.com for the first time. The F66.com German Masters will run from February 1st to 5th, 2017, at the iconic Tempodrom venue in Berlin. The event has become one of the most popular on the global tour since it[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan into the Semi-Finals in Coventry
Ronnie O’Sullivan is into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after emerging through his opening two tests in Coventry on Monday. The two-time champion extended his unbeaten run at the Ricoh Arena with victories over Robin Hull and Martin Gould. O’Sullivan was triumphant in this lucrative invitational in each[Read More…]
Ding Junhui Passes First Test
Qualifier Ding Junhui came from 8-6 down to beat Martin Gould 10-8 in a thrilling first round encounter in the World Championship on Wednesday. The Chinese no.1, an eleven-time ranking event winner, was forced to qualify for the tournament after dropping out of the elite top 16 in the world[Read More…]