2026 German Masters snooker information: Draw, results, format, schedule, prize money
The first professional snooker ranking event title of the new calendar year will be won at the 2026 German Masters which takes place at the iconic Tempodrom in Berlin between Monday 26th January to Sunday 1st February.
Currently the only top-flight tournament to be held on mainland Europe, the German Masters has been an annual fixture on the circuit every year since it was revived in 2011.
A world ranking event, this year’s prize fund is £550,400, with £100,000 of that going to the eventual champion, as well as The Brandon Parker Trophy.
Kyren Wilson, fresh from his Masters triumph at the Alexandra Palace in London, is the reigning and defending champion having pipped Barry Hawkins 10-9 in last year’s thrilling final.
Three-time champion Judd Trump is the most successful player in the competition’s history. Mark Williams, Ali Carter, and Wilson have each claimed the accolade twice.
What is the format, how does the draw work?
A total of 128 contestants started out in the 2026 German Masters, although less than half remain and will travel to the capital city following two-and-a-half rounds of qualification held in Sheffield earlier this month.
The event features a tiered format, meaning players enter the fray depending on their seeding/world ranking position.
The top 32 seeds all went straight through to round three (last 64) where they were joined by the lower ranked cueists who emerged from the opening two qualifying rounds.
Half of the round three matches were also played at Ponds Forge, with the top 16 seeds having their opening assignments held over to the main venue, televised stages in Berlin.
Matches up to and including the quarter-finals are the best of nine frames. The semi-finals are best of 11, and the two-session final is the best of 19.
Who has entered the 2026 German Masters?
A star-studded field has entered this year’s staging, with all the world’s top 16 ranked players - except for Ding Junhui - putting their names down for it. Wu Yize was meant to be involved, but has since withdrawn.
An interesting entrant is seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, who memorably lifted this trophy in 2012 and recently spoke about this upcoming event in an interview.
O'Sullivan - who has not won a ranking title since January 2024 - last appeared at the Tempodrom in 2017.
Remaining round of 64 matches
Kyren Wilson 5-1 Robert Milkins
Barry Hawkins 5-2 Mark Davis
Mark Allen 5-3 Oliver Lines
Shaun Murphy 5-2 Zak Surety
Mark Williams 5-1 Sanderson Lam
Wu Yize o/w Jordan Brown
Chris Wakelin 4-5 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Neil Robertson w/o Chang Bingyu
Judd Trump 5-0 Cheung Ka Wai
Si Jiahui 5-2 Fan Zhengyi
Xiao Guodong 5-2 Robbie Williams
John Higgins 5-1 Jamie Jones
Mark Selby 5-1 Liu Hongyu
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 Long Zehuang
Gary Wilson 1-5 Scott Donaldson
Zhao Xintong 5-0 Jiang Jun
Last 32
K. Wilson 5-1 Anthony McGill
Hawkins 2-5 Zhang Anda
Gao Yang 3-5 Allen
Julien Leclercq 1-5 Murphy
M. Williams 3-5 Jimmy Robertson
Brown 0-5 Jak Jones
Elliot Slessor 3-5 Singh Chadha
Pang Junxu 2-5 N. Robertson
Trump 5-0 Ryan Day
Si 5-4 David Gilbert
Jack Lisowski 1-5 Xiao
Zhou Yuelong 3-5 Higgins
Selby 4-5 Xu Si
O'Sullivan 3-5 Ali Carter
Stuart Bingham 5-2 Donaldson
Tom Ford 5-3 Zhao
Last 16
K. Wilson 5-2 Zhang
Allen 0-5 Murphy
J. Robertson 5-2 Jak Jones
Singh Chadha 0-5 N. Robertson
Trump 5-2 Si
Xiao 5-3 Higgins
Xu 0-5 Carter
Bingham 5-2 Ford
Quarter-Finals
K. Wilson 1-5 Murphy
J. Robertson 1-5 N. Robertson
Trump 5-3 Xiao
Carter 5-1 Bingham
Semi-Finals
Murphy 6-1 N. Robertson
Trump 6-2 Carter
Final
Murphy 4-10 Trump
2026 GERMAN MASTERS CHAMPION: JUDD TRUMP
Tournament schedule:
- Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th (morning/afternoon): Remaining round of 64 matches
- Evening of Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th: Last 32
- Thursday 29th: Last 16
- Friday 30th: Quarter-Finals
- Saturday 31st: Semi-Finals
- Sunday 1st: Final
For the daily match schedule, visit the World Snooker Tour website here.
What is the prize money, how much does the champion get?
- Champion: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Losing semi-finalists: £21,000 (each)
- Losing quarter-finalists: £13,200 (each)
- Losers in the last 16: £9,000 (each)
- Losers in the last 32: £5,400 (each)
- Losers in the last 64: £3,600 (each)
- Losers in the last 96: £1,000 (each)
- Highest break of the tournament: £5,000
- Total prize fund: £550,400
Ways to watch the 2026 German Masters on TV/online:
- UK & Ireland: TNT Sports and discovery+
- Mainland Europe: Eurosport and locally relevant streaming platforms (discovery+ in Germany, Italy and Austria and HBO Max in all other markets)
- China: Huya.com, Migu, CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
- Hong Kong China: Now TV
- Malasyia & Brunei: Astro Supersport
- Taiwan: Sportcast
- Thailand: True Sport
- Philippines: TAP Sports
- All other territories: WST Play