Everything you need to know ahead of the 2025 German Masters as Judd Trump gets set to defend his title at the Tempodrom in Berlin in January.
The ranking event features hot-on-the-heels of the Masters and Trump will be keep to retain hold of the coveted Brandon Parker trophy he captured last year.
The 2025 German Masters is set to get underway on Monday 27th January and conclude on Sunday 2nd February.
Winner (1): | £100,000 |
Runner-Up (1): | £45,000 |
Semi-Final Losers (2): | £21,000 |
Quarter-Final Losers (4): | £13,200 |
Last 16 Losers (8): | £9,000 |
Last 32 Losers (16): | £5,400 |
Last 64 Losers (32): | £3,600 |
Last 96 Losers (32): | £1,000 |
Including a high break bonus of £5,000, a £550,400 prize pot will be on offer at the 2025 German Masters, with a £100,000 share of that total being allocated to the winner.
The overall prize pot is a £123,400 rise from the 2024 event, further highlighting the growth of the sport across the continent.
The 2025 German Masters will be staged at the competition's spiritual home, Berlin's Tempodrom.
The unique venue has played host to the competition since the 2010/11 campaign, with its only venture away from the German capital coming in 2021 when it was switched to Milton Keynes as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The German Masters has also been housed in other locations prior to its Berlin arrival 15 years ago, with Frankfurt, Osnabruck and Bingen am Rhein staging the event.
All of the sport's biggest names are set to be in attendance including Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump, with the pair being joined by the rest of the top 32 as well as 32 qualifiers in Germany.
Qualifying matches took place in England prior to Christmas with players outside of the top 32 required to win two matches to rubber-stamp their ticket to Berlin.
Recently crowned Masters champion Shaun Murphy, whose best run in the event came back in 2015 when he reached the final, will also be amongst the field.
Last 64: | Best-of-nine frames |
Last 32: | Best-of-nine frames |
Last 16: | Best-of-nine frames |
Quarter-Finals: | Best-of-nine frames |
Semi-Finals: | Best-of-11 frames |
Final: | Best-of-19 frames |
The first four rounds of the competition will be staged over a-best-of-nine frame format, before it expands to best-of-11 for the semi-finals.
The final is a best-of-19 affair, with the player reaching 10 frames first being crowned German Masters champion.
The inaugural staging of the German Masters was held in Frankfurt in 1995 when John Higgins was crowned champion courtesy of a 9-3 victory over Ken Doherty.
Since then, the prestige of the event has risen significantly, with 128 players now featuring in the event (including qualifiers) as opposed to the 40 players that were included back in 1995.
The first four editions were held in Frankfurt, Osnabruck and Bengen am Rhein, before Berlin was chosen to stage the revamped version of the ranking event from 2011.
A number of players have captured multiple German Masters titles over the years, including record three-time champion Judd Trump as well as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Williams and John Higgins, all of whom have triumphed twice.