2012 German Masters

The 2012 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2012 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that PartyPoker.net sponsored the event.
Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin. This was Dunn's first 147 break. Stephen Hendry missed the final stage of a ranking event for the first time in 15 years after losing 1–5 to James Wattana in the final qualifying round.
Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

These matches were played in Berlin on 1 February 2012.

Match

Score

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2012.	Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2012.	Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2012.
Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–7	Stephen Maguire
Afternoon: 111–26,,,,,,, Evening: 0–115,,,,,,,	Afternoon: 111–26,,,,,,, Evening: 0–115,,,,,,,	Afternoon: 111–26,,,,,,, Evening: 0–115,,,,,,,
111	Highest break	130
1	Century breaks	3
6	50+ breaks	7

These matches were held between 21 and 25 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. Matches were over 9 frames.