With their qualifying wins at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on Thursday, Stephen Maguire, Hossein Vafaei, Graeme Dott, and Zhou Yuelong secured their spots at the German Masters. The German Masters, which will be held at the Tempodrom in Berlin from January 29 to February 4, will be broadcast live on Eurosport and Discovery+. Ali Carter will be defending his title, which he won in February, with a 10-3 final victory over Tom Ford.
Stephen Maguire, the 2012 German Masters finalist, defeated Rebecca Kenna 5-1 in the qualifying round at Ponds Forge in Sheffield to secure his spot in the last 64 in this year’s Berlin ranking event.
The former UK champion fell to Ronnie O’Sullivan 9–7 in the championship match 11 years ago at the Tempodrom, but he hasn’t lost any of his scoring prowess—breaks of 51, 52, and 72 have secured him a trip to Germany from January 29–February 4 of next month
Iran’s top player, Hossein Vafaei, joined him in the first round at the finals venue. Vafaei defeated former women’s world champion Mink Nutcharut 5-0 with a 72-break record.
Graeme Dott, the 2006 world champion and 2018 runner-up, overcame a 3-2 deficit against Brazil’s Victor Sarkis to win 5-3, with the Scotsman recording a 92 break in the third set.
Stephen Maguire, the 2012 German Masters finalist, defeated Rebecca Kenna 5-1 in the qualifying round at Ponds Forge in Sheffield to secure his spot in the last 64 in this year’s Berlin ranking event.
The former UK champion fell to Ronnie O’Sullivan 9–7 in the championship match 11 years ago at the Tempodrom, but he hasn’t lost any of his scoring prowess—breaks of 51, 52, and 72 have secured him a trip to Germany from January 29–February 4 of next month.
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