Snooker news – German Masters moved from Berlin due to Covid-19 restrictions

ByEurosport

Published 24/12/2020 at 11:47 GMT

The German Masters will be staged between 27-31 January in Milton Keynes after the sport's organisers World Snooker Tour abandoned plans to keep the tournament at its traditional home in Berlin due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

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The German Masters has been moved from Berlin's Tempodrom to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes next month due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

The Shoot Out and the new WST Pro Series will also be staged behind closed doors after the invitational Masters tournament takes place without any fans at the Alexandra Palace in London between 10-17 January.

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The dates for the three Milton Keynes events are:

German Masters: 27-31 January 2021
Shoot Out: 4-7 February 2021
WST Pro Series: 18-24 January, March 9-17, 18-19 March or 20-21 March 2021

The German Masters will be broadcast live on Eurosport and is one of the popular events on the calendar with the Tempodrom in Berlin able to host a 2,500-capacity crowd over five days, the largest arena in the sport.

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