When is German Masters 2022: Draw, Schedule from Tempodrom as Judd Trump bids to defend title he won last year

Published 19/01/2022 at 16:13 GMT

Judd Trump was the winner of the German Masters snooker 12 months ago and he returns to defend his title. There will be no Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Tempodrom in Berlin after he suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Hossein Vafaei in qualifying for the event at the end of last year.

Judd Trump at the Masters

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The snooker circuit heads to Berlin for the German Masters, with Judd Trump looking to defend the title he won 12 months ago.

Trump saw off Jack Lisowski last year in Milton Keynes, with the an empty Marshall Arena hosting the event on account of Covid-19 restrictions.

Restrictions permitting, there will be spectators at the Tempodrom, and the German fans are often extremely vocal.

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They may not be as vociferous as the Alexandra Palace crowd for the Masters, but the players will appreciate it after a year of vacant venues.

The event kicks off on January 26, with 64 players bidding for a share of the £400,000 prize fund. A cheque for £80,000 will be picked up by the winner on January 31.

What is the format?

Players have had to work with different formats in recent weeks, with Championship League and the Shoot Out on the recent calendar - but we are back to a straight draw in Berlin.

It’s the best of nine frames for the first three rounds, with the semi-finals over 11 frames and the winner of the final will need to secure nine frames.

The 2021 German Masters is live on Eurosport. You can watch every moment live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live on eurosport.co.uk.