From the Grove, only three players had managed to get to the main venue. Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. Mark Selby, surprisingly, lost to Xu Si in the round of 32. The match was close though, the final score was 5-4 to Xu.

Here is the report shared by WST:

Trump Masters The Tempodrom Again

Judd Trump ended a 14-month title drought by beating Shaun Murphy 10-4 in the final of the Machineseeker German Masters at Berlin’s iconic Tempodrom.

It’s a record-extending fourth win in the event for Trump, following previous wins in 2020, 2021 and 2024. He beat Neil Robertson, Jack Lisowski and Si Jiahui in the respective title matches.

The Bristolian last captured silverware at the 2024 UK Championship and went without a title in the calendar year of 2025. He lost his last three ranking final appearances at the 2025 Players Championship, 2025 Northern Ireland Open and the 2025 UK Championship.

Trump has now won 31 ranking events in total and he’s fourth in the all-time list. Only John Higgins (33), Stephen Hendry (36) and Ronnie O’Sullivan (41) have won more in the history of snooker.

2019 World Champion Trump remains at the top of the Johnstone’s Paint World Rankings, after capturing the £100,000 top prize, having now occupied the summit for 75 weeks. Murphy also remains unmoved in seventh position.

The Magician will be disappointed not to have taken his form from previous rounds into the final. He powered past Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson and Neil Robertson by a collective scoreline of 16-2 in his previous three matches.

43-year-old Murphy would dearly have loved to win the event in tribute to his late manager and close friend Brandon Parker, who the trophy is named after. Parker was instrumental in taking the German Masters to Berlin and promoting it.

The pair emerged to a rapturous reception in a packed Tempodrom this evening, with over 2,400 expectant fans in attendance. It was Trump who held a 5-3 cushion when play got underway for the final session.

Murphy looked in a strong position to take the opening frame of the evening when he led 60-0. However, a misjudged shot by Trump fortuitiously left Murphy angled in the jaws of the green pocket. His response let Trump back in the frame and he eventually stole on the black to make it 6-3.

The tenth frame was also stolen on the black by the Ace in the Pack and a break of 68 compounded Murphy’s woes and moved Trump 8-3 up. The last frame before the mid-session also came down to the wire, with Trump taking it on the pink to get within a frame of the title.

Trump squandered his first chance to seize the trophy and it was the turn of Murphy to win on the black and stay alive at 9-4. The crowd were hungry for more snooker and roared with delight after Murphy deposited the final ball. However, it was to be a short-lived reprieve with Trump controlling a scrappy 14th to get over the line and emerge a 10-4 victor.

“It is incredible to win such a special event. Every time I come here I’m very happy to be here and have the chance to play in front of that crowd. There are such special memories walking out here for the final. Today was no different. I played a very solid game,” said 36-year-old Trump.

“The time without winning tournaments wasn’t difficult. It was just about being in the right mental state to win when the next chance came around. It was important not to get too down on myself and take the positives that I was putting myself in position to win. It has been a very good three or four months really.

“It was nice to make it as comfortable as possible. Every time you can win in the final with a few frames to spare is a good feeling. You then get to really enjoy the moment.

“This season has been a bit different. Now is normally the time when I’m losing my form a little bit! The last two or three months have been very good and consistent. Now I need to turn it up a notch. I hope that will give me the confidence to pick up some more big titles.”

Murphy said: “I want to say a massive thanks to the crowd this week. They have been unbelievably supportive. It has been an incredible week for me here in Berlin. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, apart from today! You guys have cheered for me from the first shot of the first match. I’ll come back next year and try again.

“There are a lot of positives to take from the week. We have a three-flight day tomorrow, straight to Hong Kong for the World Grand Prix. It is a good time to be playing well and I will try to rub the disappointment of today off and go again next week.“

All detailed results are available on snooker.org.

Here is what Neil had to say after his win as reported by WST:“I haven’t won for a couple of years and I was looking great at 8-2. I played brilliantly in the first session and capitalised on every minor error he had. I then had everything thrown at me,” said 42-year-old Robertson.

“I was trying to use little bits of motivation to stay calm. There wasn’t much I could do, because he played amazing. It is just about keeping my composure at all times. You need to be ready for when the chance comes your way and I was.

“This was the last opportunity for me to win with my dad Ian over, before he goes back to Australia. He’s a man of very few words, but he will be chuffed to bits tonight. I’ve spent 20 years as a professional and he’s never seen me win a final in person. I’m really happy to get one for him.
“Up until 8-2 in the final, you could argue this was the best I’ve ever played in a tournament. I controlled so many matches and only conceded five frames to get to the final. I am really pleased with everything. It is nice to get a win with Joe Perry in my corner. There may have been people questioning if it was working with him and this proves it definitely is.”

It was indeed a great battle and Wu Yize showed his class and resolve ou there. He had a bad first session. He had to come back from 7-1 and 8-2 down and nearly did it! He’s some player that boy!

Wu Yize was interviewd on stage by Tai Chengzhe. Here is what he had to say:

“I think for the second half of the match I was into it and under no pressure. I felt really good, but it was a little bit too late. This was my first final, so I felt a bit of pressure in the afternoon.

“I wasn’t setting myself any goal in this match. In the last 16 I played Judd and I wanted to beat him. I got my revenge and did that. It was great to play in the final in front of such a great crowd. There are no regrets from me.”

Ding didn’t play in the event. Travel issues prevented him to get in Brentwood in time.
Mark Selby reached the quarter final, beaten by Ishpreet Singh Chadah by 5-4. Judd Trump exited the tournament at the same stage … beaten by Wu Yize. Luca Brecel had been beaten in round 2 by Pang Junxu.

Although he didn’t win the championship, Mark made history. Indeed he made a 147 in the final, the first-ever maximum break in a World Snooker Championship final.

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Here is what Mark had to say after the match, as reported by WST.

Selby said: “I battled and gave everything but every credit to Luca he deserves it. Congratulations to Luca, he’s a great talent and a great lad with a lovely family. I wish him all the best. It was great to make a 147 at the Crucible, I never thought I would do it in a final.

“It was an amazing achievement and something I will remember for the rest of my life but it’s not about me today, it is about Luca, he played fantastic over the two days.”

The other Grove players involved in the Championship though didn’t fare well. Ali Carter, Judd Trump and Ding Junhui all lost in round 1. Neil Robertson reached round 2. All detailed results are on snooker.org.

All detailed results are available on snooker.org

This was Mark Selby’s second ranking title of the season and the 22nd of his career. He beat Pang Junxu 6-2 in the final. He made three centuries during that match.

Here is what Mark had to say to World Snooker after the Final:

“I played well all day, against John Higgins in the quarter-finals and Ali in the semis, then continued that in the final. I was just gutted at the end not to make a fourth century! I have been striking the ball well in practice and it was nice to take that to the match table. Even when I won the English Open in December I wasn’t hitting the ball as well as I was this week. Hopefully, I can carry that into the Tour Championship and then the World Championship. I’ll be going to Sheffield confident

The other grove players involved, Ding Junhui, Judd Trump, and Mark Selby, all lost in round one.

After the match, Ali, who had been brilliant all week, had no complaints but was disappointed by his performance in the Final. (source WST)

“Shaun played great. I think he played the best all week. There wasn’t really much of my game there today. I was struggling to find anything. Normally my strongest part is my safety and I wasn’t finding the baulk cushion. Shaun was just potting every long ball he was looking at. When he is on we all know what happens. It is unbelievable he hasn’t won for three years.”

All detailed results are available on snooker.org

Judd was outplayed during the first session, trailing by 6-2 at the end of the afternoon, and he lost the first frame in the evening as well. But from 7-2 down he made a real fight of it and managed to force a deciding frame. It was in vain though as Mark Allen eventually emerged as the winner.

Judd was gracious in defeat:

“I had my chances in the last frame. I was just trying to make a fight of it and trying to give the crowd something to cheer about. The support was amazing.

“I want to say congratulations to Mark. Although I felt I had chances to win, he was very solid all day and put himself in that position where he had a few chances to get over the line“

Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and Ali Carter were also in the draw but all lost in the first round.

Judd won the prestigious Masters for the second time at Alexandra Palace, beating Mark Williams by 10-8 in a high-quality final.

The tournament was played from the 8th of January to the 15th of January 2023, in Alexandra Palace, in London. All detailed results can be found on snooker.org.

Judd had struggled for most of the tournament and was one ball away from going out in the first round, but showed tremendous battling qualities throughout. He was proud of his tenacity and thrilled to win. Here is what he had to say after his victory (source WST):

“This is more special than winning the Masters in 2019, as it’s the first Triple Crown event I have won twice,”
“Everyone has been writing me off, I have read a lot of stuff about my best days being behind me. So to win this by digging in and beating someone as good as Mark is incredible. I have a long time left, hopefully I can have the longevity of the likes of Mark, and keep winning these tournaments.
“There’s a big difference between winning and losing these finals in terms of your CV. When you get there you have to get over the line, because there are only three a season. Over a career you might only play in 45 or 50, so to win four already is a big achievement. This is a big win and it feels well overdue.
“At 8-7 I missed a couple of chances and he just didn’t take the chance to go 9-7, which might have been game over. He played a very attacking game and maybe that came back to bite him in the last couple of frames. At 8-8, I went to the toilet and splashed water on my face, came back out and played the way I should be playing. I felt good at the end, I wasn’t nervous. I should have lost three of my four games this week, I was just able to battle through. I felt as if I was out of the tournament so many times.”

The other Grove players involved in the tournament were Mark Selby and Neil Robertson. Neil was the defending Champion. Both went out in the first round.