German Masters Qualifiers 2020

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The 2020 German Masters (officially the 2020 BetVictor German Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 29 January to 2 February 2020 in the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. The tournament was the tenth ranking event of the 2019–2020 snooker season. It was the 14th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the 1995 German Open. The event featured a prize fund of £400,000 with £80,000 being given to the winner.

Kyren Wilson was the defending champion after defeating David Gilbert 9–6 in the 2019 final. He lost 4–5 to Zhao Xintong in the second qualifying round. The final was contested between the reigning world champion Judd Trump and Neil Robertson, who had won the preceding European Masters event. Trump won the final defeating Robertson 9–6. Trump's win was his 15th ranking title and fourth of the season.

This tournament was the last professional tournament for Peter Ebdon, who retired due to spine and neck degradation. Ebdon lost 4–5 in the first qualifying round to Matthew Stevens.

Квалификация German Masters 2020 года

Квалификация на турнир German Masters 2020 года проходила с 27 по 31 января 2020 года в Victoria Warehouse в Манчестере, Англия.

В квалификации приняли участие 128 игроков, которые были разделены на 64 пары. Победители каждой пары вышли в основную стадию турнира German Masters 2020 года.

Среди известных игроков, которые принимали участие в квалификации, были:

* Марк Селби (действующий чемпион мира)
* Джадд Трамп (действующий чемпион German Masters)
* Нил Робертсон (двукратный чемпион мира)
* Джон Хиггинс (четырехкратный чемпион мира)
* Шон Мерфи (чемпион мира 2005 года)

Победителем квалификации стал Марк Джойс, который в финале со счетом 5:1 обыграл Эллиота Слессора.