German Masters snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Kyren Wilson BEATS Barry Hawkins in deciding frame thriller – updates
KYREN WILSON has won the German Masters after beating Barry Hawkins in a thrilling final which went to the deciding frame.
World champion Wilson trailed 5-4 from the morning session but fought back in the evening session.
Hawkins then put up a comeback of his own before Wilson won 10-9 in an epic final which went right to the wire.
Wilson now takes home £100k in prize money after the Berlin triumph.
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Dominant Wilson
Big breaks were Wilson's forte today.
He produced 88, 100 and 57 on his way to victory against Xiao.
Wilson's got to fancy himself in the final on this form.
Wilson reaction to winning
I've experienced this amazing crowd, this amazing atmosphere with the one table.
"It is one of my favourite venues.
"It is my fourth time on the one-table set-up. I knew what to expect.
"I knew I could maybe put pressure on Xiao, and I knew he might be a little bit nervous as there is
nowhere like this.
"It is job done and I'm into the final. That's the main thing."It's all over!
Kyren Wilson has disposed of Xiao Guodong.
It finished 6-2 to the World No2, who progresses to tomorrow's final of the German Masters.
Excellent stuff from Wilson.
Xiao Guodong vs Kyren Wilson – 2-5
Xiao Guodong fights back.
But is it too little too late...?
Xiao Guodong vs Kyren Wilson – 1-5
Kyren Wilson is closing in on a big victory as Xiao Guodong is struggling to find answers.
A dominant display by Wilson!
Xiao Guodong vs Kyren Wilson – 1-4
Kyren Wilson has extended his lead with a stunning display.
A comeback may be off the cards for Xiao Guodong...
Xiao Guodong vs Kyren Wilson – 1-3
Xiao ends the whitewash talk by taking the fourth frame, in which he played some brilliant snooker.
Could this be the start of a come back?
Credit: Getty Xiao Guodong vs Kyren Wilson – 0-3
Wilson is in red-hot form here, taking another frame with relative ease.
Could we be on course for a whitewash? I wouldn't be surprised considering the way Wilson is sinking these shots.
Credit: Getty Xiao Guodong vs Kyren Wilson - 0-2
Wilson has absolutely stormed out of the gates in this tasty semi-finals.
Xiao is going to need to reign him in fast or risk getting blown out of the water.
Hawkins thrilled with Wu win
Barry Hawkins was "over the moon" to have dumped Wu Yize out of the competition.
He said: "I'm over the moon. Wu has been one of the players of the season.
"He is such a devastating long potter.
"There were hardly any balls missed. To play well and beat him is really pleasing."
Hawkins praises fans
Barry Hawkins has hailed Berlin's snooker fans ahead of his semi-final clash with Yuan Sjun.
He said of the Tempdrome faithful: "Even out there tonight, it was almost a full house.
"The atmosphere is amazing. "To get through to the one table set-up, after such a long time, is great. I'm really looking forward to it.
"The German fans are probably the best in the world. They are so enthusiastic and clap every shot.
"They love the game, so to walk out into that arena tomorrow will be great.
"I'm over the moon. Wu has been one of the players of the season. He is such a devastating long potter.
"There were hardly any balls missed. To play well and beat him is really pleasing."
Credit: Getty Trump on Hong Kong move
Judd Trump believes his life has changed for the better since he upped sticks to Hong Kong.
When asked what drew on what drew him to Hong Kong, he said: "Everything really.
"The food, the environment, the buildings, everything there is so special.
"In the middle of everything it is the hustle and bustle, then you drive 15 minutes and you have the beaches, you have the weather. It is such a nice place."
"The first few times I went there, perhaps I didn't realise quite how much it had to offer.
"It is so nice for me to be able to have that base. Without all of these tournaments in China and probably without Ding [Junhui] having all the success he has had I wouldn't be able to have that opportunity."
Credit: instagram Wilson's 'Britney Spears moment'
Kyren Wilson joked he has had his "Britney Spears moment" after a close shave with the barbers back home.
The Warrior flew out to Berlin for this week’s German Masters after getting a buzz cut off his barber in Northamptonshire.
In his mind, it brought back memories of the American pop singer shaving off her long blonde hair in 2007 in an unexpected act of rebellion and liberation from the perils of fame and attention.
The world No.2 – who won a maiden world title last May with blond highlights – laughed: “I’ve had a Britney Spears moment!
“I had the blond hair, then I dyed it back. It was all mismatched. Just the length of my hair, it’s a nightmare.
“I’m having to have my haircut once a week. I think the positives to take from this is I have got a good hairline.
“I just said to my barber: ‘Let’s just start again.’ So we did a buzz cut, the same level all over, My hair will be back in a week-and-a-half, don’t worry about that.”
Credit: X @WeAreWST Walden latest
Ricky Walden hopes to play a qualifying match in South Yorkshire next Thursday despite his worrying illness scare.
The snooker star, 42, was rushed to hospital in Berlin on Wednesday evening with internal pains, which turned out to be pancreatitis – inflammation of the pancreas.
The world No.38 stayed overnight under medical supervision and withdrew from a Last-16 clash the next day with Barry Hawkins in the German Masters.
Walden remained in hospital on Thursday and Friday and is aware he needs his gallbladder removed at some point upon his return to the UK.
But his team are hopeful the Chester-born cueist may play a Welsh Open qualifier in Barnsley on February 6 – provided he is fit to do so.
Agent Lee Gorton said: “Ricky had been feeling unwell for a couple of days.
“He played his game on Wednesday against Dylan Emery and was in quite a lot of pain during the game.
“We were hoping it would subside but it didn’t. We went back to the hotel and he started getting progressively worse.
“We took him to the emergency room in Berlin hospital. After about a six-hour wait, we decided to keep him in.
“Give him some fluids. He has pancreatitis. He has got a bit of an issue at the moment.
“He needs his gallbladder removed and that is in plan at home. This is a flare-up with the same condition.
“He may have a gallstone in the wrong place or whatever. He is going to be in hospital for a few days.
“We hope we can bring him home and then he will have the surgery.
“Ricky has had a lot of people message him. He’s had a lot of support and is really chuffed by it.
“He’s still hoping to play. If he comes back and is in good shape, then he will go to Welsh Open qualifying. Fingers crossed.”
Credit: Getty Last night's results
How it all unfolded in Berlin yesterday, with Guondong Xiao, Kyren Wilson, Barry Hawkins and Yuan Sijun going forward to today's semi-finals.
- Guodong Xiao 5-0 Aaron Hill
- Anthony McGill 4-5 Kyren Wilson
- Wu Yize 3-5 Barry Hawkins
- Neil Robertson 4-5 Yuan Sijun
Semi-final day
World champion Kyren Wilson kicks off proceedings against Guodong Xiao from 2pm this afternoon.
Before Barry Hawkins vs Yuan Sijun wraps up the day in the evening session in Berlin.
- Guodong Xiao vs Kyren Wilson (from 2pm)
- Barry Hawkins vs Yuan Sijun (from 7pm)
Last night's last-eight results
- Guodong Xiao 5-0 Aaron Hill
- Anthony McGill 4-5 Kyren Wilson
- Wu Yize 3-5 Barry Hawkins
- Neil Robertson 4-5 Yuan Sijun
World champion still favourite to win German Masters
The latest odds are...
- Kyren Wilson 7/5
- Barry Hawkins 12/5
- Guodong Xiao 10/3
- Yuan Sijun 13/2
Snooker on Eurosport not available from end of Feb
Next month Eurosport will not be available in Britain after more than 35 years.
Warner Bros Discovery is changing where its output is shown so the programming currently on Eurosport will switch to TNT Sports.
This includes the likes of snooker, cycling and tennis will now be shown on TNT Sports from Friday 28 February.
To watch those sports it will cost £30.99 per month.
Currently Eurosport is included in Sky TV and Virgin Media packages at no extra cost.
All four semi-finalists pocket £21,000
SunSport brings you a full breakdown of the prize money on offer in Berlin:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £45,000
- Semi-finals: £21,000
- Quarter-finals: £13,200
- Last 16: £9,000
- Last 32: £5,400
- Last 64: £3,600
- Last 96: £1,000
- High Break: £5,000
- Total: £550,400
Who is playing in the semi-finals today?
2pm
- Guodong Xiao vs Kyren Wilson
7pm
- Barry Hawkins vs Yuan Sijun
Today's quarter-final results
Two last eight matches went down to the wire, while one was a whitewash
- Guodong Xiao 5-0 Aaron Hill
- Anthony McGill 4-5 Kyren Wilson
- Wu Yize 3-5 Barry Hawkins
- Neil Robertson 4-5 Yuan Sijun
Neil Robertson 4-5 Yuan Sijun
YUAN STUNS ROBERTSON!!
A classy long red by Yuan and that should seal the deal. Robertson needed three snookers but we're all packed up here!
Neil Robertson 4-4 Yuan Sijun (11-66)
Chance for Robertson to hit back, but a long way back and he needs them all.
Neil Robertson 4-4 Yuan Sijun (0-66)
Stunning long red from Yuan and that could be that path to the last four.
The tension is building, but Yuan is 66 ahead with 67 remaining. Robertson is on the brink.