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Mark Allen reacts to German Masters exit


Mark Allen has indicated that he may not return to the German Masters after dropping 5-4 to Wu Yize within the final 32 on Wednesday.

The world quantity 4 made breaks of 56, 54, 53, and 50 to guide 4-2 earlier than dropping the concluding three frames to bow out of the working in 2025.

Allen has typically struggled to supply his greatest snooker on the German Masters, reaching just one semi-final in 2022 and affected by quite a few early exits.

One potential cause for that’s the distinctive setup of the venue in Berlin.

The Tempodrom is extensively lauded as among the finest locations on the calendar, particularly within the latter levels when it turns into a single-table state of affairs.

Nevertheless, the preliminary association, the place a number of tables encompass the principle tv desk in a round show, might be distracting for sure gamers.

Allen has expressed prior to now his disdain for the German Masters, as soon as even stating that he “significantly hated” the match.

And upon dropping to English Open and Scottish Open runner-up Wu in a deciding body, the 38 year-old as soon as once more hinted that his future participation on the occasion could also be jeopardy.

“To not be on this 12 months’s German Masters,” Mark Allen, the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship winner final month, wrote on social media platform X.

“Properly completed to Wu. If anybody sees me again at this occasion beneath present situations, [they have] permission to inform me off. Thanks prematurely,” Allen added with a laughing-face emoji.

There are seven tables contained in the Tempodrom originally of the week. Picture credit score: WST

One participant, in the meantime, who hasn’t been scuffling with the situations thus far this week is Shaun Murphy.

The latest Masters champion has been in flying type, recording back-to-back 5-0 victories within the German capital metropolis over Liam Graham and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.

“I mentioned after [the Masters], I used to be fairly trustworthy, that I wished to attempt to actually push on now,” the Magician advised the World Snooker Tour.

“I actually do need to wring out each final drop of potential from no matter is left of my profession.”

“Possibly there could be ten years, there could be 5 years, who is aware of? However I actually need to be decided to push on and never have such an enormous hole between successes.

“Does that imply I’m going to win this week? No, however I’m attempting my greatest.

“It didn’t sink in in any respect for the few days after the win within the Masters. I mentioned to some associates that it would sink in once I was launched right here because the Masters champion.

“That’s actually been the case. To be launched as a significant winner once more has actually given me an additional little bit of bounce in my step.

“Extra importantly, it has given me that self-belief.”

Murphy takes on Yuan Sijun subsequent with a berth within the quarter-finals at stake and a possible conflict towards both Judd Trump or Neil Robertson to come back.

Wu Yize’s reward for beating Mark Allen is a date with Alexander Ursenbacher – the lowest-ranked competitor left within the draw – whereas Barry Hawkins receives a bye by means of to the final eight after the in a single day withdrawal of Ricky Walden.

World champion Kyren Wilson options within the backside part of the German Masters draw, with the world quantity two set to fulfill Jak Jones in a repeat of their Crucible ultimate from final Might.

Zhang Anda is the one different member of the highest 16 on this half, with the Chinese language cueist up towards Anthony McGill.

This season’s in-form Xiao Guodong performs Elliot Slessor and 2023 runner-up Tom Ford meets Aaron Hill within the spherical’s different fixtures.


2025 German Masters

Thursday, January thirtieth

Order of play (L16)

9am UTC
Wu Yize vs Alexander Ursenbacher
Barry Hawkins w/o Ricky Walden

2pm UTC
Elliot Slessor vs Xiao Guodong
Anthony McGill vs Zhang Anda
Jak Jones vs Kyren Wilson

7pm UTC
Judd Trump vs Neil Robertson
Yuan Sijun vs Shaun Murphy
Tom Ford vs Aaron Hill

Click on right here for the most recent scores and outcomes
(snooker.org)


Featured picture credit score: WST

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