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Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), it was the ninth ranking event of the 2019\u201320 season, following the 2019 UK Championship, and preceding the 2020 German Masters. It was the twenty-first edition of the European Masters first held in 1989. The event was sponsored by betting company BetVictor.Qualifying took place from 17 to 19\u00a0December 2019 in Barnsley, England. Jimmy Robertson was the defending champion after defeating Joe Perry 9\u20136 in the 2018 final, but he lost 3\u20135 to Martin O’Donnell in the first qualifying round. Neil Robertson won the seventeenth ranking title of his career with a 9\u20130 whitewash win over Zhou Yuelong in the final. It was only the second whitewash in a two-session ranking event final, the first since the 1989 Grand Prix. A total of 27\u00a0century breaks were made during the tournament, with Thailand’s Thepchaiya Un-Nooh making the highest, a 146 in the first round.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsTournament format[edit]Prize fund[edit]Summary[edit]Qualifying[edit]Knockout stages[edit]Main draw[edit]Final[edit]Qualifying[edit]Round 1[edit]Round 2[edit]Century breaks[edit]Main stage centuries[edit]Qualifying stage centuries[edit]References[edit]Tournament format[edit]The January 2020 European Masters was a professional snooker tournament held at the Messe Dornbirn in Dornbirn, Austria, between 22 and 26\u00a0January 2020.[1] This was the twenty-first edition of the European Masters tournament, the first having been held in 1989 as the 1989 European Open.[2][3] It was the ninth ranking event of the 2019\u201320 snooker season following the 2019 UK Championship and preceding the 2020 German Masters.[4] It was played as the best-of-nine frames until the semi-finals, which were best-of-eleven frames, followed by a best-of-seventeen frames final.[5] The event featured thirty-two participants from the World Snooker Tour with two qualifying rounds which took place from 17 to 19\u00a0December 2019 in Barnsley, England.[5] The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and World Snooker organised the European Masters, and it was the first snooker ranking event to be held in Austria.[6]Prize fund[edit]The event featured a total prize fund of \u00a3407,000 with the winner receiving \u00a380,000.[6][7] The event was the first of the “European Series”, all sponsored by betting company BetVictor also including the German Masters, Snooker Shoot Out and Gibraltar Open. The player who accumulates the highest amount of prize money over the four events receives a bonus of \u00a3150,000.[8][9] The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[7]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Winner: \u00a380,000Runner-up: \u00a335,000Semi-final: \u00a317,500Quarter-final: \u00a311,000Last 16: \u00a36,000Last 32: \u00a34,000Last 64: \u00a33,000Highest break: \u00a35,000Total: \u00a3407,000Summary[edit]Qualifying[edit]The tournament began with a two-round qualification process held in the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England between 17 and 19\u00a0December 2019.[5] All matches were held as the best-of-nine frames.[8] The defending champion was Jimmy Robertson, who won his first ranking event in the 2018 final, where he defeated Joe Perry in the final 9\u20136.[8][10] Both Robertson and Perry, however, lost in the opening qualifying round for the 2020 event to Martin O’Donnell and Tian Pengfei respectively.[8] Reigning world champion Judd Trump was also defeated in the first round of qualifying, losing 3\u20135 to Ian Burns.[8]Neil Robertson arrived late for his qualifying match against Nigel Bond but still won 5\u20132.[8] World number thirteen David Gilbert lost 2\u20135 to Jordan Brown.[8][11] The second qualifying round also featured top ranked players failing to progress. World number seven Mark Allen was whitewashed by Lu Ning 0\u20135. World number ten Shaun Murphy was also beaten 2\u20135 by Alfie Burden and world number fourteen Jack Lisowski was defeated on a deciding frame by Jackson Page.[8][11]Knockout stages[edit]  The main stages of the competition were played from 22 to 26\u00a0January 2020.[1] All matches until the semi-finals were played as best-of-nine frames, with no intervals.[12] The first round saw Riga Masters champion Yan Bingtao withdraw from the competition because of back pain.[13]Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Robbie Williams in his first round match, making the tournament’s highest break of 146 in the sixth frame.[13][14] World number three Mark Williams lost on a deciding frame to Zhou Yeulong 4\u20135.[13] The second round featured four-time world champion John Higgins being defeated 5\u20134 by Un-Nooh.[15] Higgins commented, “It’s a tough one to take. I should have won 5\u20132”, having been 4\u20132 ahead.[15]Barry Hawkins defeated former world champion Mark Selby 5\u20134, in a match that contained nine breaks of over fifty.[15] The UK Championship winner Ding Junhui lost 5\u20132 to Scott Donaldson.[5][16]The quarter-finals saw 2020 Masters finalist Ali Carter defeat Donaldson 5\u20131, Hawkins lose to Zhou Yuelong 2\u20135, Gary Wilson defeat Marco Fu 5\u20133 and Neil Robertson defeat Un-Nooh 5\u20131, with Robertson scoring three century breaks.[17][18] The first semi-final was played between Carter and Robertson.[18] Robertson won the opening frame then Carter leveled the score at 1\u20131. Robertson won the next five frames to win 6\u20131.[19] After the match, Robertson commented that “[Carter’s] mindset didn’t seem to be there from the outset, maybe it was a hangover from the Masters”.[19] The second semi-final was held between Zhou and Wilson. Wilson led early in the match, but there was never more than two frames between the players. In a decider, Zhou won the frame to reach his first ranking event final, 6\u20135.[19][20]The final was played on 26\u00a0January 2020 between Robertson and Zhou, as a best-of-17 frames match over two sessions.[21][20] The match was the first ranking event final for Zhou, and the first time since the 2017 Scottish Open it was contested by two players not from the United Kingdom.[20] In the first session, Robertson won all eight frames, scoring a century break in both the fourth and eighth frames.[21] When the match resumed, Zhou went in-off on the final red ball, allowing Robertson to win frame nine and complete a 9\u20130 victory.[21] The win was only the second whitewash in a two-session ranking event final, the first since Steve Davis beat Dean Reynolds 10\u20130 in the 1989 Grand Prix final.[22][23] By winning this event, Robertson had won one every season since 2006.[22]Main draw[edit]Below is the draw from the main stage (last 32) onwards. Seeded players have their seedings in brackets. Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.[5]Final[edit]Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Maike Kesseler.Messe Dornbirn, Dornbirn, Austria, 26 January 2020.Neil Robertson (4)\u00a0Australia9\u20130Zhou Yuelong (30)\u00a0ChinaAfternoon: 56\u201347, 100\u201344 (57), 99\u20130 (99), 128\u20130 (128), 83\u20130 (82), 65\u201327, 71\u20130, 109\u20134 (109) Evening: 73\u201345128Highest break472Century breaks0550+ breaks0Qualifying[edit]Two rounds of qualifying matches were held between 17 and 19\u00a0December 2019 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. All matches were the best-of-nine frames.[11]Round 1[edit]Round 2[edit]Century breaks[edit]Main stage centuries[edit]A total of 27 century breaks were made during the competition. The highest was a 146 made by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in frame six of his first round match against Robbie Williams.[14]146, 124 \u2013 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh136 \u2013 Mark Selby131 \u2013 Ding Junhui130 \u2013 Michael Holt128, 115, 110, 109, 107, 104, 100 \u2013 Neil Robertson121 \u2013 Xiao Guodong113, 113, 100 \u2013 Zhou Yuelong109 \u2013 Scott Donaldson106, 105, 105, 104, 102 \u2013 Gary Wilson104 \u2013 Graeme Dott102, 100 \u2013 Barry Hawkins102 \u2013 Liang Wenbo102 \u2013 Marco FuQualifying stage centuries[edit]A total of 67 century breaks were made during the qualifying stages of the event. The highest of these was a 142 made by Michael Georgiou, made in frame four of his first round match against Luca Brecel.[24]142 \u2013 Michael Georgiou140 \u2013 Jordan Brown137, 116, 105, 102, 102 \u2013 Yan Bingtao135, 108, 105 \u2013 Scott Donaldson135 \u2013 Barry Hawkins135 \u2013 David Grace134, 132, 121, 102 \u2013 Liang Wenbo134 \u2013 Alfie Burden134 \u2013 Chang Bingyu131, 129 \u2013 Luo Honghao130, 116 \u2013 Zhou Yuelong128, 100 \u2013 Lyu Haotian127, 126, 105 \u2013 Jak Jones125 \u2013 Martin Gould124, 113 \u2013 Luca Brecel123, 100 \u2013 Jack Lisowski120, 112 \u2013 Xiao Guodong120 \u2013 Mitchell Mann119 \u2013 Michael White119 \u2013 Stuart Bingham117, 102 \u2013 Joe Perry115, 103, 100 \u2013 Neil Robertson115 \u2013 Jimmy Robertson114, 114 \u2013 Ryan Day113, 100 \u2013 Robbie Williams113 \u2013 Tom Ford112 \u2013 Gary Wilson112 \u2013 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh109, 107 \u2013 Fergal O’Brien109 \u2013 Tian Pengfei108 \u2013 Lukas Kleckers106 \u2013 Craig Steadman106 \u2013 Dominic Dale105, 104, 102 \u2013 Ding Junhui104, 101 \u2013 Daniel Wells104 \u2013 Mark King102 \u2013 David Lilley102 \u2013 Mei Xiwen101 \u2013 Li Hang100 \u2013 Chen Zifan100 \u2013 Stephen MaguireReferences[edit]^ a b “European Masters snooker 2020: Draw, schedule, results, betting odds & Eurosport TV times”. Sporting Life. UK. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.^ “Hall of Fame (European Open)”. Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.^ Turner, Chris. “Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup”. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner’s Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.^ “Calendar for the 2019\/20 season” (PDF). WST. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.^ a b c d e Ardalen, Hermund. “Results (European Masters 2020)”. snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 January 2020.^ a b Nelson, Adam (23 October 2019). “World Snooker adds Austrian event in continued European expansion”. Sport Business. Retrieved 1 March 2020.^ a b “2019\u20132020 Season Summary” (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.^ a b c d e f g h Caulfield, David (19 December 2019). “Seeds Troubled in European Masters Qualifying”. SnookerHQ. 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Retrieved 27 January 2020.^ Caulfield, David (23 January 2020). “European Masters Kick Starts Snooker in Austria”. SnookerHQ. Retrieved 22 October 2020.^ Netherton, Alexander (24 January 2020). “Snooker news \u2013 Neil Robertson knocks in three tons in emphatic march to semi-finals”. Eurosport UK. Retrieved 27 January 2020.^ a b Caulfield, David (25 January 2020). “European Masters Semi-Final Preview”. SnookerHQ. Retrieved 27 January 2020.^ a b c “Snooker news \u2013 Neil Roberston knocks out Ali Carter to reach European Masters final”. Eurosport UK. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.^ a b c Caulfield, David (26 January 2020). “European Masters Final: Neil Robertson vs Zhou Yuelong”. SnookerHQ. Retrieved 28 January 2020.^ a b c “European Masters: Neil Robertson beats Zhou Yuelong 9\u20130 in final”. BBC Sport. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.^ a b Caulfield, David (26 January 2020). “Neil Robertson Wins 2020 European Masters With Whitewash”. SnookerHQ. Retrieved 28 January 2020.^ “Robertson whitewashes Zhou in Austria final”. WST. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.^ “Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores”. livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2020-european-masters-2019-20-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2020 European Masters (2019\u201320 season)"}}]}]