This was published today by World snooker

2026 Machineseeker German Masters Draw

Kyren Wilson will defend the Machineseeker German Masters title in the New Year in a strong field at the iconic Tempodrom venue in Berlin. 

The draw for the world ranking event has been made and the final stages will run from January 26th to February 1st in the heart of the German capital.…

The qualifying rounds run from January 5th to 8th in Sheffield. Players starting in round one could need to win three matches to make it to the Tempodrom. However, third round matches involving the top 16 seeds have been held over to the final stages. Those 16 players are Kyren Wilson, Barry Hawkins, Mark Allen, Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams, Wu Yize, Chris Wakelin, Neil Robertson, Judd Trump, Si Jiahui, Xiao Guodong, John Higgins, Mark Selby, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Gary Wilson and Zhao Xintong. 

CLICK HERE for the qualifiers match schedule

CLICK HERE for the draw 

The match schedule for the Tempodrom will be announced after the qualifying rounds. Wilson lifted the Brandon Parker Trophy for the second time last season, beating Barry Hawkins 10-9 in a dramatic final. This time his opening match will be against Dylan Emery, Florian Nuessle or Robert Milkins. 

So… Ronnie has entered the event and is in the draw. Will he actually play? I’m far from certain that we will see him in Berlin TBH. Last season he withdrew. It wasn’t the first time either that he withdrew and the last time he actually played in qualifiers he lost by 5-0 in round one. He hasn’t won a match in the event since 2017. This time though he will start in round 3, at the venue. That may well make a difference. We shall see.

He won this event once, of course. That was in 2012. That time, he actually needed to win it to avoid having to qualify for the Crucible. He duly did and he then went on to win the World Championship itself as well. Anything can happen or not happen when it’s about Ronnie.

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