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Wilson edges Hawkins in thriller for second German Masters crown

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Wilson held his nerve against Hawkins to lift the Brandon Parker trophy

Kyren Wilson claimed his second German Masters title on Sunday after edging out Barry Hawkins 10-9 in a thrilling final in Berlin.

The World champion was the last man standing at a raucous Tempodrom where, six years after his previous triumph, he held his nerve in the decider to pocket the top prize of £100,000.

It was Wilson’s third silverware of the season, having already been victorious at the Xi’an Grand Prix and Northern Ireland Open.

Fittingly, the Warrior also became the fourth multiple winner of the Brandon Parker trophy – named after his late former manager, who died in 2020.

“I won this event in 2019 and, sadly, Brandon passed away not long after that,” Wilson told WST. “He has missed a lot of iconic moments in my career. It is right that his name is on the trophy. If it wasn’t for him, then we wouldn’t have this tournament. I’m so pleased I managed to win it.

“The fans have been really treated to some great snooker this week, and a 10-9 final is probably what they wished for.

“The beauty of it all is that when you’ve proved to yourself that you can win the biggest event of them all, then it gives you confidence.

“If you can’t use being World champion as confidence, then what’s the point? I’m using it to my advantage. I feel like I’m riding the crest of a wave. I’ve had a really good season, but there are still a lot of tournaments left, so hopefully, more silverware is on the horizon.”

This was the third final contested between the players on German soil. Hawkins won 4-3 at the invitational Paul Hunter Classic in 2019, though Wilson was a dominant 9-3 victor in the 2022 European Masters showpiece.

Wilson was quickly out of the blocks with breaks of 67 and 62 for a 2-0 lead but Hawkins – appearing in his first German Masters final – responded to level at 2-2.

The next four frames were also shared with the Hawk’s 75 cancelled out by the Warrior’s 128, before the UK Championship finalist hit a timely 102 to edge his nose in front at the conclusion of the afternoon session.

Although Wilson won the opening frame of the evening, it looked like his performance would be affected when the ferrule on his cue came loose.

However, that did not appear the case when a 93 put him 6-5 ahead. The World champion had a chance for 7-5, but missed frame-ball pink, and Hawkins cleared to pinch on the black.

The two players traded centuries with the Hawk responding to Wilson’s 125 with 100. The world number two took frame 15 on the colours, but a 61 clearance – including a table-length double on the penultimate red – drew Hawkins level again at 8-8.

Wilson controlled the 17th frame to move within one of victory, only for his opponent to stay alive on the colours in the next to set up the first deciding-frame finish in a German Masters final.

Hawkins’ missed long red allowed Wilson to establish control of the decider with 59, before missing a tricky plant.

However, he was back at the table after the Hawk cut in a thin red off the black, only to agonisingly go in-off in the right centre.

The Warrior thundered in a plant from the D, while another thumping long-range red soon after was enough to seal his ninth career ranking title – and fourth on German soil.

“It just shows how tough the standard is in snooker,” he added. “Barry is one of the best match players in the game, and you have to get past him. I managed to scrape through, and I’m proud of how I managed to hold him off.”

“I felt like I was holding on to Kyren all day,” Hawkins said. “He was playing better than me and was the stronger player. In the end, at 9-9, it is anybody’s game.

“I’ve had a great week. It has been a great crowd and I’ve had great support. It is onwards and upwards. Kyren deserved the win.”