Preview for the German Masters

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Snooker comes thick and fast in today’s 20 event calendar and no sooner are we finished at Alexandra Palace for the Masters than we are crossing the water for the German Masters in Berlin.

With the assistance of Eurosport coverage, Germany has always been a hotbed of snooker. Audience attendance figures are always high in Berlin and the crowd are passionate, knowing the game inside out.

Ironically the game itself has less play on the ground with very few snooker clubs in Germany and no player of notoriety. The growth of snooker coverage in Germany has largely been done by promoting the game. One such example is my friend, the German, Eurosport commentator, Rolf Kalb. Kalb has worked tirelessly to explain snooker to German audiences, a sport which the German fans have taken to their hearts.

The event that takes place each year in the Tempodrom in Berlin, has a unique format where the audience are able to watch a 5 table set up for the early part of the tournament. Combine with this a high capacity crowd, in the region of 2000, 

Berlin is loved by all and really is one of the best dates on the snooker calendar

This  year I will be attending and will give my followers regular blogs from matches and hopefully behind the scenes reports The German Masters cues off on 30/01/19 until 03-02/19.

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