World champion Kyren Wilson edged out Barry Hawkins in a deciding frame to win the German Masters.
Wilson, who lost the Masters final to Shaun Murphy last month, held his nerve to compile a break of 59 in the decider to secure a hard-fought 10-9 victory at the Tempodrom in Berlin.
“I felt like we both could have probably played better but I felt like it was a really good dramatic final, it had a little bit of everything, a couple of misses, a couple of really good breaks,” Wilson said during the trophy presentation.
“The clearance Barry made (for 8-8), we laughed about it as we went to the toilet.
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“I’ve never seen such a good shot when he’s doubled the red, landed on the black and I’m thinking, ‘What the hell have I got to do to shake this man off?’
“Barry’s a fantastic competitor. I just had to hold myself together and pot a couple of big balls just to get over the line.
“The trophy is now named after our previous manager in Brandon Parker so I felt like whoever was going to win today it was going to be really fitting because he worked with both of us, so really pleased I managed to win it now it’s got his name on it.”
Hawkins held a 5-4 lead after a hard-fought opening session, but Wilson took three of the first four frames of the evening – including one with a break of 125 – to edge back in front.
A century from Hawkins levelled the scores at 7-7 and although Wilson regained the lead, Hawkins produced a superb clearance of 61 from an unpromising position to make it 8-8.
The next two frames were shared and, after a re-rack in the decider, it was Wilson who made the most of his first good chance to seal the win.
Young Irish player Aaron Hill reached the quarter-finals in Germany for just the second time after beating Tom Ford. The Cork man was then well-beaten by Chinese player Xiao Guodong.
