Tournament Information: Location: Berlin, Germany Venue: Tempodrom Format: Wildcard Round to Quarter-finals: Best of 9 frames Semi-finals: Best of 11 frames Final: Best of 17 frames Total prize money: ?280,000 2011 champion: Mark Williams (Wales)
2011/2012 Tournament Schedule: 27/01 - 29/01 Snooker Shoot Out (Invitational) 01/02 - 05/02 German Masters (Ranking) 13/02 - 19/02 Welsh Open (Ranking) 27/02 - 03/03 World Open (Ranking) 09/03 - 10/03 Sky Shoot Out (Invitational) 14/03 - 18/03 PTC Champs Finals (Minor Ranking) 02/04 - 08/04 China Open (Ranking) 21/04 - 07/05 World Championships (Ranking)