Snooker today: What time it’s on and how to watch the German Masters semi-finals

Get ready for the German Masters semi-finals
Cameron Frew
By Cameron Frew

The German Masters 2026 continues today with the semi-finals – so make sure you know what time the snooker is on, who’s playing, and how to watch it.

We are officially less than three months away from the 2026 World Snooker Championship.

Earlier this month, Wilson defied expectations (especially after bombing out of the UK Championship in the first round) and won the Masters.

However, his German Masters journey was cut short by Shaun Murphy in the quarters. So, with the semi-finals taking place today, the tournament is anyone’s for the taking.

Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams, Judd Trump, and Zhao Xintong on the poster for the German Masters
The last 32 are going head to head today and tomorrow (Credit: WST)

What time is the snooker on today?

Coverage from the German Masters semi-finals begins at 1pm UK time today, January 31, with the second match scheduled for 7pm.

How to watch the German Masters snooker tournament

Snooker fans in the UK can watch the German Masters via TNT Sports and Discovery+.

TNT Sports (which replaced BT Sports in 2023) is available on Discovery+, but you can also watch it via Amazon, BT, EE, Sky, and Virgin Media.

It’ll cost you £30.99 per month if you buy a subscription through Amazon Prime or Discovery+. Contracts via BT, EE, and Sky start at £23 per month.

The German Masters is also being broadcast on Eurosport 1 HD.

German Masters semi-finals order of play for January 31

  • Shaun Murphy v Neil Robertson – 1pm
  • Judd Trump v Ali Carter – 7pm

All four quarter-final matches will be played over the best of 11 frames.

Who won the snooker yesterday? German Masters results for January 30

We’ll update this section with scores when matches conclude at the German Masters.

January 30

  • Shaun Murphy beat Kyren Wilson (5-1)
  • Ali Carter beat Stuart Bingham (5-1)
  • Neil Robertson beat Jimmy Robertson (5-1)
  • Judd Trump beat Xiao Guodong (5-3)

January 29

  • Jimmy Robertson beat Jak Jones (5-2)
  • Kyren Wilson beat Zhang Anda (5-2)
  • Shaun Murphy beat Mark Allen (5-0)
  • Neil Robertson beat Ishpreet Chadha (5-0)
  • Ali Carter beat Xu Si (5-0)
  • Stuart Bingham beat Tom Ford (5-2)
  • Judd Trump beat Si Jiahui (5-2)
  • Xiao Guodong beat John Higgins (5-3)

January 28

  • Mark Allen beat Gao Yang (5-3)
  • Neil Robertson beat Pang Junxu (5-2)
  • Zhang Anda beat Barry Hawkins (5-2)
  • Judd Trump beat Ryan Day (5-0
  • Si Jiahui beat David Gilbert (5-4)
  • John Higgins beat Zhou Yuelong (5-3)
  • Xiao Guodong beat Jack Lisowski (5-1)
  • Tom Ford beat Zhao Xintong (5-3)
  • Stuart Bingham beat Scott Donaldson (5-2
  • Ali Carter beat Ronnie O’Sullivan (5-3)
  • Xu Si beat Mark Selby (5-4)

January 27

  • John Higgins beat Jamie Jones (5-1)
  • Si Jiahui beat Fan Zhengyi (5-2)
  • Xiao Guodong beat Robbie Williams (5-2)
  • Judd Trump beat Cheung Ka Wai (5-0)
  • Zhao Xintong beat Jiang Jun (5-0)
  • Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Long Zehuang (5-1)
  • Scott Donaldson beat Gary Wilson (5-1)
  • Mark Selby beat Liu Hongyu (5-1)
  • Ishpreet Singh Chadha beat Elliot Slessor (5-3)
  • Jak Jones beat Jordan Brown (5-0)
  • Kyren Wilson beat Anthony McGill (5-1)
  • Shaun Murphy beat Julien Leclercq (5-1)

January 26 

  • Barry Hawkins beat Mark Davis (5-2)
  • Kyren Wilson beat Robert Milkins (5-1)
  • Mark Allen beat Oliver Lines (5-3)
  • Shaun Murphy beat Zak Surety (5-2)
  • Ishpreet Chadha beat Chris Wakelin (5-4)
  • Mark Williams beat Sanderson Lam (5-1)

How much is the prize money?

The winner of the German Masters 2026 will receive £100,000 in prize money, with the runner-up getting £45,000.

That’s not all. Everyone who competes gets some prize money, and this is how it breaks down:

  • Semi-finalists: £21,000
  • Quarter-finalists: £13,200
  • Last 16: £9,000
  • Last 32: £5,400
  • Last 64: £3,600
  • Last 96: £1,000

The player with the highest break will also get a £5,000 bonus.

What happened to Ronnie O’Sullivan at the German Masters?

Ronnie O’Sullivan scraped by the first round with a victory against Long Zehuang, but it wasn’t enough to beat Ali Carter. The Captain won 5-3 against the Rocket.

The pair had a notorious feud, particularly after a shoulder barge between them at the Crucible in 2018.

However, despite their unsavoury words about each other, O’Sullivan described him as a “good lad” last year.

Speaking about their match at the German Masters, Carter told WST: “It didn’t look like he was enjoying it too much out there today.

“It’s great for the fans to see him, but it wasn’t enjoyable in the end to see him not really enjoy it. The heat of the battle is what we all play for but I suppose he’s in a different stage of his career right now.”

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The German Masters continues every day until the final on February 1, 2026.