Wolfgang Burba (Oberstdorf, GER) lost 5-4 to Tyler George (Duluth, USA) in the Final of the German Masters, held January 27 - 29, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. To advance to the championship game, Burba won 6-3 over Norway's Steffen R. Mellemseter in the semifinals of the 2012 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany; and won 5-4 over Daniel Herberg (Fussen, GER) in the quarterfinals. of the 2012 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany;
 
Burba finished 1-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Burba lost 6-3 to Norway's Steffen R. Mellemseter, then responded with a 6-5 win over Czech Republic's Radeck Klima in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Burba did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Burba ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.