Marc Pfister (Adelboden, SUI) won
4-3 over
Kyle Smith (Perth, SCO) in the Final of the German Masters, held January 19 - 21, 2018 in Hamburg, Germany. To advance to the championship game, Pfister won
6-5 over
Yannick Schwaller (Bern, SUI) in the semifinals of the 2018 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany; and won
6-1 over
Greg Drummond (Stirling, SCO) in the quarterfinals. of the 2018 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany;
Pfister finished 2-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pfister lost
7-1 to
Cameron Bryce (Stirling, SCO), then responded with a
5-4 win over
Patric Mabergs (Skelleftea, SWE). Pfister went on to lose
5-2 against
Alexander Baumann (Baden-Baden, GER). Pfister responded with a
8-2 win over
Jaap van Dorp (Zoetermeer, NED) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the German Masters Championship title, Pfister earned
31.788 world rankings points along with the $6,889CDN first prize cheque, moving up 9 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 32nd place overall with
209.867 total points. Pfister ranks 39th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
86.656 points earned so far this season.
