Snooker’s German Masters pockets title sponsor

Asian online gaming entertainment platform F66.com has signed on as title sponsor of the 2017 German Masters snooker tournament.

The F66.com German Masters will take place from February 1-5 at Berlin’s Tempodrom venue.

The deal marks F66.com’s first sponsorship of a snooker event.

The initial qualifying rounds for next year’s German Masters will be staged from December 6-9 in Barnsley, England. The tournament will feature a top prize of €80,000 ($88,300).

England’s Martin Gould (pictured) is the defending champion, having defeated Belgium’s Luca Brecel 9-5 in this year’s final at the Tempodrom.