Alexander Baumann (Schwenningen, SUI) qualified for the 2012 German Masters playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 8-2 against Tyler George (Duluth, USA). of the 2012 German Masters in Hamburg, Germany;
 
Baumann finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Baumann lost 6-4 to George, then responded with a 9-4 win over Austria's Andreas Unterberger. Baumann won 8-4 against Alexey Tselousov (Moscow, RUS) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 24 of the event schedule, Baumann did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Baumann ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.