Ding Junhui became the first player since Stephen Hendry in 1990-91 to win four ranking titles in a single season with a 9-5 victory over Judd Trump in the German Masters final.
The Chinese twice recovered from being two frames down to go into the mid-session interval at 4-4.
Ding then won five of the next six frames to seal victory in Berlin.
It is the 10th ranking title of his career, which moves him ahead of Neil Robertson, Peter Ebdon and John Parrott and into sixth place on the all-time list, level with Jimmy White.
Trump, who was playing in his first ranking final since the 2012 International Championship, had conceded just four frames in five matches on his way to the final.