Shanghai Masters (snooker)

Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Venue Shanghai Grand Stage
Location Shanghai
Country China
Established 2007
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £700,000
Current champion(s) England Ronnie O'Sullivan

The Shanghai Masters is a professional snooker tournament. Originally a ranking event but in 2018 it became a non-ranking invitation event. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the reigning champion. Ronnie O'Sullivan won 2018 title.

History

The event was introduced in the 2007/2008 season and was the second ranking event to be held in China as a result of the growth of the sport in the country.[1] Until 2016, an extra wildcard round was included before the first round proper, featuring eight players.[2] In 2018 the tournament became a 24-man invitation event.[3]

Winners

[1][4]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Shanghai Masters (ranking)
2007 Wales Dominic Dale Wales Ryan Day 10–6 2007/08
2008 England Ricky Walden England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 2008/09
2009 England Ronnie O'Sullivan China Liang Wenbo 10–5 2009/10
2010 England Ali Carter Scotland Jamie Burnett 10–7 2010/11
2011 England Mark Selby Wales Mark Williams 10–9 2011/12
2012[5] Scotland John Higgins England Judd Trump 10–9 2012/13
2013[6] China Ding Junhui China Xiao Guodong 10–6 2013/14
2014[7] England Stuart Bingham Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–3 2014/15
2015[8] England Kyren Wilson England Judd Trump 10–9 2015/16
2016[9] China Ding Junhui England Mark Selby 10–6 2016/17
2017[10] England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Judd Trump 10–3 2017/18
Shanghai Masters (non-ranking)
2018 England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Barry Hawkins 11–9 2018/19

Records

Statistics

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 3 1 4
2 Ding Junhui  China 2 0 2
3 Mark Selby  England 1 1 2
4 Dominic Dale  Wales 1 0 1
4 Ricky Walden  England 1 0 1
4 Ali Carter  England 1 0 1
4 John Higgins  Scotland 1 0 1
4 Stuart Bingham  England 1 0 1
4 Kyren Wilson  England 1 0 1
10 Judd Trump  England 0 3 3
11 Ryan Day  Wales 0 1 1
11 Liang Wenbo  China 0 1 1
11 Jamie Burnett  Scotland 0 1 1
11 Mark Williams  Wales 0 1 1
11 Xiao Guodong  China 0 1 1
11 Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1

Champions by country

Country Players Total First title Last title
 England 6 8 2008 2017
 China 1 2 2013 2016
 Wales 1 1 2007 2007
 Scotland 1 1 2012 2012

References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Chris. "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu / Wuxi Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Snooker stars set for Grand Stage in Shanghai". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  3. ↑ "http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai-masters-become-lucrative-non-ranking-event-history/". World Snooker. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help); External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shanghai Masters (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Juss Sports Shanghai Masters (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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