2015 Shanghai Masters
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 14–20 September 2015 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £465,200 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break |  Luca Brecel (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Kyren Wilson |
| Runner-up | Judd Trump |
| Score | 10–9 |
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The 2015 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–20 September 2015 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.[1]
Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 3–6 against Judd Trump in the semi-finals.[3]
Kyren Wilson won his first ranking title, defeating Trump 10–9 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money from this year is shown below:[4]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 14 and 15 September 2015.[5][6][7]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Jamie Jones
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1–5 |  Fang Xiongman
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| WC2 | Mike Dunn
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5–0 | Niu Zhuang
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| WC3 | Robert Milkins
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5–0 | Chen Zifan
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| WC4 | Tom Ford
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5–2 | Han Bin
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| WC5 | Jamie Cope
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5–2 | Lin Shuai
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| WC6 |  Alan McManus
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5–2 | Yao Pengcheng
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| WC7 | Kyren Wilson
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5–1 | Wang Yuchen
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| WC8 | Peter Ebdon
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5–2 | Yuan Sijun
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Main draw
- Ricky Walden withdrew to attend the birth of his son, which took place on 14 September.[8]
- Mark Selby withdrew as his father-in-law died shortly before the tournament began.[9]
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 20 September 2015.[7] | ||
| Judd Trump (6) England
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9–10 | Kyren Wilson England
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| Afternoon: 1–62, 81–0 (81), 24–71, 74–0 (72), 42–68, 41–71 (71), 60–13, 22–76 (58), 40–78 (62) Evening: 33–75, 121–0 (115), 46–83 (68), 86–7 (76), 58–45 (50), 70–29, 22–80, 90–0 (89), 79–40 (60), 0–78 (75) | ||
| 115 | Highest break | 75 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 5 and 9 August 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[10][11][12]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters: Stuart Bingham beats Mark Allen to claim title". BBC Sport. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump to face Kyren Wilson in final". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "World Snooker Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters 2015 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Shanghai Masters 2015: Schedule & results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Shanghai Masters (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/walden-withdraws-from-shanghai-masters/
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/selby-withdraws-due-to-family-bereavement/
- ^ "Shanghai Masters 2015 Qualifying Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Shanghai Masters 2015 Qualifying Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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