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Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
VenueShanghai Grand Stage
LocationShanghai
CountryChina
Established2007
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£700,000
Current championEngland 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 the 2018 title, the first time it has been defended.

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
2019 England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Shaun Murphy 11–9 2019–20

Records

Statistics

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 4 1 5
2 Ding Junhui  China 2 0 2
3 Mark Selby  England 1 1 2
4 Dominic Dale  Wales 1 0 1
Ricky Walden  England 1 0 1
Ali Carter  England 1 0 1
John Higgins  Scotland 1 0 1
Stuart Bingham  England 1 0 1
Kyren Wilson  England 1 0 1
10 Judd Trump  England 0 3 3
11 Ryan Day  Wales 0 1 1
Liang Wenbo  China 0 1 1
Jamie Burnett  Scotland 0 1 1
Mark Williams  Wales 0 1 1
Xiao Guodong  China 0 1 1
Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
Barry Hawkins  England 0 1 1
Shaun Murphy  England 0 1 1

Champions by country

Country Players Total First title Last title
 England 6 9 2008 2019
 China 1 2 2013 2016
 Wales 1 1 2007 2007
 Scotland 1 1 2012 2012

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "Shanghai Masters to Become Snooker's Richest Invitational - World Snooker". World Snooker.
  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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