Shanghai Masters (snooker)

Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
VenueLuwan Gymnasium
LocationShanghai
CountryChina
Established2007
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
CBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£825,000
Recent edition2025
Current champion Kyren Wilson (ENG)

The Shanghai Masters is a professional snooker tournament. Held as a ranking event from 2007 to 2017, it became a non-ranking invitational tournament in 2018. It features 24 invited players, comprising the top 16 players in the world rankings, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16, and four Chinese wildcard players. Following the 2019 edition, the tournament was not held again until 2023, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the most recent edition in 2025, the winner received £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most successful player in the tournament's history, having won the title five times, in 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023. Four maximum breaks have been made in the history of the event, most recently by Zhang Anda at the 2025 edition.[1] The reigning champion is Kyren Wilson, who won his second title at the 2025 event with an 11–9 victory over Ali Carter.[2]

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.[3] Until 2016, the first round was preceded by a wildcard round featuring eight players.[4] In 2018, the tournament became a 24-player invitational event.[5] It is now the longest-running tournament in China after the discontinuation of the China Open in 2019.

Format

Since 2018, the tournament has been an invitational event for the top 16 players in the world rankings, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16, and four Chinese wildcards. The top eight players in the world rankings are seeded through to the last 16. In the first round, players ranked 9 to 12 play the four highest-ranked Chinese players while players ranked 13 to 16 play the four Chinese wildcards. All matches are played as the best of 11 frames up to the quarter-finals. The semi-finals are the best of 19 frames and the final is the best of 21 frames.[6]

Winners

[3][7]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season
Shanghai Masters (ranking, 2007–2017)
2007  Dominic Dale (WAL)  Ryan Day (WAL) 10–6 Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai, China 2007/08
2008  Ricky Walden (ENG)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–8 2008/09
2009  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 10–5 2009/10
2010  Ali Carter (ENG)  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 10–7 2010/11
2011  Mark Selby (ENG)  Mark Williams (WAL) 10–9 2011/12
2012[8]  John Higgins (SCO)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–9 2012/13
2013[9]  Ding Junhui (CHN)  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 10–6 2013/14
2014[10]  Stuart Bingham (ENG)  Mark Allen (NIR) 10–3 2014/15
2015[11]  Kyren Wilson (ENG)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–9 2015/16
2016[12]  Ding Junhui (CHN)  Mark Selby (ENG) 10–6 2016/17
2017[13]  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–3 2017/18
Shanghai Masters (non-ranking, 2018–present)
2018  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 11–9 Regal International East Asia Hotel Shanghai, China 2018/19
2019  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 11–9 2019/20
2020–2022 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Luca Brecel (BEL) 11–9 Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai, China 2023/24
2024[14]  Judd Trump (ENG)  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 11–5 2024/25
2025[2]  Kyren Wilson (ENG)  Ali Carter (ENG) 11–9 Luwan Gymnasium 2025/26

References

  1. ^ "Zhang fires in Shanghai maximum". World Snooker Tour. 29 July 2025. Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Keogh, Frank (3 August 2025). "Wilson overcomes Carter for Shanghai Masters title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Snooker stars set for Grand Stage in Shanghai". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Shanghai Masters to Become Snooker's Richest Invitational - World Snooker". World Snooker.
  6. ^ Day, Michael (24 July 2025). "2025 Shanghai Masters: Draw, results, format, schedule, TV coverage, prize money". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Hall of Fame". Snooker .org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Shanghai Masters (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Juss Sports Shanghai Masters (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Trump sees off Murphy to win Shanghai Masters". BBC Sport. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on 21 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.