2024 Shanghai Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–21 July 2024 |
| Venue | Shanghai Indoor Stadium |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £825,000 |
| Winner's share | £210,000 |
| Defending champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
← 2023 | |
The 2024 Shanghai Masters is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that is taking place in the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2023. The 14th edition of the Shanghai Masters, first held in 2007. It features 24 players, the top 16 players in the world rankings, as they stood after the 2024 Championship League, and eight invited Chinese players. The tournament is broadcast by local channels in China, Thailand, and Hong Kong, by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories. The winner receives £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.
The defending champion is Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Luca Brecel 11–9 in the 2023 final.
Overview
The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 2–6 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 10–6 victory.[1] Staged as a ranking event from 2007 to 2017, the Shanghai Masters in 2018 became a non-ranking invitational event comprising 24 players. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the tournament's most successful player to date, having won five previous titles in 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023. The only other player to claim the title more than once is Ding Junhui, who won in 2013 and 2016.[1]
The 2024 edition features the top 16 players in the world rankings as they stood after the 2024 Championship League, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16 (Si Jiahui, Zhou Yuelong, Pang Junxu, and Lyu Haotian), and four Chinese wildcard players (Cao Jin, Qiu Lei, Wang Xinbo, and Zhou Jinhao). O'Sullivan is the defending champion, having won the 2023 edition of the tournament with an 11–9 victory over Luca Brecel.[2]
Format
The tournament is taking place at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2024.[3][4] Matches are played as the best of 11 frames, except for the semi-finals, which are the best of 19 frames, and the final, which is the best of 21 frames. Players are seeded in the tournament by their world ranking following the 2024 Championship League. The top eight seeded players received byes to the second round. Each invited Chinese player faced one of the players seeded 9–16 in the first round.[citation needed]
The tournament is being broadcast by local channels in China, Thailand, and Hong Kong, by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[citation needed]
Prize fund
The total prize fund is £825,000, with the winner receiving £210,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[4]
- Winner: £210,000
- Runner-up: £105,000
- Semi-final: £70,000
- Quarter-final: £35,000
- Last 16: £17,500
- Last 24: £10,000
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £825,000
Summary
Early rounds
First round
First-round matches took place on 15 and 16 July, featuring eight Chinese invitees against players seeded nine through 16.[3][5][6]
Round of 16
The round of 16 took place on 16 and 17 July, featuring the first-round winners against players seeded one through eight.[3][6][7]
Later rounds
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals took place on 18 July.[3][8]
Semi finals
The first semi-final is taking place over two sessions on 19 July.[3]
The second semi-final will take place on 20 July.[3]
Final
The final will take place over two sessions on 21 July.[3]
Main draw
The tournament results for the event are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote their seeding, and players in bold denote match winners.
| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (12) | 3 | Zhou Jinhao (CHN) (w/c) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Jinhao (CHN) (w/c) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (8) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui (CHN) (8) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ali Carter (ENG) (10) | 6 | Ali Carter (ENG) (10) | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Qiu Lei (CHN) (w/c) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (5) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ford (ENG) (13) | 3 | Si Jiahui (CHN) (17) | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Si Jiahui (CHN) (17) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Si Jiahui (CHN) (17) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (4) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (4) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mark Williams (WAL) (9) | 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) (9) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Wang Xinbo (CHN) (w/c) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mark Allen (NIR) (3) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (11) | 5 | Pang Junxu (CHN) (19) | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Pang Junxu (CHN) (19) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pang Junxu (CHN) (19) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) (6) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) (6) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones (WAL) (14) | 2 | Cao Jin (CHN) (w/c) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cao Jin (CHN) (w/c) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 John Higgins (SCO) (16) | 6 | John Higgins (SCO) (16) | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) (20) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (18) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (2) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (15) | 4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (18) | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (18) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
- Note: w/c = wildcard
Century breaks
A total of 23 century breaks have been made in the tournament.[9]
- 141 – Barry Hawkins
- 140 – Shaun Murphy
- 136, 118, 115 – Mark Selby
- 135, 126 – John Higgins
- 133, 126, 116, 104 – Zhou Yuelong
- 131, 123 – Si Jiahui
- 131 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 120, 101 – Mark Allen
- 112, 112, 104 – Judd Trump
- 109, 103 – Gary Wilson
- 107, 100 – Ali Carter
References
- ^ a b "History of the Shanghai Masters". World Snooker Tour. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Rocket extends Shanghai dominance". World Snooker Tour. 17 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Shanghai Masters". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Shanghai Masters". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters day one: Captain off to a flyer". World Snooker Tour. 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Shanghai Masters day two: Rocket continues red hot streak". World Snooker Tour. 16 July 2024. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters day three: Zhou whitewashes Wilson". World Snooker Tour. 17 July 2024. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters day four: Rocket downs Ding". World Snooker Tour. 18 July 2024. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Tournament centuries". SnookerInfo. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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