Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16–22 September 2013 |
Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
City | Shanghai |
Country | China |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £425,000 |
Winner's share | £80,000 |
Highest break | Barry Hawkins (ENG) (140) |
Final | |
Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
Runner-up | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
Score | 10–6 |
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The 2013 Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 September 2013 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2013/2014 season. [1]
John Higgins was the defending champion, [2] [3] but he lost 1–5 against Mark Davis in the last 16.
Ding Junhui won his seventh ranking title by defeating Xiao Guodong 10–6 in the final. [4] [5] This was the first time that two Chinese players had reached the final of a ranking event, but was also the first of three consecutive ranking finals between Asian players, all of which were won by Ding. [6]
The total prize money of the event was raised to £425,000 from the previous year's £400,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [7]
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These matches were played in Shanghai on 16 and 17 September 2013. [8] [9] [10] [11]
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WC1 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5–0 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
WC2 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 5–4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
WC3 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
WC4 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4–5 | Lin Shuai (CHN) |
WC5 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–1 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
WC6 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 5–4 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) |
WC7 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
WC8 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3–5 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 22 September 2013. [11] [12] | ||
Xiao Guodong China | 6–10 | Ding Junhui (11) China |
Afternoon: 37–85, 13–103 (83), 74–0 (62), 88–31 (67), 29–67 (66), 77–47 (52), 0–127 (126), 26–101 (58), 38–57 Evening:78–0 (78), 12–65 (58), 8–78 (78), 0–81 (81), 86–9, 85–0, 45–78 (71) | ||
78 | Highest break | 126 |
0 | Century breaks | 1 |
4 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
These matches were held between 7 and 10 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England. [13] [14] [15]
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Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 14 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships. He has twice reached the final of the Masters, winning once in 2011. In 2016, he became the first Asian player to reach the final of the World Championship.
Xiao Guodong is a Chinese professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2007 after winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.
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