2024 Shanghai Masters

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2024 Shanghai Masters
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Tournament information
Dates15–21 July 2024 (2024-07-15 2024-07-21)
Venue Shanghai Indoor Stadium
City Shanghai
CountryChina
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund£825,000
Winner's share£210,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG) (141)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)
Score11–5
2023
2025

The 2024 Shanghai Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2024. The 15th edition of the Shanghai Masters, first held in 2007, it was the fourth edition since the tournament became an invitational event in 2018. It featured 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 was 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 received £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.

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The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had defeated Luca Brecel 119 in the 2023 final to win his fifth Shanghai Masters title, and his fourth consecutively. O'Sullivan lost 3–10 in the semi-finals to Judd Trump, who went on to defeat Shaun Murphy 115 in the final, winning the title for the first time.

Overview

The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 26 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 106 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 featured 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 was the defending champion, having won the 2023 edition of the tournament with an 119 victory over Luca Brecel. [2] Judd Trump defeated O'Sullivan 103 in the semi-final, [3] and went on to win the tournament by beating Shaun Murphy 115 in the final. [4]

Format

The tournament venue, the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China. SH indoor stadium.jpg
The tournament venue, the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China.

The tournament took place at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2024. [5] [6] Matches were played as the best of 11 frames , except for the semi-finals, which were the best of 19 frames, and the final, which was the best of 21 frames. Players were seeded in the tournament by their world ranking following the 2024 Championship League, with the defending champion (O'Sullivan) seeded one and the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson) seeded two, so that the top ranked player (Mark Allen) was seeded three. The top eight seeded players received byes to the second round. Each invited Chinese player faced one of the players seeded 916 in the first round. [7] [8]

The tournament was broadcast by local channels in China, Thailand, and Hong Kong, by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories. [9]

Wildcard players

The co-organiser of the tournament, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA), has two nominated places for the top domestically ranked players and another two wildcards for the finalists of an open qualifier event. The qualifier was held at the CITIC Square  [ zh-cn ] on 28th June.[ citation needed ]

Prize fund

The total prize fund was £825,000, with the winner receiving £210,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: [6]

  • 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

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. [5] On the opening day Ali Carter whitewashed Chinese wildcard Qiu Lei 60, wildcard Zhou Jinhao defeated Zhang Anda 63, and Mark Williams beat wildcard Wang Xinbo 63. Si Jiahui beat Tom Ford 63, making a 131 break , the first century break of the tournament. John Higgins defeated Lyu Haotian 61, making two centuries. Zhou Yuelong defeated Barry Hawkins 64, with three century breaks. [10] In the remaining two first round matches that were played on the second day, wildcard Cao Jin beat Jak Jones 62, and Pang Junxu defeated Gary Wilson 65, despite Wilson making two centuries. [11]

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. [5] On 16 July Si Jiahui beat Luca Brecel 62, and Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Jinhao 61. Ding Junhui beat Ali Carter 65, although Carter made two centuries. Judd Trump defeated Mark Williams 62, making two century breaks. [11] On 17 July Mark Selby beat Cao Jin 61, and Shaun Murphy defeated John Higgins 63. Kyren Wilson was whitewashed by Zhou Yuelong. Pang Junxu defeated Mark Allen 65 in a match that could not be completed in the afternoon session and was taken off after nine frames to be resumed in the evening session. Allen made two centuries, but Pang won the decider. [12]

Later rounds

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on 18 July. [5] Shaun Murphy beat Zhou Yuelong 62, and Mark Selby defeated Pang Junxu 63 with a 118 break in the ninth frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Ding Junhui 63, and Judd Trump defeated Si Jiahui 62. [13]

Semi finals

The first semi-final took place over two sessions on 19 July. [5] Shaun Murphy recovered from being 58 behind to take the last five frames and secure a 108 victory over Mark Selby, producing four century breaks. [14] [15]

The second semi-final took place over two sessions on 20 July. [5] Judd Trump defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 103, making four century breaks. [16] [3]

Final

The final took place over two sessions on 21 July. [5] At the end of the afternoon session, Trump led Murphy 73, making two century breaks, but Murphy took the last two frames of the session, with a 132 break in the tenth frame. [17] Trump went on to win the match 115. [4] After the match Trump said "I want to win as many big tournaments as possible this season. This is probably one of the top five events on the calendar. To win this one early on is an amazing start. I would like to replicate what I did last season and get close to five wins or even more. I couldn't have dreamed of a better start." Murphy said: "In a tournament like this you always have a bad day and unfortunately for me my bad day was today. Every other day this week has been really good. I always keep trying and giving my best. It just wasn't to be." [18] [19]

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
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)(1)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Anda  (CHN)(12)3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Jinhao (CHN)(w/c)1
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)(1)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Jinhao (CHN)(w/c)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)(8)3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)(8)6
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)(10)6Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)(10)5
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)(1)3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qiu Lei (CHN)(w/c)0
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)(4)10
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL)(5)2
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)(13)3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)(17)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)(17)2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)(17)6
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)(4)6
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)(4)6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)(9)6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)(9)2
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)(4)11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinbo (CHN)(w/c)3
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(7)5
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)(3)5
Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG)(11)5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)(19)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)(19)3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)(19)6
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)(6)6
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)(6)6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jak Jones  (WAL)(14)2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Jin (CHN)(w/c)1
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)(6)8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Jin (CHN)(w/c)6
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(7)10
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(7)6
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)(16)6Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)(16)3
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)(7)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lyu Haotian  (CHN)(20)1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)(18)2
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)(2)0
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)(15)4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)(18)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)(18)6
Note: w/c = wildcard

Final

Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying
Shanghai Indoor Stadium, Shanghai, China, 21 July 2024
Judd Trump (4)
Flag of England.svg  England
115 Shaun Murphy (7)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:639, 8512, 089, 6750, 10922 (100), 7343, 1260 (122), 850, 4873, 0132 (132)
Evening:7337, 9031, 1140 (114), 1114 (110), 0134 (101), 1071
(frame 7) 122Highest break132 (frame 10)
3Century breaks3

Century breaks

A total of 36 century breaks were made in the tournament. [20]

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