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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 10–16 September 2018 |
Venue | Regal International East Asia Hotel |
City | Shanghai |
Country | China |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £725,000 |
Winner's share | £200,000 |
Highest break | Ronnie O'Sullivan (140) Stuart Bingham (140) |
Final | |
Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Runner-up | Barry Hawkins |
Score | 11–9 |
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The 2018 Shanghai Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 16 September. It was a 24-man non-ranking invitation event, unlike previous editions of the Shanghai Masters which were ranking events.[1]
Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended the title by beating Barry Hawkins 11–9 in the final.[2] With this win O'Sullivan became the first player to surpass £10 million in career prize money.
The 24 players were the top-16 in the world rankings after the 2018 World Open, the next four players, outside the top-16 in the world rankings, of Chinese origin, two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings and two from China's Amateur Masters series. The Amateur Masters was won by Pu Qingsong with Guo Hua the runner-up. The two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings were Chang Bingyu and Fan Zhengyi.[3]
Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The top 8 seeds received byes into the second round.
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Round 2 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Neil Robertson | 6 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Guo Hua | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Shaun Murphy[4] | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | 12 | Stuart Bingham | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fan Zhengyi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Judd Trump | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Ryan Day | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | John Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Ryan Day | 6 | 15 | Ryan Day | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chang Bingyu | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Barry Hawkins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Mark Selby | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Luca Brecel | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Mark Selby | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ding Junhui | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ding Junhui | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Mark Allen | 6 | 11 | Mark Allen | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Ding Junhui | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Barry Hawkins | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | 14 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pu QingSong | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Mark Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Mark Williams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Anthony McGill | 6 | 16 | Anthony McGill | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yan Bingtao | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili. Regal International East Asia Hotel, Shanghai, China, 16 September 2018. | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England |
11–9 | Barry Hawkins (7) England |
Afternoon: 1–125 (125), 23–66, 85–5 (85), 0–97 (55), 101–0 (93), 89–35 (66), 0–132 (132), 33–61, 93–29 (68), 5–63 (63) Evening: 73–0, 134–1 (64, 61), 56–3 (56), 113–0 (113), 26–97 (83), 83–24 (83), 63–14, 14–57, 0–90 (74), 122–0 (122) | ||
122 | Highest break | 132 |
2 | Century breaks | 2 |
10 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Total: 37[5]