2024 Shanghai Masters

The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 2{{nbnd}}6 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 10{{nbnd}}6 victory.{{cite web |title=History of the Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/08/history-of-the-shanghai-masters/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=8 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719183825/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/08/history-of-the-shanghai-masters/ |url-status=live}} 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.

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 11{{nbnd}}9 victory over Luca Brecel.{{cite web |date=17 September 2023 |title=Rocket extends Shanghai dominance |url=https://wst.tv/rocket-extends-shanghai-dominance/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924110531/https://wst.tv/rocket-extends-shanghai-dominance/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2023 |access-date=17 September 2023 |work=World Snooker Tour}} Judd Trump defeated O'Sullivan 10{{nbnd}}3 in the semi-final,{{cite news |title=Trump thumps O'Sullivan to book place in final |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/ce98gpq0qq5o |work=BBC Sport |date=20 July 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024 |archive-date=20 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720130721/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/ce98gpq0qq5o |url-status=live}} and went on to win the tournament by beating Shaun Murphy 11{{nbnd}}5 in the final.{{cite news |title=Trump sees off Murphy to win Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cql8g5129ywo |work=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721141307/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cql8g5129ywo |url-status=live}}

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The tournament took place at the Shanghai Indoor Stadium in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2024.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1847 |work=snooker.org |first=Hermund |last=Årdalen |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721144359/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1847 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.wst.tv/shanghaimasters/ |work=World Snooker Tour |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716200530/https://www.wst.tv/shanghaimasters/ |url-status=live}} Matches were played as the best of 11 {{cuegloss|frame|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 {{cuegloss|seeding|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 9{{nbnd}}16 in the first round.{{cite web |title=Updated Shanghai Masters draw with wild cards |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/14/updated-shanghai-masters-draw-with-wild-cards/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=14 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=15 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715082327/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/14/updated-shanghai-masters-draw-with-wild-cards/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters draw |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets-v2.gc.wstservices.co.uk/afa131d0-2a28-11ef-a42f-e33fa0b4f649.pdf |work=World Snooker Tour |date=16 June 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=16 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616225457/https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets-v2.gc.wstservices.co.uk/afa131d0-2a28-11ef-a42f-e33fa0b4f649.pdf |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web |title=How to watch the Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/05/how-to-watch-the-shanghai-masters/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709004350/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/05/how-to-watch-the-shanghai-masters/ |url-status=live}}

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

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• 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

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• Total: £825,000

First-round matches took place on 15 and 16 July, featuring eight Chinese invitees against players seeded nine through 16. On the opening day Ali Carter {{cuegloss|whitewash|whitewashed}} Chinese wildcard Qiu Lei 6{{nbnd}}0, wildcard Zhou Jinhao defeated Zhang Anda 6{{nbnd}}3, and Mark Williams beat wildcard Wang Xinbo 6{{nbnd}}3. Si Jiahui beat Tom Ford 6{{nbnd}}3, making a 131 {{cuegloss|break}}, the first century break of the tournament. John Higgins defeated Lyu Haotian 6{{nbnd}}1, making two centuries. Zhou Yuelong defeated Barry Hawkins 6{{nbnd}}4, with three century breaks.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day one: Captain off to a flyer |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/15/captain-sets-sail-in-shanghai/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=15 July 2024 |access-date=15 July 2024 |archive-date=15 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715184608/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/15/captain-sets-sail-in-shanghai/ |url-status=live}} In the remaining two first round matches that were played on the second day, wildcard Cao Jin beat Jak Jones 6{{nbnd}}2, and Pang Junxu defeated Gary Wilson 6{{nbnd}}5, despite Wilson making two centuries.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day two: Rocket continues red hot streak |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/16/shanghai-masters-day-two--/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=16 July 2024 |access-date=16 July 2024 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716152627/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/16/shanghai-masters-day-two--/ |url-status=live}}

The round of 16 took place on 16 and 17 July, featuring the first-round winners against players seeded one through eight. On 16 July Si Jiahui beat Luca Brecel 6{{nbnd}}2, and Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Jinhao 6{{nbnd}}1. Ding Junhui beat Ali Carter 6{{nbnd}}5, although Carter made two centuries. Judd Trump defeated Mark Williams 6{{nbnd}}2, making two century breaks. On 17 July Mark Selby beat Cao Jin 6{{nbnd}}1, and Shaun Murphy defeated John Higgins 6{{nbnd}}3. Kyren Wilson was whitewashed by Zhou Yuelong. Pang Junxu defeated Mark Allen 6{{nbnd}}5 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.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day three: Zhou whitewashes Wilson |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/17/shanghai-masters-day-three--refreshed-selby-up-and-running/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=17 July 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718064102/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/17/shanghai-masters-day-three--refreshed-selby-up-and-running/ |url-status=live}}

The quarter-finals took place on 18 July. Shaun Murphy beat Zhou Yuelong 6{{nbnd}}2, and Mark Selby defeated Pang Junxu 6{{nbnd}}3 with a 118 break in the ninth frame. Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Ding Junhui 6{{nbnd}}3, and Judd Trump defeated Si Jiahui 6{{nbnd}}2.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day four: Rocket downs Ding |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/18/shanghai-masters-day-four--selby-sets-up-murphy-semi-final/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=18 July 2024 |access-date=18 July 2024 |archive-date=18 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718151134/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/18/shanghai-masters-day-four--selby-sets-up-murphy-semi-final/ |url-status=live}}

The first semi-final took place over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}} on 19 July. Shaun Murphy recovered from being 5{{nbnd}}8 behind to take the last five frames and secure a 10{{nbnd}}8 victory over Mark Selby, producing four century breaks.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day five: Murphy fightback floors Selby |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/19/murphy-fightback-floors-selby-/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=19 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=19 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719170350/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/19/murphy-fightback-floors-selby-/ |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Murphy fights back to reach Shanghai Masters final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c98qp4r74x0o |work=BBC Sport |date=19 July 2024 |access-date=20 July 2024 |archive-date=20 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720092150/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c98qp4r74x0o |url-status=live}}

The second semi-final took place over two sessions on 20 July. Judd Trump defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10{{nbnd}}3, making four century breaks.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day six: Tremendous Trump ends Rocket's run |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/20/tremendous-trump-ends-rocket-s-run/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=20 July 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721095255/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/20/tremendous-trump-ends-rocket-s-run/ |url-status=live}}

The final took place over two sessions on 21 July. At the end of the afternoon session, Trump led Murphy 7{{nbnd}}3, making two century breaks, but Murphy took the last two frames of the session, with a 132 break in the tenth frame.{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day seven: Trump in charge of final |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/21/trump-in-charge-of-final/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721102212/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/21/trump-in-charge-of-final/ |url-status=live}} Trump went on to win the match 11{{nbnd}}5. 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."{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters day seven: Trump triumphant in Shanghai |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/21/trump-triumphant-in-shanghai/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |archive-date=21 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721154654/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/21/trump-triumphant-in-shanghai/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters 2024 final: Judd Trump wins first Shanghai Masters title with dominant final victory over Shaun Murphy |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/shanghai-masters/2024-2025/shanghai-masters-2024-final-judd-trump-title-shaun-murphy_sto20019603/story.shtml |work=Eurosport |first=Rhys |last=Jones |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722163334/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/shanghai-masters/2024-2025/shanghai-masters-2024-final-judd-trump-title-shaun-murphy_sto20019603/story.shtml |url-status=live}}

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.

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|RD2=Last 16
Best of 11 frames

|RD3=Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames

|RD4=Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames

|RD5=Final
Best of 21 frames

|RD1-team01={{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}} {{tooltip|(12)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score01=3

|RD1-team02={{flagathlete|Zhou Jinhao|CHN}} {{tooltip|(w/c)|wildcard}}

|RD1-score02=6

|RD1-team03={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} {{tooltip|(10)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score03=6

|RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Qiu Lei|CHN}} {{tooltip|(w/c)|wildcard}}

|RD1-score04=0

|RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Tom Ford|ENG}} {{tooltip|(13)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score05=3

|RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}} {{tooltip|(17)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score06=6

|RD1-team07={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}} {{tooltip|(9)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score07=6

|RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Wang Xinbo|CHN}} {{tooltip|(w/c)|wildcard}}

|RD1-score08=3

|RD1-team09={{flagathlete|Gary Wilson|ENG}} {{tooltip|(11)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score09=5

|RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Pang Junxu|CHN}} {{tooltip|(19)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score10=6

|RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Jak Jones|WAL}} {{tooltip|(14)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score11=2

|RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Cao Jin|CHN}} {{tooltip|(w/c)|wildcard}}

|RD1-score12=6

|RD1-team13={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} {{tooltip|(16)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score13=6

|RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Lyu Haotian|CHN}} {{tooltip|(20)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score14=1

|RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} {{tooltip|(15)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score15=4

|RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Zhou Yuelong|CHN}} {{tooltip|(18)|player seeding}}

|RD1-score16=6

|RD2-team01={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score01=6

|RD2-team02={{flagathlete|Zhou Jinhao|CHN}} {{tooltip|(w/c)|wildcard}}

|RD2-score02=1

|RD2-team03={{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}} {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score03=6

|RD2-team04={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} {{tooltip|(10)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score04=5

|RD2-team05={{flagathlete|Luca Brecel|BEL}} {{tooltip|(5)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score05=2

|RD2-team06={{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}} {{tooltip|(17)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score06=6

|RD2-team07={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score07=6

|RD2-team08={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}} {{tooltip|(9)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score08=2

|RD2-team09={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} {{tooltip|(3)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score09=5

|RD2-team10={{flagathlete|Pang Junxu|CHN}} {{tooltip|(19)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score10=6

|RD2-team11={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score11=6

|RD2-team12={{flagathlete|Cao Jin|CHN}} {{tooltip|(w/c)|wildcard}}

|RD2-score12=1

|RD2-team13={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score13=6

|RD2-team14={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}} {{tooltip|(16)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score14=3

|RD2-team15={{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score15=0

|RD2-team16={{flagathlete|Zhou Yuelong|CHN}} {{tooltip|(18)|player seeding}}

|RD2-score16=6

|RD3-team01={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score01=6

|RD3-team02={{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}} {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score02=3

|RD3-team03={{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}} {{tooltip|(17)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score03=2

|RD3-team04={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score04=6

|RD3-team05={{flagathlete|Pang Junxu|CHN}} {{tooltip|(19)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score05=3

|RD3-team06={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score06=6

|RD3-team07={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score07=6

|RD3-team08={{flagathlete|Zhou Yuelong|CHN}} {{tooltip|(18)|player seeding}}

|RD3-score08=2

|RD4-team01={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} {{tooltip|(1)|player seeding}}

|RD4-score01=3

|RD4-team02={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}

|RD4-score02=10

|RD4-team03={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}}

|RD4-score03=8

|RD4-team04={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|RD4-score04=10

|RD5-team01={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}}

|RD5-score01=11

|RD5-team02={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}}

|RD5-score02=5

}}

:Note: w/c = wildcard

A total of 36 century breaks were made in the tournament.{{cite web |title=Centuries: Shanghai Masters |url=https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2024-25/#shanghai-masters-36 |website=snookerinfo.co.uk |date=21 July 2024 |access-date=22 July 2024 |archive-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722054109/https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2024-25/#shanghai-masters-36 |url-status=live}}

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• 141 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins
• 140, 134, 132, 116, 110, 104, 101 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
• 136, 118, 115 {{ndash}} Mark Selby
• 135, 126 {{ndash}} John Higgins
• 133, 126, 116, 104 {{ndash}} Zhou Yuelong
• 131, 123 {{ndash}} Si Jiahui
• 131 {{ndash}} Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 128, 127, 122, 114, 112, 112, 110, 106, 104, 100 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
• 120, 101 {{ndash}} Mark Allen
• 109, 103 {{ndash}} Gary Wilson
• 107, 100 {{ndash}} Ali Carter

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