The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural edition of the
Shanghai Masters snooker
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tournament and the first
ranking
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event of the
2007/2008 season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the
Shanghai Grand Stage
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in
Shanghai
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,
China
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.
Dominic Dale won in the final 10–6 against
Ryan Day.
Tournament summary
*
Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event due to back problems that prevented him from travelling or playing.
*
Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to
Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4.
*
Dominic Dale dyed his hair blonde halfway through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai.
* Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
*Winner:
£48,000
*Runner-up: £22,500
*Semi-final: £12,000
*Quarter-final: £6,500
*Last 16: £4,275
*Last 32: £2,750
*Last 48: £1,725
*Last 64: £1,325
*Stage one highest break: £500
*Stage two highest break: £2,000
*Stage one
maximum break: £1,000
*Stage two maximum break: £20,000
*Total: £250,000
Wildcard round
A wildcard round was held on the opening day of the tournament before the first round proper to allow eight Chinese players to display their abilities. Matches in this round were best of 9 frames.
Main draw
Final
Qualifying
Qualifying rounds for the Shanghai Masters took place at
Pontin's
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Prestatyn
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Wales
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, between 26 and 29 June 2007.
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
*143, 127, 116, 102
Dominic Dale
*133, 123
Ian McCulloch
*131, 104
Mark Selby
*126
Adrian Gunnell
*124, 106
Stephen Maguire
*115, 106, 105, 103
Ryan Day
*108
Stuart Bingham
*102
Michael Holt
*101
Shaun Murphy
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Qualifying stage centuries
*140
Dave Harold
*138
Fergal O'Brien
*137
Barry Pinches
*136
Patrick Wallace
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*136
David Roe
*133
Ricky Walden
*131
Alfie Burden
*130
Scott MacKenzie
*129, 101
Dominic Dale
*128, 127
Supoj Saenla
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Career
Saenla joined the professional tour for the first time in 2003 by winning the 2001 Asian U-21 Championship. He was relegated after ...
*127
Rory McLeod
*123
David Gilbert
*122
Robert Milkins
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Milkins ...
*116
Tony Drago
*115, 103
Jamie Burnett
*115
Marco Fu
*112
Adrian Gunnell
*110
Matthew Stevens
*110
Jimmy White
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*109, 101
David Gray
*105, 103
Judd Trump
*105
Jamie Cope
*103, 103
Michael Judge
*103
Joe Perry
*102
Jamie O'Neill
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*101
Stuart Pettman
References
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