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tournament that took place in the

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in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2024. The 14th edition of the Shanghai Masters, first held in 2007. It featured 24 players, the top 16 players in the

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, 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. The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Luca Brecel 119 in the 2023 final. O'Sullivan lost in the semi-final to Judd Trump, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Shaun Murphy 115 in the final.

Overview

The inaugural

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was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 26 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 106 victory. 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

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, and

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. The only other player to claim the title more than once is Ding Junhui, who won in

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. The 2024 edition featured the top 16 players in the

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. Judd Trump defeated O'Sullivan 103 in the semi-final, and went on to win the tournament by beating Shaun Murphy 115 in the final.

Format

The tournament took place at the

in Shanghai, China from 15 to 21 July 2024. Matches were played as the best of 11 , except for the semi-finals, which were the best of 19 frames, and the final, which was the best of 21 frames. Players were 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 (

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) 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. 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.

Prize fund

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

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. On the opening day Ali Carter 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 , 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. In the remaining two first round matches that were played on the second day, wildcard Cao Jin beat

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62, and Pang Junxu defeated Gary Wilson 65, despite Wilson making two centuries.

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. 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. 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

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.

Later rounds

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals took place on 18 July. 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.

Semi finals

The first semi-final took place over two on 19 July. 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. The second semi-final took place over two sessions on 20 July. Judd Trump defeated the defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 103, making four century breaks.

Final

The final took place over two sessions on 21 July. 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. Trump went on to win the match 115. 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."

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. :Note: w/c = wildcard

Final

Century breaks

A total of 36 century breaks were made in the tournament. * 141 Barry Hawkins * 140, 134, 132, 116, 110, 104, 101 Shaun Murphy * 136, 118, 115 Mark Selby * 135, 126 John Higgins * 133, 126, 116, 104 Zhou Yuelong * 131, 123 Si Jiahui * 131 Ronnie O'Sullivan * 128, 127, 122, 114, 112, 112, 110, 106, 104, 100 Judd Trump * 120, 101

* 109, 103 Gary Wilson * 107, 100 Ali Carter

References

External links

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