2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)

Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates8–14 September 2014 (2014-09-08 – 2014-09-14)
VenueShanghai Grand Stage
CityShanghai
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£450,000
Winner's share£85,000
Highest break Barry Hawkins (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Allen (NIR)
Score10–3
2013
2015

The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 September 2014 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]

Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 4–6 against Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals.[3]

Bingham won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–3 in the final.[4][5]

Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]

Wildcard round[edit]

These matches were played in Shanghai on 8 and 9 September 2014.[8][9][10][11]

Match Score
WC1  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 1–5  Yan Bingtao (CHN)
WC2  Li Hang (CHN) 5–3  Chen Zifan (CHN)
WC3  Michael White (WAL) 5–1  Niu Zhuang (CHN)
WC4  Ryan Day (WAL) 5–0  Xu Si (CHN)
WC5  Mark Williams (WAL) 5–2  Zhang Yong (CHN)
WC6  Matthew Selt (ENG) 3–5  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC7  Michael Holt (ENG) 5–2  Yuan Sijun (CHN)
WC8  Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–3  Huang Jiahao (CHN)

Main draw[edit]

[8][9][10][11]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 China Ding Junhui 5
England Jack Lisowski 1
1 China Ding Junhui 5
England Martin Gould 3
14 England Joe Perry 4
England Martin Gould 5
1 China Ding Junhui 5
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
China Yan Bingtao 2
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
7 England Shaun Murphy 3
7 England Shaun Murphy 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
1 China Ding Junhui 4
11 England Stuart Bingham 6
6 England Judd Trump 2
Wales Dominic Dale 5
Wales Dominic Dale 1
11 England Stuart Bingham 5
11 England Stuart Bingham 5
China Li Hang 3
11 England Stuart Bingham 5
Scotland Alan McManus 1
13 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Jimmy Robertson 1
13 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
Scotland Alan McManus 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
Scotland Alan McManus 5
11 England Stuart Bingham 10
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
3 Australia Neil Robertson 4
Wales Michael White 5
  Wales Michael White 5
Wales Ryan Day 2
9 Scotland John Higgins 4
Wales Ryan Day 5
Wales Michael White 4
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Andrew Higginson 3
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Wales Mark Williams 1
5 England Barry Hawkins 4
Wales Mark Williams 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
2 England Mark Selby 5
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
China Zhao Xintong 5
  China Zhao Xintong 3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
16 England Robert Milkins 1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 0
2 England Mark Selby 5
12 England Ricky Walden 2
England Michael Holt 5
England Michael Holt 3
2 England Mark Selby 5
2 England Mark Selby 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao.
Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 14 September 2014.[11][12]
Stuart Bingham (11)
 England
10–3 Mark Allen (10)
 Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 99–0 (99), 67–52 (Allen 51), 71–19, 69–22 (68), 0–101 (97), 61–69, 64–28, 0–75 (69), 56–48
Evening: 66–57, 56–1, 78–49 (57), 81–16 (81)
99 Highest break 97
0 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 3

Qualifying[edit]

These matches were held between 12 and 15 August 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[13][14][15]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Michael Georgiou5England Jack Lisowski5
England Ryan Clark0England Michael Georgiou4England Jack Lisowski5Wales Matthew Stevens3
England Barry Pinchesw/oChina Cao Yupeng5China Cao Yupeng4England Jack Lisowski5
Thailand Thanawat Thirapongpaiboonw/dEngland Barry Pinches0
England Oliver Lines1England Mike Dunn5
England Allan Taylor5England Allan Taylor3England Mike Dunn5England Martin Gould5
England David Grace4England Alfie Burden4China Tian Pengfei1England Mike Dunn4
China Tian Pengfei5China Tian Pengfei5
England Alex Davies5England Peter Lines3
England Mitchell Mann4England Alex Davies5England Alex Davies5China Liang Wenbo5
England Liam Highfield5Scotland Anthony McGill5Scotland Anthony McGill4England Alex Davies2
England Sydney Wilson2England Liam Highfield3
England Kyren Wilson5England David Gilbert1
Wales Daniel Wells3England Kyren Wilson5England Kyren Wilson4England Peter Ebdon1
Northern Ireland Joe Swail5England Jimmy White4Northern Ireland Joe Swail5Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
England Zak Surety4Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
Scotland Ross Muir2Scotland Jamie Burnett4
England Ian Burns5England Ian Burns5England Ian Burns0Wales Dominic Dale5
Scotland Fraser Patrick4Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2England Michael Wasley5England Michael Wasley4
England Michael Wasley5England Michael Wasley5
China Li Hangw/oEngland Nigel Bond2
China Zhang Andaw/dChina Li Hang5China Li Hang5England Mark Joyce2
England Chris Norbury3Republic of Ireland David Morris5Republic of Ireland David Morris2China Li Hang5
Scotland Eden Sharav5Scotland Eden Sharav3
China Lyu Haotian5England Jimmy Robertson5
England Chris Melling1China Lyu Haotian4England Jimmy Robertson5China Xiao Guodong3
England Craig Steadmanw/oEngland Ben Woollaston5England Ben Woollaston4England Jimmy Robertson5
Republic of Ireland John Suttonw/dEngland Craig Steadman4
Malta Tony Drago5Wales Jamie Jones5
Qatar Ahmed Saif3Malta Tony Drago2Wales Jamie Jones5Scotland Alan McManus5
England Hammad Miah5England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler1Wales Jamie Jones3
Scotland Michael Leslie3England Hammad Miah3
Finland Robin Hull5England Rory McLeod5
England Oliver Brown2Finland Robin Hull2England Rory McLeod3Wales Michael White5
Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck4Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng5Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng3
Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana1
England Lee Page5England Robbie Williams5
England James Cahill4England Lee Page3England Robbie Williams2Wales Ryan Day5
Malta Alex Borg5Belgium Luca Brecel5Belgium Luca Brecel5Belgium Luca Brecel3
England Joe O'Connor3Malta Alex Borg1
Wales Andrew Pagett4Norway Kurt Maflin5
England Joel Walker5England Joel Walker3Norway Kurt Maflin0England Tom Ford4
Scotland Scott Donaldson5England Andrew Higginson5England Andrew Higginson5England Andrew Higginson5
Wales Jamie Clarke3Scotland Scott Donaldson4
England Andrew Norman4England Dave Harold2
England Steven Hallworth5England Steven Hallworth5England Steven Hallworth3Wales Mark Williams5
China Zhou Yuelongw/oThailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3
England Steve Davisw/dChina Zhou Yuelong3
Australia Vinnie Calabrese5England Matthew Selt5
England Ian Glover4Australia Vinnie Calabrese1England Matthew Selt5England Mark Davis2
England Chris Wakelin5India Aditya Mehta4England Chris Wakelin1England Matthew Selt5
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher1England Chris Wakelin5
Thailand Noppon Saengkham5China Yu Delu1
England Ashley Carty2Thailand Noppon Saengkham5Thailand Noppon Saengkham1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England Elliot Slessor2England Jamie Cope5England Jamie Cope5England Jamie Cope2
Wales Lee Walker5Wales Lee Walker2
England Sam Baird5England Gary Wilson4
China Lu Ning3England Sam Baird5England Sam Baird4England Michael Holt5
England Stuart Carrington5England Anthony Hamilton2England Stuart Carrington5England Stuart Carrington4
China Lu Chenwei2England Stuart Carrington5
China Cao Xinlong2Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Wales Jak Jones5Wales Jak Jones4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5England Mark King0
England John Astley5Scotland Marcus Campbell3England John Astley2Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Canada Alex Pagulayan2England John Astley5

Century breaks[edit]

Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

[16]

Televised stage centuries[edit]

[17]

References[edit]

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