2007 Shanghai Masters

The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural edition of the Shanghai Masters snooker tournament and the first ranking event of the 2007/2008 season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	6–12 August 2007 (2007-08-06 – 2007-08-12)
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£250,000
Winner's share	£48,000
Highest break	Dominic Dale (WAL) (143)
Final
Champion	Dominic Dale (WAL)
Runner-up	Ryan Day (WAL)
Score	10–6
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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.^[1]
• Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4.
• Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6. He also dyed his hair blonde halfway through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

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.^[3][4]

Match		Score
WC1	Scott MacKenzie (SCO)	4–5	Yang Qingtian (CHN)
WC2	Stuart Pettman (ENG)	5–0	Cao Kaisheng (CHN)
WC3	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	5–1	Cao Xinlong (CHN)
WC4	Adrian Gunnell (ENG)	5–2	Jin Long (CHN)
WC5	Dominic Dale (WAL)	5–1	Liu Chuang (CHN)
WC6	Tony Drago (MLT)	5–2	Ah Bulajiang (CHN)
WC7	Michael Judge (IRL)	2–5	Xiao Guodong (CHN)
WC8	Mike Dunn (ENG)	3–5	Yu Delu (CHN)

Main draw

^[3][4]

	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	John Higgins	5
		Jamie Cope	2
						1	John Higgins	3
						11	Mark Selby	5
	11	Mark Selby	5
		Yang Qingtian	0
											11	Mark Selby	5
												Stuart Bingham	0
	12	Mark Williams	2
		Stuart Bingham	5
							Stuart Bingham	5
							Stuart Pettman	4
	5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	w/d
		Stuart Pettman	w/o
																11	Mark Selby	3
																	Dominic Dale	6
	6	Peter Ebdon	3
		Dave Harold	5
							Dave Harold	5
						15	Steve Davis	1
	15	Steve Davis	5
		Fergal O'Brien	4
												Dave Harold	1
												Dominic Dale	5
	14	Ali Carter	1
		Adrian Gunnell	5
							Adrian Gunnell	1
							Dominic Dale	5
	4	Ken Doherty	3
		Dominic Dale	5
																						Dominic Dale	10
																					16	Ryan Day	6
	3	Shaun Murphy	2
		Ian McCulloch	5
							Ian McCulloch	3
						16	Ryan Day	5
	16	Ryan Day	5
		Tony Drago	1
											16	Ryan Day	5
												Matthew Stevens	4
	10	Stephen Maguire	5
		Xiao Guodong	1
						10	Stephen Maguire	4
							Matthew Stevens	5
	7	Neil Robertson	0
		Matthew Stevens	5
																16	Ryan Day	6
																2	Graeme Dott	2
	8	Stephen Hendry	5
		Nigel Bond	2
						8	Stephen Hendry	3
						13	Stephen Lee	5
	13	Stephen Lee	5
		Marco Fu	4
											13	Stephen Lee	4
											2	Graeme Dott	5
	9	Ding Junhui	5
		Yu Delu	2
						9	Ding Junhui	1
						2	Graeme Dott	5
	2	Graeme Dott	5
		Michael Holt	4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 12 August 2007.[3][4]
Dominic Dale  Wales	10–6	Ryan Day  Wales
Afternoon: 32–105 (105), 71–33, 94–0 (54), 6–118 (115), 0–77 (76), 21–65 (53), 47–75 (74), 48–81 (59), 84–0 (84) Evening: 143–4 (143), 65–33, 68–8, 79–0, 61–23, 90–0, 56–7
143	Highest break	115
1	Century breaks	2
3	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

Qualifying rounds for the Shanghai Masters took place at Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales, between 26 and 29 June 2007.^[3]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames

Century breaks

^[3]

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

Qualifying stage centuries

140 – Dave Harold 138 – Fergal O'Brien 137 – Barry Pinches 136 – Patrick Wallace 136 – David Roe 133 – Ricky Walden 131 – Alfie Burden 130 – Scott MacKenzie 129, 101 – Dominic Dale 128, 127 – Supoj Saenla 127 – Rory McLeod 123 – David Gilbert 122 – Robert Milkins

116 – Tony Drago 115, 103 – Jamie Burnett 115 – Marco Fu 112 – Adrian Gunnell 110 – Matthew Stevens 110 –Jimmy White 109, 101 – David Gray 105, 103 – Judd Trump 105 – Jamie Cope 103, 103 – Michael Judge 103 – Joe Perry 102 – Jamie O'Neill 101 – Stuart Pettman