2013 Shanghai Masters

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the tennis tournament, see 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters.

The 2013 Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 September 2013 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. The seventh edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007, it was the third ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.^[1]

Bank of Communications
Shanghai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	16–22 September 2013 (2013-09-16 – 2013-09-22)
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£425,000
Winner's share	£80,000
Highest break	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up	Xiao Guodong (CHN)
Score	10–6
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John Higgins was the defending champion,^[2][3] but he lost 1–5 against Mark Davis in the last 16.

Ding Junhui won his seventh ranking title by defeating Xiao Guodong 10–6 in the final.^[4][5] This was the first time that two Chinese players had reached the final of a ranking event, but was also the first of three consecutive ranking finals between Asian players, all of which were won by Ding.^[6]

Prize fund

The total prize money of the event was raised to £425,000 from the previous year's £400,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[7]

Winner: £80,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £19,500 Quarter-final: £11,000 Last 16: £7,500 Last 32: £6,000 Last 48: £2,300 Last 64: £1,500 Last 96: £250

Non-televised highest break: £200 Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £425,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 16 and 17 September 2013.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Match		Score
WC1	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	5–0	Yuan Sijun (CHN)
WC2	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	5–4	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC3	Martin Gould (ENG)	5–4	Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC4	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	4–5	Lin Shuai (CHN)
WC5	Ryan Day (WAL)	5–1	Lu Ning (CHN)
WC6	David Gilbert (ENG)	5–4	Fang Xiongman (CHN)
WC7	Mark King (ENG)	5–1	Zhu Yinghui (CHN)
WC8	Joe Perry (ENG)	3–5	Wang Yuchen (CHN)

Main draw

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	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
		Mike Dunn	1
						1	John Higgins	1
						15	Mark Davis	5
	15	Mark Davis	5
		Ali Carter	2
											15	Mark Davis	4
												Xiao Guodong	5
	12	Matthew Stevens	4
		Peter Lines	5
							Peter Lines	3
							Xiao Guodong	5
	6	Stephen Maguire	2
		Xiao Guodong	5
																	Xiao Guodong	6
																	Michael Holt	3
	8	Stuart Bingham	1
		Kyren Wilson	5
							Kyren Wilson	5
						13	Marco Fu	3
	13	Marco Fu	5
		Cao Yupeng	0
												Kyren Wilson	1
												Michael Holt	5
	9	Ricky Walden	3
		Martin Gould	5
							Martin Gould	4
							Michael Holt	5
	4	Judd Trump	1
		Michael Holt	5
																						Xiao Guodong	6
																					11	Ding Junhui	10
	3	Mark Selby	5
		Lin Shuai	2
						3	Mark Selby	5
						14	Robert Milkins	4
	14	Robert Milkins	5
		Mark Joyce	4
											3	Mark Selby	4
											7	Barry Hawkins	5
	10	Mark Allen	1
		Ryan Day	5
							Ryan Day	2
						7	Barry Hawkins	5
	7	Barry Hawkins	5
		David Grace	0
																7	Barry Hawkins	2
																11	Ding Junhui	6
	5	Shaun Murphy	5
		Yu Delu	4
						5	Shaun Murphy	4
						11	Ding Junhui	5
	11	Ding Junhui	5
		David Gilbert	2
											11	Ding Junhui	5
											2	Neil Robertson	2
	16	Graeme Dott	3
		Mark King	5
							Mark King	3
						2	Neil Robertson	5
	2	Neil Robertson	5
		Wang Yuchen	1

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 22 September 2013.[11][12]
Xiao Guodong  China	6–10	Ding Junhui (11)  China
Afternoon: 37–85, 13–103 (83), 74–0 (62), 88–31 (67), 29–67 (66), 77–47 (52), 0–127 (126), 26–101 (58), 38–57 Evening: 78–0 (78), 12–65 (58), 8–78 (78), 0–81 (81), 86–9, 85–0, 45–78 (71)
78	Highest break	126
0	Century breaks	1
4	50+ breaks	8

Qualifying

These matches were held between 7 and 10 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, 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
	Martin O'Donnell		5			Nigel Bond		1
	Vinnie Calabrese		4			Martin O'Donnell		5			Martin O'Donnell		3			Dominic Dale		3
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5			Mike Dunn		5			Mike Dunn		5			Mike Dunn		5
	Joe Swail		2			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		4
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		0			Adam Duffy		5
	Ross Muir		5			Ross Muir		2			Adam Duffy		5			Ali Carter		5
	Andrew Pagett		5			Jamie Burnett		5			Jamie Burnett		4			Adam Duffy		4
	Lee Page		3			Andrew Pagett		3
	Liam Highfield		w/o			Peter Lines		5
	Jin Long		w/d			Liam Highfield		4			Peter Lines		5			Michael White		2
	Passakorn Suwannawat		4			Rod Lawler		1			Mohamed Khairy		0			Peter Lines		5
	Mohamed Khairy		5			Mohamed Khairy		5
	Michael Leslie		3			Tian Pengfei		5
	Duane Jones		5			Duane Jones		1			Tian Pengfei		2			Peter Ebdon		0
	Li Yan		5			Xiao Guodong		5			Xiao Guodong		5			Xiao Guodong		5
	Ryan Clark		1			Li Yan		2
	Alex Davies		2			Barry Pinches		1
	Kyren Wilson		5			Kyren Wilson		5			Kyren Wilson		5			Marcus Campbell		3
	Zhang Anda		4			James Wattana		5			James Wattana		2			Kyren Wilson		5
	Chris Norbury		5			Chris Norbury		3
	Chen Zhe		5			Alfie Burden		5
	Sanderson Lam		3			Chen Zhe		1			Alfie Burden		4			Ben Woollaston		3
	Sean O'Sullivan		5			Cao Yupeng		5			Cao Yupeng		5			Cao Yupeng		5
	James Cahill		4			Sean O'Sullivan		4
	David Morris		5			Gerard Greene		1
	Elliot Slessor		1			David Morris		5			David Morris		5			Martin Gould		5
	Scott Donaldson		5			Liang Wenbo		5			Liang Wenbo		1			David Morris		0
	Andrew Norman		3			Scott Donaldson		2
	Simon Bedford		w/o			Matthew Selt		4
	Cao Xinlong		w/d			Simon Bedford		5			Simon Bedford		4			Michael Holt		5
	Luca Brecel		5			Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		5			Rory McLeod		4
	Mitchell Travis		2			Luca Brecel		3
	Gary Wilson		5			Steve Davis		5
	Noppon Saengkham		4			Gary Wilson		4			Steve Davis		5			Andrew Higginson		5
	Aditya Mehta		5			Jamie Jones		5			Jamie Jones		1			Steve Davis		2
	Hammad Miah		0			Aditya Mehta		4
	Ian Burns		5			Mark Joyce		5
	Ahmed Saif		0			Ian Burns		3			Mark Joyce		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Paul Davison		3			Anthony Hamilton		5			Anthony Hamilton		2			Mark Joyce		5
	Allan Taylor		5			Allan Taylor		3
	Craig Steadman		5			Liu Chuang		5
	Lyu Haotian		2			Craig Steadman		4			Liu Chuang		3			Ryan Day		5
	Jamie O'Neill		5			Jimmy White		5			Jimmy White		5			Jimmy White		1
	Antony Parsons		1			Jamie O'Neill		3
	John Astley		5			Dave Harold		5
	Rhys Clark		1			John Astley		1			Dave Harold		1			Tom Ford		2
	David Grace		5			Anthony McGill		3			David Grace		5			David Grace		5
	Patrick Einsle		4			David Grace		5
	Sam Baird		5			Dechawat Poomjaeng		1
	Alex Borg		4			Sam Baird		5			Sam Baird		2			Ken Doherty		1
	Tony Drago		5			Yu Delu		5			Yu Delu		5			Yu Delu		5
	Dylan Mitchell		3			Tony Drago		1
	Li Hang		5			David Gilbert		5
	Jak Jones		3			Li Hang		4			David Gilbert		5			Mark Williams		4
	Daniel Wells		5			Jack Lisowski		5			Jack Lisowski		2			David Gilbert		5
	Fraser Patrick		2			Daniel Wells		2
	Michael Wasley		5			Jimmy Robertson		1
	Ratchayothin Yotharuck		1			Michael Wasley		5			Michael Wasley		5			Mark King		5
	Pankaj Advani		5			Alan McManus		4			Pankaj Advani		4			Michael Wasley		1
	Robin Hull		4			Pankaj Advani		5
	Joel Walker		5			Kurt Maflin		5
	Sydney Wilson		3			Joel Walker		0			Kurt Maflin		4			Joe Perry		5
	Robbie Williams		5			Jamie Cope		3			Robbie Williams		5			Robbie Williams		3
	Chris Wakelin		2			Robbie Williams		5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[16]

137 – Jamie Burnett 128 – Daniel Wells 127 – Peter Lines 125 – Gary Wilson 120 – Li Hang 120 – Cao Yupeng 118 – Simon Bedford 115 – John Astley 113 – Jack Lisowski

108 – Mike Dunn 106 – Mark Joyce 105 – Pankaj Advani 105 – Robbie Williams 104 – David Gilbert 103 – Tom Ford 100 – Matthew Selt 100 – Jamie Jones 100 – Joe Perry

Televised stage centuries

^[17]

140, 107 – Barry Hawkins 133 – Kyren Wilson 129, 126, 109, 106 – Ding Junhui 127, 122, 111 – Xiao Guodong 127, 109 – Martin Gould 122, 104 – Neil Robertson 122, 102 – Mark Davis

120, 107, 101 – Mark Selby 116, 102 – Shaun Murphy 115, 113 – Michael Holt 109 – Fang Xiongman 107, 100 – John Higgins 106 – Mark King