2017 Shanghai Masters

The 2017 Juss Sports Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China.^[1] The 11th edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007, it was the ninth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season. Qualifying took place from 11 to 13 October at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre in Wigan.

Shanghai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	13–18 November 2017 (2017-11-13 – 2017-11-18)
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£700,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	10–3
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Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he withdrew from the tournament due to an eye infection. Judd Trump won 20 consecutive frames in four matches before losing 3 frames to Jack Lisowski in the semi-finals.^[2] Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his second Shanghai Masters title and the 30th ranking title of his career by beating Trump 10–3 in the final.

The 2017 edition of the event marked the last time the Shanghai Masters was staged as a ranking tournament. The following year, it became a non-ranking invitational tournament for 24 players.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4]

Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-final: £32,000 Quarter-final: £18,000 Last 16: £12,000 Last 32: £7,000 Last 64: £4,000

Televised highest break: £3,000 Total: £700,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000

Main draw

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames					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
	Mei Xiwen		5
	Adam Duffy		4
						Mei Xiwen		5
						Jimmy Robertson		3
	Tom Ford		4
	Jimmy Robertson		5
											Mei Xiwen		2
											Kurt Maflin		5
	Lee Walker		4
	Kurt Maflin		5
						Kurt Maflin		5
						Yu Delu		3
	Ryan Day		4
	Yu Delu		5
																Kurt Maflin		3
																Jack Lisowski		5
	Fergal O'Brien		5
	Mitchell Mann		4
						Fergal O'Brien		0
						Mark Allen		5
	Yan Bingtao		1
	Mark Allen		5
											Mark Allen		4
											Jack Lisowski		5
	Cao Yupeng		5
	Michael Holt		0
						Cao Yupeng		4
						Jack Lisowski		5
	Jack Lisowski		5
	Chris Totten		1
																					Jack Lisowski		3
																					Judd Trump		6
	Yuan Sijun		4
	Robbie Williams		5
						Robbie Williams		2
						Graeme Dott		5
	Graeme Dott		5
	Xiao Guodong		3
											Graeme Dott		4
											Luca Brecel		5
	Luca Brecel		5
	Matthew Stevens		0
						Luca Brecel		5
						Jamie Jones		0
	Mark King		2
	Jamie Jones		5
																Luca Brecel		0
																Judd Trump		5
	Rory McLeod		4
	Stephen Maguire		5
						Stephen Maguire		5
						Ali Carter		4
	Stuart Carrington		3
	Ali Carter		5
											Stephen Maguire		0
											Judd Trump		5
	Michael Georgiou		3
	Ben Woollaston		5
						Ben Woollaston		0
						Judd Trump		5
	Alfie Burden		0
	Judd Trump		5
																										Judd Trump		3
																										Ronnie O'Sullivan		10
	John Higgins		5
	Ian Preece		1
						John Higgins		5
						Zhou Yuelong		1
	Zhou Yuelong		5
	Sanderson Lam		4
											John Higgins		5
											Liang Wenbo		2
	Liang Wenbo		5
	John Astley		2
						Liang Wenbo		5
						David Gilbert		0
	David Gilbert		5
	Mark Joyce		0
																John Higgins		5
																Martin Gould		1
	Li Yuan		0
	Martin Gould		5
						Martin Gould		5
						Sunny Akani		0
	Sunny Akani		w/o
	Stuart Bingham		[nb 1]
											Martin Gould		5
											Marco Fu		2
	Robert Milkins		5
	Lyu Haotian		4
						Robert Milkins		3
						Marco Fu		5
	Hossein Vafaei		0
	Marco Fu		5
																					John Higgins		2
																					Ronnie O'Sullivan		6
	Barry Hawkins		5
	Daniel Wells		2
						Barry Hawkins		5
						Michael White		3
	Michael White		5
	Mark Davis		4
											Barry Hawkins		0
											Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
	Gary Wilson		2
						Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
						Joe Perry		1
	Joe Perry		5
	Matthew Selt		1
																Ronnie O'Sullivan		5
																Mark Williams		1
	Wang Yuchen		1
	Mark Williams		5
						Mark Williams		5
						Gerard Greene		0
	Soheil Vahedi		3
	Gerard Greene		5
											Mark Williams		5
											Mark Selby		3
	Dominic Dale		4
	Alan McManus		5
						Alan McManus		4
						Mark Selby		5
	Chris Wakelin		4
	Mark Selby		5

Notes

1. On 24 October 2017, Bingham was banned for 6 months due to betting breaches.

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Peggy Li. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 18 November 2017.
Judd Trump  England	3–10	Ronnie O'Sullivan  England
Afternoon: 15–77, 0–95 (91), 31–49, 0–93 (76), 9–81 (81), 42–101 (56), 48–70 (70), 102–17 (102), 62–45 Evening: 0–108 (108), 67–33 (64), 63–65 (Trump 63), 42–68
102	Highest break	108
1	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	6

Qualifying

These matches were played between 11 and 13 October 2017 at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre in Wigan, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames.

Round 1

Billy Joe Castle 5–2[nb 1] Zhang Jiankang[nb 2] Li Zhen[nb 2] 3–5[nb 1] Chen Feilong[nb 2]

Soheil Vahedi 5–2[nb 1] Ma Chunmao[nb 2]

Round 2

Ding Junhui w/d–w/o Mei Xiwen Noppon Saengkham 4–5 Adam Duffy Tom Ford 5–0 Chen Zifan Jimmy Robertson 5–2 Ashley Hugill Anthony McGill 1–5 Lee Walker Kurt Maflin 5–4 Peter Lines Ryan Day 5–1 Josh Boileau Yu Delu 5–1 Sean O'Sullivan Fergal O'Brien 5–1 Duane Jones Ricky Walden 3–5 Mitchell Mann Yan Bingtao 5–0 Eden Sharav Mark Allen 5–3 Zhang Yong Peter Ebdon 3–5 Cao Yupeng Michael Holt 5–0 Xu Si Jack Lisowski 5–1 Jimmy White Neil Robertson 2–5 Chris Totten Shaun Murphy 4–5 Yuan Sijun Robbie Williams 5–3 Rhys Clark Graeme Dott 5–3 Nigel Bond Xiao Guodong 5–1 Aditya Mehta Luca Brecel 5–0 Jak Jones Matthew Stevens 5–4 Fang Xiongman Mark King 5–2 Matthew Bolton Jamie Jones 5–1 Martin O'Donnell Rory McLeod 5–4[nb 1] Billy Joe Castle Stephen Maguire 5–1 Thor Chuan Leong Stuart Carrington 5–3[nb 1] Chen Feilong[nb 2] Ali Carter 5–4 Sam Craigie Li Hang 2–5 Michael Georgiou Ben Woollaston 5–0 Kurt Dunham Alfie Burden 5–4 Hamza Akbar Judd Trump 5–2 Joe Swail

John Higgins 5–2[nb 1] Alexander Ursenbacher Oliver Lines 4–5 Ian Preece Zhou Yuelong 5–1 Scott Donaldson Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–5 Sanderson Lam Liang Wenbo 5–2[nb 1] Rod Lawler Tian Pengfei 4–5 John Astley David Gilbert 5–4 Alex Borg Mark Joyce 5–4 Zhang Anda Mike Dunn 0–5 Li Yuan Martin Gould 5–3 Allan Taylor Andrew Higginson 4–5 Sunny Akani Stuart Bingham 5–1 Lukas Kleckers Robert Milkins 5–2 Paul Davison Anthony Hamilton 0–5 Lyu Haotian Hossein Vafaei 5–4 Elliot Slessor Marco Fu 5–1 Boonyarit Keattikun Barry Hawkins 5–3 Chen Zhe Daniel Wells 5–0 Robin Hull Michael White 5–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Mark Davis 5–1 Ross Muir Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–0 Christopher Keogan Gary Wilson 5–2 Zhao Xintong Joe Perry 5–3 Liam Highfield Matthew Selt 5–3 Craig Steadman David Grace 1–5 Wang Yuchen Mark Williams 5–2 Niu Zhuang Sam Baird 4–5[nb 1] Soheil Vahedi Kyren Wilson 3–5 Gerard Greene Dominic Dale 5–0 Leo Fernandez Alan McManus 5–4 Hammad Miah Chris Wakelin 5–3 James Wattana Mark Selby 5–2[nb 1] Ian Burns

Notes

1. Match held over and played in Shanghai.
2. Wildcard

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 37

142 – Joe Perry 141, 128 – Sam Craigie 140 – Michael Georgiou 137, 121 – Jack Lisowski 132, 109 – Tom Ford 131 – Mark King 129, 112, 109 – Stuart Bingham 128 – Robbie Williams 127 – David Grace 127 – Jimmy Robertson 126 – Marco Fu 122, 118 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 122, 105 – Matthew Stevens 119 – Lyu Haotian 117 – Zhang Yong

116 – Daniel Wells 111 – Mark Williams 107 – Ross Muir 107 – Yuan Sijun 106 – Mark Davis 106 – Michael White 105 – Shaun Murphy 104 – Martin Gould 102 – Matthew Selt 101, 100 – Zhang Anda 101 – Fergal O'Brien 100 – Mark Allen 100 – Dominic Dale 100 – Ashley Hugill

Televised stage centuries

Total: 50

144, 127, 123, 108 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 143 – Ali Carter 140 – Michael White 137, 111 – Joe Perry 137, 101 – Graeme Dott 135, 119, 107 – Kurt Maflin 135 – Gerard Greene 133, 115, 104, 102, 102, 100 – Mark Allen 133, 108 – Mark Williams 132, 120, 114 – Mark Selby 131, 125, 104 – John Higgins

125, 108, 105 – Liang Wenbo 124, 107 – Marco Fu 124, 102, 100 – Martin Gould 121 – Barry Hawkins 119, 114, 108, 105, 102 – Judd Trump 118, 107 – Stephen Maguire 117, 113, 102 – Jack Lisowski 110 – Zhou Yuelong 108 – Sanderson Lam 106 – Jimmy Robertson