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.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 6–12 August 2007 |
| 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
edit- 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
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Wildcard round
editA 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 | ||
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| WC1 |  Scott MacKenzie (SCO) |
4–5 |  Yang Qingtian (CHN)
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| WC2 |  Stuart Pettman (ENG) |
5–0 | Cao Kaisheng (CHN)
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| WC3 |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) |
5–1 | Cao Xinlong (CHN)
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| WC4 | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) |
5–2 | Jin Long (CHN)
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| WC5 | Dominic Dale (WAL) |
5–1 | Liu Chuang (CHN)
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| WC6 |  Tony Drago (MLT) |
5–2 | Ah Bulajiang (CHN)
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| WC7 | Michael Judge (IRL) |
2–5 | Xiao Guodong (CHN)
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| WC8 | Mike Dunn (ENG) |
3–5 | Yu Delu (CHN)
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 12 August 2007.[3][4] | ||
| Dominic Dale Wales
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10–6 | Ryan Day Wales
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| 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
editQualifying rounds for the Shanghai Masters took place at Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales, between 26 and 29 June 2007.[3]
Century breaks
editMain stage centuries
edit- 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
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References
edit- ^ "O'Sullivan pulls out of Shanghai Masters". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- ^ "2007 Shanghai Masters Information". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Shanghai Masters 2007". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Roewe Shanghai Masters 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 September 2011.