2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)

Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters

Tournament information
Dates	8–14 September 2014 (2014-09-08 – 2014-09-14)
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	10–3
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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

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

Winner: £85,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £19,500 Quarter-final: £12,000 Last 16: £8,000 Last 32: £6,000 Last 48: £2,500 Last 64: £1,750 Last 96: £400

Non-televised highest break: £200 Televised highest break: £2,000 Total: £450,000

Wildcard round

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

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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	Ding Junhui	5
		Jack Lisowski	1
						1	Ding Junhui	5
							Martin Gould	3
	14	Joe Perry	4
		Martin Gould	5
											1	Ding Junhui	5
											15	Graeme Dott	2
	15	Graeme Dott	5
		Yan Bingtao	2
						15	Graeme Dott	5
						7	Shaun Murphy	3
	7	Shaun Murphy	5
		Joe Swail	4
																1	Ding Junhui	4
																11	Stuart Bingham	6
	6	Judd Trump	2
		Dominic Dale	5
							Dominic Dale	1
						11	Stuart Bingham	5
	11	Stuart Bingham	5
		Li Hang	3
											11	Stuart Bingham	5
												Alan McManus	1
	13	Stephen Maguire	5
		Jimmy Robertson	1
						13	Stephen Maguire	1
							Alan McManus	5
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
		Alan McManus	5
																					11	Stuart Bingham	10
																					10	Mark Allen	3
	3	Neil Robertson	4
		Michael White	5
							Michael White	5
							Ryan Day	2
	9	John Higgins	4
		Ryan Day	5
												Michael White	4
											10	Mark Allen	5
	10	Mark Allen	5
		Andrew Higginson	3
						10	Mark Allen	5
							Mark Williams	1
	5	Barry Hawkins	4
		Mark Williams	5
																10	Mark Allen	6
																2	Mark Selby	5
	8	Marco Fu	4
		Zhao Xintong	5
							Zhao Xintong	3
							Fergal O'Brien	5
	16	Robert Milkins	1
		Fergal O'Brien	5
												Fergal O'Brien	0
											2	Mark Selby	5
	12	Ricky Walden	2
		Michael Holt	5
							Michael Holt	3
						2	Mark Selby	5
	2	Mark Selby	5
		Ken Doherty	2

Final

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

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
	Michael Georgiou		5			Jack Lisowski		5
	Ryan Clark		0			Michael Georgiou		4			Jack Lisowski		5			Matthew Stevens		3
	Barry Pinches		w/o			Cao Yupeng		5			Cao Yupeng		4			Jack Lisowski		5
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		w/d			Barry Pinches		0
	Oliver Lines		1			Mike Dunn		5
	Allan Taylor		5			Allan Taylor		3			Mike Dunn		5			Martin Gould		5
	David Grace		4			Alfie Burden		4			Tian Pengfei		1			Mike Dunn		4
	Tian Pengfei		5			Tian Pengfei		5
	Alex Davies		5			Peter Lines		3
	Mitchell Mann		4			Alex Davies		5			Alex Davies		5			Liang Wenbo		5
	Liam Highfield		5			Anthony McGill		5			Anthony McGill		4			Alex Davies		2
	Sydney Wilson		2			Liam Highfield		3
	Kyren Wilson		5			David Gilbert		1
	Daniel Wells		3			Kyren Wilson		5			Kyren Wilson		4			Peter Ebdon		1
	Joe Swail		5			Jimmy White		4			Joe Swail		5			Joe Swail		5
	Zak Surety		4			Joe Swail		5
	Ross Muir		2			Jamie Burnett		4
	Ian Burns		5			Ian Burns		5			Ian Burns		0			Dominic Dale		5
	Fraser Patrick		4			Gerard Greene		2			Michael Wasley		5			Michael Wasley		4
	Michael Wasley		5			Michael Wasley		5
	Li Hang		w/o			Nigel Bond		2
	Zhang Anda		w/d			Li Hang		5			Li Hang		5			Mark Joyce		2
	Chris Norbury		3			David Morris		5			David Morris		2			Li Hang		5
	Eden Sharav		5			Eden Sharav		3
	Lyu Haotian		5			Jimmy Robertson		5
	Chris Melling		1			Lyu Haotian		4			Jimmy Robertson		5			Xiao Guodong		3
	Craig Steadman		w/o			Ben Woollaston		5			Ben Woollaston		4			Jimmy Robertson		5
	John Sutton		w/d			Craig Steadman		4
	Tony Drago		5			Jamie Jones		5
	Ahmed Saif		3			Tony Drago		2			Jamie Jones		5			Alan McManus		5
	Hammad Miah		5			Rod Lawler		5			Rod Lawler		1			Jamie Jones		3
	Michael Leslie		3			Hammad Miah		3
	Robin Hull		5			Rory McLeod		5
	Oliver Brown		2			Robin Hull		2			Rory McLeod		3			Michael White		5
	Ratchayothin Yotharuck		4			Dechawat Poomjaeng		5			Dechawat Poomjaeng		5			Dechawat Poomjaeng		3
	James Wattana		5			James Wattana		1
	Lee Page		5			Robbie Williams		5
	James Cahill		4			Lee Page		3			Robbie Williams		2			Ryan Day		5
	Alex Borg		5			Luca Brecel		5			Luca Brecel		5			Luca Brecel		3
	Joe O'Connor		3			Alex Borg		1
	Andrew Pagett		4			Kurt Maflin		5
	Joel Walker		5			Joel Walker		3			Kurt Maflin		0			Tom Ford		4
	Scott Donaldson		5			Andrew Higginson		5			Andrew Higginson		5			Andrew Higginson		5
	Jamie Clarke		3			Scott Donaldson		4
	Andrew Norman		4			Dave Harold		2
	Steven Hallworth		5			Steven Hallworth		5			Steven Hallworth		3			Mark Williams		5
	Zhou Yuelong		w/o			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh		3
	Steve Davis		w/d			Zhou Yuelong		3
	Vinnie Calabrese		5			Matthew Selt		5
	Ian Glover		4			Vinnie Calabrese		1			Matthew Selt		5			Mark Davis		2
	Chris Wakelin		5			Aditya Mehta		4			Chris Wakelin		1			Matthew Selt		5
	Alexander Ursenbacher		1			Chris Wakelin		5
	Noppon Saengkham		5			Yu Delu		1
	Ashley Carty		2			Noppon Saengkham		5			Noppon Saengkham		1			Fergal O'Brien		5
	Elliot Slessor		2			Jamie Cope		5			Jamie Cope		5			Jamie Cope		2
	Lee Walker		5			Lee Walker		2
	Sam Baird		5			Gary Wilson		4
	Lu Ning		3			Sam Baird		5			Sam Baird		4			Michael Holt		5
	Stuart Carrington		5			Anthony Hamilton		2			Stuart Carrington		5			Stuart Carrington		4
	Lu Chenwei		2			Stuart Carrington		5
	Cao Xinlong		2			Ken Doherty		5
	Jak Jones		5			Jak Jones		4			Ken Doherty		5			Mark King		0
	John Astley		5			Marcus Campbell		3			John Astley		2			Ken Doherty		5
	Alex Pagulayan		2			John Astley		5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

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142 – Kurt Maflin 140 – Matthew Selt 139 – Jak Jones 136 – David Morris 136 – Jimmy Robertson 129, 108, 102 – Stuart Carrington 128, 110 – Michael White 125 – Cao Yupeng 123, 120, 111 – Dominic Dale 121 – Rory McLeod 120 – Alan McManus 119 – Noppon Saengkham 117 – Robin Hull 112, 108 – Michael Wasley

112 – Kyren Wilson 112 – Li Hang 111 – Xiao Guodong 110 – Alex Davies 110 – Jamie Cope 107, 105 – Matthew Selt 106 – Tian Pengfei 103 – Gerard Greene 102 – Andrew Higginson 101 – Joe Swail 101 – Ian Burns 100 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 100 – Jack Lisowski

Televised stage centuries

^[17]

144 – Barry Hawkins 141, 136, 102 – Li Hang 139 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 128, 104 – Michael White 128, 101 – Ding Junhui 121, 102 – Shaun Murphy 118, 114, 103 – Stuart Bingham 117 – Marco Fu 116 – Mark Selby

115 – Mark Allen 114 – Huang Jiahao 114 – Zhao Xintong 106 – Chen Zifan 105 – Martin Gould 103, 102 – Dominic Dale 102 – Ryan Day 100 – Judd Trump

References

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External links

• 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters – Pictures by Tai Chengzhe at Facebook