2013 Shanghai Masters Explained

Tournament Name:Bank of Communications
Shanghai Masters
Venue:Shanghai Grand Stage
Location:Shanghai
Country:China
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£425,000
Winners Share:£80,000
Highest Break: (140)
Score:10–6
Previous:2012
Next:2014

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. It was the third ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]

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]

Wildcard round

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

Match Score
WC1 5–0
WC2 5–4
WC3 5–4
WC4 4–5
WC5 5–1
WC6 5–4
WC7 5–1
WC8 3–5

Main draw

[8] [9] [10] [11]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 22 September 2013.[12]
Xiao Guodong
6–10Ding Junhui (11)
Afternoon: 37–85,,,,,,,,
Evening: 78–0 (78),,,,,,
78Highest break126
0Century breaks1
450+ breaks8

Qualifying

These matches were held between 7 and 10 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England.[13] [14] [15]

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[16]

Televised stage centuries

[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament Calendar 2013/2014 . Snooker.org . 22 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Shanghai Masters: John Higgins edges Judd Trump in final. BBC Sport. 23 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Higgins wins Shanghai thriller. ESPN. 23 September 2012.
  4. Web site: Ding Beats Xiao In All-Chinese Final . worldsnooker.com . . 22 September 2013 . 22 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925043651/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3467060%2C00.html . 25 September 2013 .
  5. Web site: Shanghai Masters: Ding Junhui beats fellow Chinese Xiao Guodong. Sky Sports. 22 September 2013. 22 September 2013.
  6. Web site: Ding claims historic Shanghai Masters win. ESPN. 22 September 2013. 22 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Prize Money Breakdowns 2013/14 . 1 May 2013 . worldsnooker.com . . 30 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012082213/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3194469%2C00.html . 12 October 2013 . dead .
  8. Web site: Shanghai Masters 2013 Draw and Results . . 22 September 2013 . 22 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928111426/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/f37f8c79-45a4-4d20-a019-6b01951ca856.pdf . 2013-09-28 . dead .
  9. Web site: Shanghai Masters 2013 Format . worldsnooker.com . . 23 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130928160441/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/37/be/0,,13165~179767,00.pdf . 2013-09-28 . live .
  10. Web site: Shanghai Masters 2013: Schedule and results. BBC Sport. 22 September 2013.
  11. Web site: Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters (2013). Snooker.org. 22 September 2013.
  12. Web site: Final – Match 39 – Xiao Guodong v Ding Junhui . worldsnookerdata.com . . 22 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030217/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/13607?matchId=194545 . 2013-09-27 . dead .
  13. Web site: Shanghai Masters 2013 Qualifiers Draw and Format . worldsnooker.com . . 27 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130810015018/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/c8/bd/0,,13165~179656,00.pdf . 2013-08-10 . live .
  14. Web site: Shanghai Masters 2013 qualifiers results . . 11 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818050411/http://3a43ed9bbf8e4c3a0092-e5ae3e47d460213726cd286f2f322a12.r38.cf3.rackcdn.com/ba3db8ea-33ef-4405-9a42-90a126fe7038.pdf . 18 August 2013 . dead .
  15. Web site: Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2013). Snooker.org. 27 July 2013.
  16. Web site: Shanghai Masters qualifiers: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 10 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812002111/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13467 . 12 August 2013 . live .
  17. Web site: Shanghai Masters: century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 22 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030544/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/CenturyBreakList/Tournament/13607 . 27 September 2013 . live .

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