2018 Shanghai Masters
# 2018 Shanghai Masters

The 2018 Shanghai Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 16 September. It was a 24-man non-ranking invitation event, unlike previous editions of the Shanghai Masters which were ranking events.

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended the title by beating Barry Hawkins 11–9 in the final. With this win O'Sullivan became the first player to surpass £10 million in career prize money.

## Field

The 24 players were the top-16 in the world rankings after the 2018 World Open, the next four players, outside the top-16 in the world rankings, of Chinese origin, two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings and two from China's Amateur Masters series. The Amateur Masters was won by Pu Qingsong with Guo Hua the runner-up. The two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings were Chang Bingyu and Fan Zhengyi.

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The top 8 seeds received byes into the second round.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

* Winner: £200,000
* Runner-up: £100,000
* Semi-finals: £60,000
* Quarter-finals: £30,000
* Last 16: £15,000
* Last 24: £7,500
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £725,000

## Main draw

| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Round 2 Best of 11 frames | Round 2 Best of 11 frames | Round 2 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 6 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 6 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 3 | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | Guo Hua | 1 | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | Guo Hua | 1 | | | | 12 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Shaun Murphy | w/d | 12 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | 12 | Stuart Bingham | w/o | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | 12 | Stuart Bingham | w/o | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 | |
| | Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 | |
| | Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | | | | | | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | |
| | | | 5 | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | |
| 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | 9 | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | 15 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | John Higgins | 5 | 15 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | |
| 15 | Ryan Day | 6 | 15 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ryan Day | 6 | 15 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 11 |
| | Chang Bingyu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 11 |
| | Chang Bingyu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 9 |
| | | | 3 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 9 |
| 13 | Luca Brecel | 4 | | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Luca Brecel | 4 | | Zhou Yuelong | 5 | 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | 6 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ding Junhui | 6 | 6 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Allen | 6 | 11 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Allen | 6 | 11 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | 6 | Ding Junhui | 9 | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Ding Junhui | 9 | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 10 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 10 | | | |
| 14 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | 14 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | 14 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Pu QingSong | 4 | | | | 7 | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Pu QingSong | 4 | | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Williams | 6 | 2 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Anthony McGill | 6 | 16 | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili. Regal International East Asia Hotel, Shanghai, China, 16 September 2018. :

| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England | 11–9 | Barry Hawkins (7) England |
| - | - | - |
| Afternoon: 1–125 (125), 23–66, 85–5 (85), 0–97 (55), 101–0 (93), 89–35 (66), 0–132 (132), 33–61, 93–29 (68), 5–63 (63) Evening: 73–0, 134–1 (64, 61), 56–3 (56), 113–0 (113), 26–97 (83), 83–24 (83), 63–14, 14–57, 0–90 (74), 122–0 (122) |||
| 122 | Highest break | 132 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 10 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Century breaks

Total: 37

* 140, 135, 122, 113, 111 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 140, 134 – Stuart Bingham
* 138, 101, 100 – Ding Junhui
* 138 – Luca Brecel
* 136 – John Higgins
* 135, 131, 114, 100 – Kyren Wilson
* 134, 132, 125, 114, 103, 101, 100 – Barry Hawkins
* 134, 110, 100 – Anthony McGill
* 133 – Yan Bingtao
* 130, 100 – Ryan Day
* 128 – Judd Trump
* 128 – Liang Wenbo
* 114, 113 – Stephen Maguire
* 107, 103 – Neil Robertson
* 103 – Mark Williams
* 102 – Mark Allen
