2011 Shanghai Masters
# 2011 Shanghai Masters

The 2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–11 September 2011 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. This was the first time that the Bank of Communications sponsored the event.

Ali Carter was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 4–5 against Mark King.

Mark Selby won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Williams 10–9 in the final. By doing so, he became world number one for the first time in his career.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 5 September 2011.

| Match | | Score | |
| - | - | - | - |
| WC1 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–1 | Hossein Vafaei (IRI) |
| WC2 | James Wattana (THA) | 5–1 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC3 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–0 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC4 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5–3 | Cao Xinlong (CHN) |
| WC5 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–2 | Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN) |
| WC6 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–2 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) |
| WC7 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–0 | Tang Jun (CHN) |
| WC8 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–3 | Cai Jianzhong (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana | 1 | 11 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | Mark King | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 4 | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | 12 | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 3 | 15 | Jamie Cope | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | 4 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 |
| 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 9 |
| | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 0 | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Matthew Stevens | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 2 | 14 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 1 | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | 6 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 11 September 2011. :

| Mark Selby (4) England | 10–9 | Mark Williams (3) Wales |
| - | - | - |
| Afternoon: 74–75 (Selby 74), 58–42, 115–0 (113), 38–76 (68), 83–1 (78), 0–132 (132), 84–55 (Williams 51), 95–0 (95), 45–68 (67) Evening: 55–25, 37–64, 63–42, 5–69, 39–70, 42–75, 6–88 (88), 83–48, 78–60, 69–0 |||
| 113 | Highest break | 132 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 31 July and 4 August 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.

### Preliminary round

Best of 9 frames

| Lucky Vatnani | w/d–w/o | David Hogan |
| - | - | - |
| Luca Brecel | 4–5 | Adam Duffy |

### Round 1–4

| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 | Liu Song | 5 | Tony Drago | 1 | Mark King | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | Liu Song | 5 | Liu Song | 4 |
| Michael White | 5 | Alfie Burden | 2 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| Simon Bedford | 1 | Michael White | 5 | Michael White | 2 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Matthew Couch | 1 | Andy Hicks | 2 | Dave Harold | 2 | Joe Perry | 1 |
| James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 |
| Bjorn Haneveer | w/d | Alan McManus | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Ken Doherty | 2 |
| David Hogan | w/o | David Hogan | 0 | Alan McManus | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 |
| Paul Davison | 2 | Liu Chuang | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Li Yan | 5 | Li Yan | 4 | Liu Chuang | 1 | Jamie Burnett | 3 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Rod Lawler | 4 | Jamie Jones | 4 | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Stuart Carrington | 0 | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 2 |
| Daniel Wells | 1 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Mike Dunn | 0 | Marco Fu | 1 |
| David Grace | 5 | David Grace | 0 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
| Scott MacKenzie | 0 | Jimmy White | 5 | Nigel Bond | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 0 |
| Adam Wicheard | 5 | Adam Wicheard | 3 | Jimmy White | 0 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Andrew Pagett | 3 | Peter Lines | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Robin Hull | 5 | Robin Hull | 3 | Peter Lines | 4 | Barry Pinches | 4 |
| Kacper Filipiak | 0 | Joe Swail | 4 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Gerard Greene | 4 |
| Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | 5 | Andrew Norman | 4 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | Steve Davis | 1 | Stephen Lee | 5 |
| Adam Duffy | 2 | Passakorn Suwannawat | 5 | Passakorn Suwannawat | 5 | Passakorn Suwannawat | 1 |
| Sam Baird | 1 | Ian McCulloch | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 |
| Yu Delu | 5 | Yu Delu | 1 | Ian McCulloch | 1 | Matthew Selt | 2 |
| Sam Craigie | 2 | Joe Jogia | 3 | Mark Joyce | 0 | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 5 | Kurt Maflin | 2 |
| Joe Meara | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Michael Holt | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | 3 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | Anthony McGill | 5 | Tom Ford | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| David Gilbert | 3 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | Anthony McGill | 1 | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Liam Highfield | 3 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Rory McLeod | 4 | Mark Davis | 5 |
| David Morris | 5 | David Morris | 2 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 4 |

## Century breaks

### Televised stage centuries

* 143, 102 – Shaun Murphy
* 132, 130, 129, 100 – Mark Williams
* 129, 123, 112, 107, 104 – Anthony Hamilton
* 129, 112 – Stuart Bingham
* 128, 102 – Dominic Dale
* 117, 113, 110 – Mark Selby
* 112 – John Higgins
* 111, 110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 109 – Robert Milkins
* 101 – Jamie Cope
* 100 – Michael Holt
* 100 – Mark Allen
