The Shanghai Masters commences on Monday with reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and world champion Kyren Wilson fronting the 2024 draw.
The first big tournament of the 2024/25 season sees the top 16 from the world rankings participate at the Shanghai Grand Stage.
They will be joined by eight others from China – the next four highest-ranked Chinese players and an additional four wildcard amateurs.
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Shanghai Masters prize money
Champion: £210,000
Runner-up: £105,000
Semi-final: £70,000
Quarter-final: £35,000
Last 16: £17,500
Last 24: £10,000
Highest break: £10,000
Who are the former champions?
Ronnie O’Sullivan is a record five-time winner of the event – twice when it was previously staged as a ranking event and all three times since its transition to invitational status in 2018.
Dominic Dale was the first Shanghai Masters winner back in 2007, but the Welshman won’t be in action this time around.
Ricky Walden and Stuart Bingham are other prior champions who have failed to receive an invitation.
John Higgins, Mark Selby, Ding Junhui, Kyren Wilson, and Ali Carter are all in the 2024 Shanghai Masters draw, however, having previously won the tournament when it was a ranking event.
Who is in the 2024 Shanghai Masters draw?
As it’s a 24-player field, the top eight seeds have been awarded byes through to the last 16 of the competition.
That includes reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, world champion Kyren Wilson, and Mark Allen – the latter set to compete in his first event as the sport’s world number one.
Judd Trump, Luca Brecel, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, and home favourite Ding Junhui – the Shanghai Masters champion in 2013 and 2016 – are the other players from the top eight in the rankings who enjoy the benefit of having to play one less match.
The other members of the top 16, meanwhile, include former finalist Mark Williams and 2010 winner Ali Carter.
2024 Shanghai Masters
Outright betting odds
Ronnie O’Sullivan: 9/4
Judd Trump: 4/1
Mark Allen: 8/1
Mark Selby: 8/1
Kyren Wilson: 8/1
Shaun Murphy: 14/1
Ding Junhui: 18/1
Mark Williams: 18/1
John Higgins: 18/1
Ali Carter: 28/1
2024 Shanghai Masters
Outright betting odds
Ronnie O’Sullivan: 9/4
Judd Trump: 4/1
Mark Allen: 8/1
Mark Selby: 8/1
Kyren Wilson: 8/1
Shaun Murphy: 14/1
Ding Junhui: 18/1
Mark Williams: 18/1
John Higgins: 18/1
Ali Carter: 28/1
Carter won the season-opening Championship League Snooker tournament earlier this month to claim a sixth career ranking success.
Gary Wilson, Zhang Anda, Tom Ford, Jak Jones, John Higgins, and Barry Hawkins are additionally in the draw and will play one of the other eight Chinese players.
The four from the rankings list who have qualified are Si Jiahui, Zhou Yuelong, Pang Junxu, and Lyu Haotian.
Amateurs Zhou Jinhao and Wang Xinbo have been nominated by the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association, while Cao Jin and Qiu Lei earned spots through a qualifying event that concluded at the weekend.
2024 Shanghai Masters draw
Round 1 (bo11)
Zhang Anda 3-6 Zhou Jinhao
Ali Carter 6-0 Qiu Lei
Tom Ford 3-6 Si Jiahui
Mark Williams 6-3 Wang Xinbo
Gary Wilson 5-6 Pang Junxu
Jak Jones 2-6 Cao Jin
John Higgins 6-1 Lyu Haotian
Barry Hawkins 4-6 Zhou Yuelong
Round 2 (bo11)
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-1 Zhou Jinhao
Ding Junhui 6-5 Ali Carter
Luca Brecel 2-6 Si Jiahui
Judd Trump 6-2 Mark Williams
Mark Allen 5-6 Pang Junxu
Mark Selby 6-1 Cao Jin
Shaun Murphy 6-3 John Higgins
Kyren Wilson 0-6 Zhou Yuelong
Quarter-Finals (bo11)
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-3 Ding Junhui
Si Jiahui 2-6 Judd Trump
Pang Junxu 3-6 Mark Selby
Shaun Murphy 6-2 Zhou Yuelong
Semi-Finals (bo19)
Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-10 Judd Trump
Mark Selby 8-10 Shaun Murphy
Final (bo21)
Judd Trump 11-5 Shaun Murphy
How to watch the 2024 Shanghai Masters?
There are several options available to watch the upcoming snooker live, depending on your location.
Below is a full list, as previously published on the World Snooker Tour website:
Europe (including UK and Ireland)
Eurosport and discovery+
China
CCTV5
Huya.com
CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat
CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin
Hong Kong China
Now TV
Thailand
Truesport
Taiwan
Sportcast
All other territories
Matchroom.live
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