Yesterday came the predicted news that the Shanghai Masters will be replaced this season by the World Open in September. There had been much speculation in recent weeks as to what was happening with the Autumn ranking event in China, but World Snooker finally confirmed on Tuesday what many had[Read More…]
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Ding Junhui Downs Mark Selby for Shanghai Success
Ding Junhui has won the Shanghai Masters for a second time after a wonderful 10-6 victory over Mark Selby in China on Sunday. In a repeat of the World Championship final in May, Ding gained a modicum of revenge over the Crucible champion to record his 12th ranking event success.[Read More…]
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui in Shanghai Masters Final
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui will meet in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday. Their clash marks the pair’s first meeting since their epic showdown for the World Championship in May, which Leicester’s Selby emerged victorious in 18-14. Selby once again lived up to his master of brinkmanship[Read More…]
Ding Junhui and Mark Selby on Course for Another Final
Mark Selby and Ding Junhui remain on course for a repeat of their epic World Championship final contest after each emerging from tough last eight ties at the Shanghai Masters on Friday. World no.1 Selby edged Ryan Day 5-3 while Ding ended Michael Holt’s excellent run with a victory of[Read More…]
Michael Holt Knocks Ronnie Out of Shanghai
Ronnie O’Sullivan is out of the Shanghai Masters after a 5-2 defeat to Michael Holt in China on Thursday. The 2009 champion was competing in his first event of the campaign and narrowly survived his opening test when he came from 4-1 down to beat Liang Wenbo in the last[Read More…]
Ryan Day Rumbles Robertson
Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy and Mark Williams crashed out of the Shanghai Masters as the first round came to a conclusion on Wednesday. Robertson, somewhat unusually for him, complained about the conditions as he was downed by Ryan Day in a scrappy affair 5-2. The Australian had been in good[Read More…]
O’Sullivan Through and Maximum Moment for Maguire
Ronnie O’Sullivan came from 4-1 down to win while Stephen Maguire knocked in a maximum break on another entertaining day at the Shanghai Masters. O’Sullivan was playing in his first competitive match of the campaign so was understandably rusty during the opening exchanges. It looked as though China’s Liang was[Read More…]
Ding Squeezes Through as Teenager Stuns Gould in Shanghai
Home favourite Ding Junhui is into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters after a dramatic opening day in China. The tenth edition of the ranking event began with three out of the four first round ties going the distance, made all the more thrilling as the format returned to[Read More…]
Players Prepare for Shanghai Masters
The biggest event of the season so far gets under way on Monday with the Shanghai Masters in China. Now in its tenth edition since Dominic Dale won the inaugural staging back in 2007, the Shanghai Masters is one of the most keenly contested and respected ranking events on the[Read More…]
Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Conclude
The Shanghai Masters qualifiers drew to a conclusion on Friday with 16 players reaching the last 32 later this month. It was somewhat expected that, with the higher ranked competitors between 17 and 32 coming into the fourth and final qualifying round cold, there might be several coups for the[Read More…]