2014 Shanghai Masters

Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates 8–14 September 2014
Venue Shanghai Grand Stage
City Shanghai
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £450,000
Winner's share £85,000
Highest break 144
Final
Champion England Stuart Bingham
Runner-up Northern Ireland Mark Allen
Score 10–3
2013
2015

The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 September 2014 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]

Ding Junhui was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 4–6 against Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals.[3]

Bingham won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–3 in the final.[4][5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]

  • Winner: £85,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £19,500
  • Quarter-final: £12,000
  • Last 16: £8,000
  • Last 32: £6,000
  • Last 48: £2,500
  • Last 64: £1,750
  • Last 96: £400

  • Non-televised highest break: £200
  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £450,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 8 and 9 September 2014.[8][9][10][11]

Match Score
WC1 China Liang Wenbo 1–5 China Yan Bingtao
WC2 China Li Hang 5–3 China Chen Zifan
WC3 Wales Michael White 5–1 China Niu Zhuang
WC4 Wales Ryan Day 5–0 China Xu Si
WC5 Wales Mark Williams 5–2 China Zhang Yong
WC6 England Matthew Selt 3–5 China Zhao Xintong
WC7 England Michael Holt 5–2 China Yuan Sijun
WC8 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5–3 China Huang Jiahao

Main draw

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

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 China Ding Junhui 5
England Jack Lisowski 1
1 China Ding Junhui 5
England Martin Gould 3
14 England Joe Perry 4
England Martin Gould 5
1 China Ding Junhui 5
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
China Yan Bingtao 2
15 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
7 England Shaun Murphy 3
7 England Shaun Murphy 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
1 China Ding Junhui 4
11 England Stuart Bingham 6
6 England Judd Trump 2
Wales Dominic Dale 5
Wales Dominic Dale 1
11 England Stuart Bingham 5
11 England Stuart Bingham 5
China Li Hang 3
11 England Stuart Bingham 5
Scotland Alan McManus 1
13 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
England Jimmy Robertson 1
13 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
Scotland Alan McManus 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
Scotland Alan McManus 5
11 England Stuart Bingham 10
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
3 Australia Neil Robertson 4
Wales Michael White 5
  Wales Michael White 5
Wales Ryan Day 2
9 Scotland John Higgins 4
Wales Ryan Day 5
Wales Michael White 4
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Andrew Higginson 3
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Wales Mark Williams 1
5 England Barry Hawkins 4
Wales Mark Williams 5
10 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
2 England Mark Selby 5
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
China Zhao Xintong 5
  China Zhao Xintong 3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
16 England Robert Milkins 1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 0
2 England Mark Selby 5
12 England Ricky Walden 2
England Michael Holt 5
England Michael Holt 3
2 England Mark Selby 5
2 England Mark Selby 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao.
Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 14 September 2014.[11][12]
Stuart Bingham (11)
 England
10–3 Mark Allen (10)
 Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 99–0 (99), 67–52 (Allen 51), 71–19, 69–22 (68), 0–101 (97), 61–69, 64–28, 0–75 (69), 56–48
Evening: 66–57, 56–1, 78–49 (57), 81–16 (81)
99 Highest break 97
0 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 3

Qualifying

These matches were held between 12 and 15 August 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[13][14][15]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
                                     
England  Michael Georgiou 5   England  Jack Lisowski 5
England  Ryan Clark 0   England  Michael Georgiou 4     England  Jack Lisowski 5     Wales  Matthew Stevens 3
England  Barry Pinches w/o   China  Cao Yupeng 5   China  Cao Yupeng 4     England  Jack Lisowski 5
Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon w/d   England  Barry Pinches 0
England  Oliver Lines 1   England  Mike Dunn 5
England  Allan Taylor 5   England  Allan Taylor 3     England  Mike Dunn 5     England  Martin Gould 5
England  David Grace 4   England  Alfie Burden 4   China  Tian Pengfei 1     England  Mike Dunn 4
China  Tian Pengfei 5   China  Tian Pengfei 5
England  Alex Davies 5   England  Peter Lines 3
England  Mitchell Mann 4   England  Alex Davies 5     England  Alex Davies 5     China  Liang Wenbo 5
England  Liam Highfield 5   Scotland  Anthony McGill 5   Scotland  Anthony McGill 4     England  Alex Davies 2
England  Sydney Wilson 2   England  Liam Highfield 3
England  Kyren Wilson 5   England  David Gilbert 1
Wales  Daniel Wells 3   England  Kyren Wilson 5     England  Kyren Wilson 4     England  Peter Ebdon 1
Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5   England  Jimmy White 4   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5     Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5
England  Zak Surety 4   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5
Scotland  Ross Muir 2   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 4
England  Ian Burns 5   England  Ian Burns 5     England  Ian Burns 0     Wales  Dominic Dale 5
Scotland  Fraser Patrick 4   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 2   England  Michael Wasley 5     England  Michael Wasley 4
England  Michael Wasley 5   England  Michael Wasley 5
China  Li Hang w/o   England  Nigel Bond 2
China  Zhang Anda w/d   China  Li Hang 5     China  Li Hang 5     England  Mark Joyce 2
England  Chris Norbury 3   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 2     China  Li Hang 5
Scotland  Eden Sharav 5   Scotland  Eden Sharav 3
China  Lyu Haotian 5   England  Jimmy Robertson 5
England  Chris Melling 1   China  Lyu Haotian 4     England  Jimmy Robertson 5     China  Xiao Guodong 3
England  Craig Steadman w/o   England  Ben Woollaston 5   England  Ben Woollaston 4     England  Jimmy Robertson 5
Republic of Ireland  John Sutton w/d   England  Craig Steadman 4
Malta  Tony Drago 5   Wales  Jamie Jones 5
Qatar  Ahmed Saif 3   Malta  Tony Drago 2     Wales  Jamie Jones 5     Scotland  Alan McManus 5
England  Hammad Miah 5   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Rod Lawler 1     Wales  Jamie Jones 3
Scotland  Michael Leslie 3   England  Hammad Miah 3
Finland  Robin Hull 5   England  Rory McLeod 5
England  Oliver Brown 2   Finland  Robin Hull 2     England  Rory McLeod 3     Wales  Michael White 5
Thailand  Ratchayothin Yotharuck 4   Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 5   Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 5     Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 3
Thailand  James Wattana 5   Thailand  James Wattana 1
England  Lee Page 5   England  Robbie Williams 5
England  James Cahill 4   England  Lee Page 3     England  Robbie Williams 2     Wales  Ryan Day 5
Malta  Alex Borg 5   Belgium  Luca Brecel 5   Belgium  Luca Brecel 5     Belgium  Luca Brecel 3
England  Joe O'Connor 3   Malta  Alex Borg 1
Wales  Andrew Pagett 4   Norway  Kurt Maflin 5
England  Joel Walker 5   England  Joel Walker 3     Norway  Kurt Maflin 0     England  Tom Ford 4
Scotland  Scott Donaldson 5   England  Andrew Higginson 5   England  Andrew Higginson 5     England  Andrew Higginson 5
Wales  Jamie Rhys Clarke 3   Scotland  Scott Donaldson 4
England  Andrew Norman 4   England  Dave Harold 2
England  Steven Hallworth 5   England  Steven Hallworth 5     England  Steven Hallworth 3     Wales  Mark Williams 5
China  Zhou Yuelong w/o   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5     Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
England  Steve Davis w/d   China  Zhou Yuelong 3
Australia  Vinnie Calabrese 5   England  Matthew Selt 5
England  Ian Glover 4   Australia  Vinnie Calabrese 1     England  Matthew Selt 5     England  Mark Davis 2
England  Chris Wakelin 5   India  Aditya Mehta 4   England  Chris Wakelin 1     England  Matthew Selt 5
Switzerland  Alexander Ursenbacher 1   England  Chris Wakelin 5
Thailand  Noppon Saengkham 5   China  Yu Delu 1
England  Ashley Carty 2   Thailand  Noppon Saengkham 5     Thailand  Noppon Saengkham 1     Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 5
England  Elliot Slessor 2   England  Jamie Cope 5   England  Jamie Cope 5     England  Jamie Cope 2
Wales  Lee Walker 5   Wales  Lee Walker 2
England  Sam Baird 5   England  Gary Wilson 4
China  Lu Ning 3   England  Sam Baird 5     England  Sam Baird 4     England  Michael Holt 5
England  Stuart Carrington 5   England  Anthony Hamilton 2   England  Stuart Carrington 5     England  Stuart Carrington 4
China  Lu Chenwei 2   England  Stuart Carrington 5
China  Cao Xinlong 2   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5
Wales  Jak Jones 5   Wales  Jak Jones 4     Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5     England  Mark King 0
England  John Astley 5   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 3   England  John Astley 2     Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5
Canada  Alex Pagulayan 2   England  John Astley 5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[16]

Televised stage centuries

[17]

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