2015 Shanghai Masters

Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates 14–20 September 2015
Venue Shanghai Grand Stage
City Shanghai
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £465,200
Winner's share £85,000
Highest break Belgium Luca Brecel (140)
Final
Champion England Kyren Wilson
Runner-up England Judd Trump
Score 10–9
2014
2016

The 2015 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14–20 September 2015 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.[1]

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

Kyren Wilson won his first ranking title, defeating Trump 10–9 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money from this year is shown below:[4]

  • 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: £3,000
  • Last 64: £2,000
  • Last 96: £500

  • Non-televised highest break: £200
  • Televised highest break: £2,000
  • Total: £465,200

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 14 and 15 September 2015.[5][6][7]

Match Score
WC1 Wales Jamie Jones 1–5 China Fang Xiongman
WC2 England Mike Dunn 5–0 China Niu Zhuang
WC3 England Robert Milkins 5–0 China Chen Zifan
WC4 England Tom Ford 5–2 China Han Bin
WC5 England Jamie Cope 5–2 China Lin Shuai
WC6 Scotland Alan McManus 5–2 China Yao Pengcheng
WC7 England Kyren Wilson 5–1 China Wang Yuchen
WC8 England Peter Ebdon 5–2 China Yuan SiJun

Main draw

[5][6][7]

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 England Stuart Bingham 5
China Fang Xiongman 2
1 England Stuart Bingham 5
England Mike Dunn 1
12 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
England Mike Dunn 5
1 England Stuart Bingham 5
England Martin Gould 4
11 Scotland John Higgins 5
China Liang Wenbo 1
11 Scotland John Higgins 3
England Martin Gould 5
7 England Barry Hawkins 1
England Martin Gould 5
1 England Stuart Bingham 3
6 England Judd Trump 6
6 England Judd Trump 5
England Robert Milkins 0
6 England Judd Trump 5
England Matthew Selt 4
9 England Ricky Walden w/d
England Matthew Selt w/o
6 England Judd Trump 5
13 Wales Mark Williams 1
13 Wales Mark Williams 5
England Tom Ford 1
13 Wales Mark Williams 5
England Jamie Cope 3
4 Australia Neil Robertson 4
England Jamie Cope 5
6 England Judd Trump 9
England Kyren Wilson 10
3 China Ding Junhui 5
Scotland Alan McManus 1
3 China Ding Junhui 5
Wales Ryan Day 4
16 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
Wales Ryan Day 5
3 China Ding Junhui 4
England Kyren Wilson 5
14 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
England Michael Holt 5
  England Michael Holt 1
England Kyren Wilson 5
8 England Joe Perry 2
England Kyren Wilson 5
England Kyren Wilson 6
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 1
5 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Peter Ebdon 4
5 England Shaun Murphy 3
England Mark Davis 5
15 Wales Michael White 1
England Mark Davis 5
England Mark Davis 1
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Belgium Luca Brecel 3
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England David Grace 1
2 England Mark Selby w/d
England David Grace w/o

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 20 September 2015.[7]
Judd Trump (6)
 England
9–10 Kyren Wilson
 England
Afternoon: 1–62, 81–0 (81), 24–71, 74–0 (72), 42–68, 41–71 (71), 60–13, 22–76 (58), 40–78 (62)
Evening: 33–75, 121–0 (115), 46–83 (68), 86–7 (76), 58–45 (50), 70–29, 22–80, 90–0 (89), 79–40 (60), 0–78 (75)
115 Highest break 75
1 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

These matches were held between 5 and 9 August 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[10][11][12]

  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  Ian Burns 5   England  Mark Joyce 5
England  Sean O'Sullivan 4   England  Ian Burns 3     England  Mark Joyce 4     Wales  Jamie Jones 5
China  Zhou Yuelong 5   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5     Republic of Ireland  David Morris 3
England  Hammad Miah 4   China  Zhou Yuelong 3
England  Craig Steadman 5   England  Mike Dunn 5
England  Kuldesh Johal 4   England  Craig Steadman 4     England  Mike Dunn 5     China  Xiao Guodong 4
England  Oliver Lines 3   England  Jack Lisowski 5   England  Jack Lisowski 2     England  Mike Dunn 5
England  Jimmy White 5   England  Jimmy White 0
England  Michael Wasley 5   England  Andrew Higginson 5
England  James Cahill 3   England  Michael Wasley 4     England  Andrew Higginson 5     China  Liang Wenbo 5
China  Zhang Anda 5   England  Stuart Carrington 2   China  Zhang Anda 4     England  Andrew Higginson 4
England  Andy Hicks 1   China  Zhang Anda 5
England  Liam Highfield 5   Finland  Robin Hull 2
England  Michael Wild 0   England  Liam Highfield 5     England  Liam Highfield 5     England  Martin Gould 5
England  Chris Melling 5   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 0     England  Liam Highfield 2
Wales  Daniel Wells 4   England  Chris Melling 0
Malta  Tony Drago 1   Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 5
Scotland  Ross Muir 5   Scotland  Ross Muir 3     Thailand  Dechawat Poomjaeng 3     England  Robert Milkins 5
England  Zak Surety 5   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5     Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 3
England  Jason Weston 1   England  Zak Surety 0
Iran  Hossein Vafaei 5   England  Anthony Hamilton 2
England  Alfie Burden 1   Iran  Hossein Vafaei 5     Iran  Hossein Vafaei 4     England  Matthew Selt 5
Scotland  Rhys Clark 4   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 5     Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 3
England  Paul S Davison 5   England  Paul S Davison 2
China  Lü Chenwei 4   England  Sam Baird 4
Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 5   Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 5     Republic of Ireland  Leo Fernandez 3     England  Ben Woollaston 3
England  Allan Taylor w/o   England  Tom Ford 5   England  Tom Ford 5     England  Tom Ford 5
Pakistan  Hamza Akbar w/d   England  Allan Taylor 2
England  Mitchell Mann 1   England  Jimmy Robertson 2
England  Jamie Cope 5   England  Jamie Cope 5     England  Jamie Cope 5     England  Gary Wilson 4
England  Martin O'Donnell 5   England  Robbie Williams 5   England  Robbie Williams 1     England  Jamie Cope 5
England  Jake Nicholson 1   England  Martin O'Donnell 4
China  Lu Ning 5   Norway  Kurt Maflin 4
England  Sanderson Lam 2   China  Lu Ning 5     China  Lu Ning 1     Scotland  Alan McManus 5
Scotland  Scott Donaldson 5   England  Rory McLeod 5   England  Rory McLeod 5     England  Rory McLeod 4
Northern Ireland  Jordan Brown 2   Scotland  Scott Donaldson 3
Wales  Lee Walker 5   Wales  Dominic Dale 5
England  Ashley Hugill 2   Wales  Lee Walker 4     Wales  Dominic Dale 5     Wales  Ryan Day 5
Scotland  Michael Leslie 5   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Rod Lawler 2     Wales  Dominic Dale 1
England  Luke Simmonds 1   Scotland  Michael Leslie 1
England  Barry Pinches 1   India  Aditya Mehta 1
Wales  Gareth Allen 5   Wales  Gareth Allen 5     Wales  Gareth Allen 1     England  Michael Holt 5
England  Michael Georgiou 3   China  Li Hang 5   China  Li Hang 5     China  Li Hang 3
Wales  Alex Taubman 5   Wales  Alex Taubman 3
England  Joel Walker 5   England  Mark King 5
England  Adam Duffy 2   England  Joel Walker 1     England  Mark King 3     Scotland  Anthony McGill 4
Australia  Vinnie Calabrese 5   England  Kyren Wilson 5   England  Kyren Wilson 5     England  Kyren Wilson 5
Malaysia  Thor Chuan Leong 1   Australia  Vinnie Calabrese 0
Wales  Duane Jones 3   England  Peter Lines 5
England  Sydney Wilson 5   England  Sydney Wilson 1     England  Peter Lines 3     England  Peter Ebdon 5
Thailand  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 2   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5     Scotland  Jamie Burnett 1
Scotland  Eden Sharav 5   Scotland  Eden Sharav 0
China  Tian Pengfei 5   China  Yu Delu 1
Thailand  Noppon Saengkham 1   China  Tian Pengfei 5     China  Tian Pengfei 5     England  Mark Davis 5
Scotland  Fraser Patrick 5   Wales  Matthew Stevens 5   Wales  Matthew Stevens 0     China  Tian Pengfei 4
Isle of Man  Darryl Hill 3   Scotland  Fraser Patrick 0
England  Steven Hallworth 1   England  David Gilbert 5
China  Zhang Yong 5   China  Zhang Yong 0     England  David Gilbert 3     Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 4
England  Chris Wakelin 0   Belgium  Luca Brecel 5   Belgium  Luca Brecel 5     Belgium  Luca Brecel 5
England  Nigel Bond 5   England  Nigel Bond 2
England  David Grace 5   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2
England  Joe O'Connor 3   England  David Grace 5     England  David Grace 5     England  Ali Carter 3
England  Ian Glover 3   China  Cao Yupeng 5   China  Cao Yupeng 4     England  David Grace 5
Thailand  James Wattana 5   Thailand  James Wattana 1

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[13]

Televised stage centuries

References

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