2011 Shanghai Masters

Bank of Communication
Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates	5–11 September 2011
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£350,000
Winner's share	£65,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	10–9
	← 2010 2012 →

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. It was the fifth edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007. This was the first time that the Bank of Communications sponsored the event.^[1]

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.^[2]^[3] 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:^[4]

Winner: £65,000
Runner-up: £32,000
Semi-final: £15,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £7,000
Last 32: £4,000
Last 48: £2,300
Last 64: £1,500

Stage one highest break: £200
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Total: £350,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 5 September 2011.^[5]^[6]

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

^[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	Ali Carter	4

	Mark King	5
				Mark King	5

				Fergal O'Brien	3
13	Peter Ebdon	3

	Fergal O'Brien	5
							Mark King	5

							Anthony Hamilton	2
11	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

	James Wattana	1
			11	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3

				Anthony Hamilton	5
8	Stephen Maguire	4

	Anthony Hamilton	5
										Mark King	0

									4	Mark Selby	6
7	Shaun Murphy	5

	Dominic Dale	4
			7	Shaun Murphy	5

			12	Mark Allen	4
12	Mark Allen	5

	Ryan Day	2
						7	Shaun Murphy	4

						4	Mark Selby	5
15	Jamie Cope	5

	Jack Lisowski	3
			15	Jamie Cope	0

			4	Mark Selby	5
4	Mark Selby	5

	Nigel Bond	3
												4	Mark Selby	10

												3	Mark Williams	9
3	Mark Williams	5

	Andrew Higginson	0
			3	Mark Williams	5

				Robert Milkins	1
16	Stephen Hendry	1

	Robert Milkins	5
						3	Mark Williams	5

						14	Matthew Stevens	0
14	Matthew Stevens	5

	Stephen Lee	2
			14	Matthew Stevens	5

				Martin Gould	1
5	Ding Junhui	3

	Martin Gould	5
									3	Mark Williams	6

									6	Neil Robertson	5
6	Neil Robertson	5

	Liang Wenbo	1
			6	Neil Robertson	5

				Michael Holt	2
10	Graeme Dott	2

	Michael Holt	5
						6	Neil Robertson	5

						2	John Higgins	2
9	Judd Trump	1

	Stuart Bingham	5
				Stuart Bingham	2

			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.^[6]
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.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

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 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 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

Qualifying stage centuries

^[11]^[12]

145, 100 – Michael White
138, 107 – James Wattana
136, 104 – Fergal O'Brien
136 – Tom Ford
129 – Jamie Burnett
129 – Anthony Hamilton
127 – Robin Hull
123, 123, 100 – Kurt Maflin
123 – Ben Woollaston
120 – Nigel Bond
119, 110 – Passakorn Suwannawat
118 – Adam Duffy

117, 100 – Barry Pinches
115 – Mark Davis
114, 100 – Liu Chuang
114 – Aditya Mehta
111, 107, 103 – Stuart Bingham
111 – Anthony McGill
110 – Cao Yupeng
107 – Alfie Burden
104, 104 – Jack Lisowski
104, 100 – Adam Wicheard
102 – Dominic Dale
101 – Joe Jogia

Televised stage centuries

^[13]

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

References

^ "Bank of Communication Sponsor Shanghai Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ "Mark Selby beats Mark Williams to win Shanghai Masters". BBC Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^ Kane, Desmond. "Selby exploits Williams error to win in Shanghai". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Shanghai Masters draw and provisional order of play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Shanghai Masters (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ "Shanghai Masters 2011 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
^ "2011 Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Shanghai Masters 2011 Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
^ "Century breaks (Qualifying)". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
^ "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[1] "Bank of Communication Sponsor Shanghai Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.

[2] "Mark Selby beats Mark Williams to win Shanghai Masters". BBC Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[3] Kane, Desmond. "Selby exploits Williams error to win in Shanghai". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 11 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Prize Money". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.

[WPBSA_draw-5] "Shanghai Masters draw and provisional order of play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[Snooker.org-6] "Shanghai Masters (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

[7] "Shanghai Masters 2011 Draw". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[8] "2011 Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

[9] "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2011)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

[10] "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[GS_Qualifying-11] "Shanghai Masters 2011 Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.

[12] "Century breaks (Qualifying)". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[13] "Century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

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Dates	5–11 September 2011 (2011-09-05 – 2011-09-11)
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
City	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£350,000
Winner's share	£65,000
Highest break	Shaun Murphy (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	10–9
← 2010 2012 →