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2025 Shanghai Masters
The 2025 Shanghai Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China. Part of the 2025–26 snooker season, it was the 16th edition of the Shanghai Masters since the tournament was first staged in 2007 and the fifth edition since the tournament became an invitational event in 2018. The tournament was broadcast by local channels in Asia; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in Europe; by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.
A total of 24 players—comprising the top 16 players in the world rankings, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16, and four Chinese wildcard players—were invited to participate. The world number 10 Mark Allen withdrew and was replaced by the world number 17 Ali Carter. Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 11–5 in the 2024 final, but he lost 4–6 to Mark Selby in the quarter-finals. Kyren Wilson won the tournament, beating Carter 11–9 in the final to claim his second Shanghai Masters title, following his previous win at the 2015 event. He became the third player to win the tournament multiple times, after Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The tournament produced 56 century breaks, of which the highest was a maximum break by Zhang Anda, the fourth of his career, in his second-round match against Ding. It was the second maximum of the season and the 219th official maximum in professional snooker history. The second-round match between Wilson and Si Jiahui produced six century breaks, three by each player, which equalled the record for the most centuries in a best-of-11 match. Ding made the 700th century break of his professional career during the tournament, and Barry Hawkins made his 500th career century.
The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 2–6 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 10–6 victory. Staged as a ranking event from 2007 to 2017, the Shanghai Masters became a non-ranking invitational event in 2018, comprising 24 players. As of the 2025 edition, Ronnie O'Sullivan was the tournament's most successful player, having won the title five times, in 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023. Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 11–5 in the 2024 final to win the title for the first time.
The 2025 edition featured the top 16 players in the world rankings, with the exception of the world number 10 Mark Allen, who withdrew from the event for family reasons and was replaced in the draw by the world number 17 Ali Carter. It also featured the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16 (Lei Peifan, Pang Junxu, Wu Yize, and Yuan Sijun) and four Chinese wildcard players. The co-organiser of the tournament, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA), nominated two top domestically ranked players as wildcards. Another two wildcards were finalists at an open qualifier event held at Shanghai Plaza from 4 to 13 July. During the opening ceremony, the four wildcard players, Han Fuyuan, Qiu Lei, Wang Xinbo, and Zhou Jinhao, were drawn at random to play Shaun Murphy, Carter, Si Jiahui, and Chris Wakelin respectively.
The tournament took place from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China. The top eight seeds received byes to the last 16. All remaining players started in the first round. All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were played as the best of 11 frames. The semi-finals were played as the best of 19 frames. The final was the best of 21 frames.
The tournament was broadcast by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was broadcast by Eurosport in mainland Europe; by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria; and by HBO Max in other European territories. It was broadcast by Migu, Huya, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in mainland China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia; by TrueSports in Thailand; by Sportcast in Taiwan; and by TAP Sports in the Philippines. In all other territories, it was broadcast by WST Play.
The total prize fund was £825,000, with the winner receiving £210,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
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2025 Shanghai Masters
The 2025 Shanghai Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China. Part of the 2025–26 snooker season, it was the 16th edition of the Shanghai Masters since the tournament was first staged in 2007 and the fifth edition since the tournament became an invitational event in 2018. The tournament was broadcast by local channels in Asia; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in Europe; by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.
A total of 24 players—comprising the top 16 players in the world rankings, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16, and four Chinese wildcard players—were invited to participate. The world number 10 Mark Allen withdrew and was replaced by the world number 17 Ali Carter. Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 11–5 in the 2024 final, but he lost 4–6 to Mark Selby in the quarter-finals. Kyren Wilson won the tournament, beating Carter 11–9 in the final to claim his second Shanghai Masters title, following his previous win at the 2015 event. He became the third player to win the tournament multiple times, after Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The tournament produced 56 century breaks, of which the highest was a maximum break by Zhang Anda, the fourth of his career, in his second-round match against Ding. It was the second maximum of the season and the 219th official maximum in professional snooker history. The second-round match between Wilson and Si Jiahui produced six century breaks, three by each player, which equalled the record for the most centuries in a best-of-11 match. Ding made the 700th century break of his professional career during the tournament, and Barry Hawkins made his 500th career century.
The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 2–6 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 10–6 victory. Staged as a ranking event from 2007 to 2017, the Shanghai Masters became a non-ranking invitational event in 2018, comprising 24 players. As of the 2025 edition, Ronnie O'Sullivan was the tournament's most successful player, having won the title five times, in 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023. Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 11–5 in the 2024 final to win the title for the first time.
The 2025 edition featured the top 16 players in the world rankings, with the exception of the world number 10 Mark Allen, who withdrew from the event for family reasons and was replaced in the draw by the world number 17 Ali Carter. It also featured the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16 (Lei Peifan, Pang Junxu, Wu Yize, and Yuan Sijun) and four Chinese wildcard players. The co-organiser of the tournament, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA), nominated two top domestically ranked players as wildcards. Another two wildcards were finalists at an open qualifier event held at Shanghai Plaza from 4 to 13 July. During the opening ceremony, the four wildcard players, Han Fuyuan, Qiu Lei, Wang Xinbo, and Zhou Jinhao, were drawn at random to play Shaun Murphy, Carter, Si Jiahui, and Chris Wakelin respectively.
The tournament took place from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China. The top eight seeds received byes to the last 16. All remaining players started in the first round. All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were played as the best of 11 frames. The semi-finals were played as the best of 19 frames. The final was the best of 21 frames.
The tournament was broadcast by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was broadcast by Eurosport in mainland Europe; by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria; and by HBO Max in other European territories. It was broadcast by Migu, Huya, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in mainland China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia; by TrueSports in Thailand; by Sportcast in Taiwan; and by TAP Sports in the Philippines. In all other territories, it was broadcast by WST Play.
The total prize fund was £825,000, with the winner receiving £210,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: